Michael Meeropol

I recorded the December 19 commentary before President Trump gave his speech on Wednesday, December 16. I discussed the reason why the public sees inflation as a continuing problem and pointed out that in general, the rate of inflation had remained near 3 percent since he took office last January.

When I launched this set of commentaries back in 2005, I identified two poles of economic analysis --- one which might be called “libertarian, right-wing, a/k/a “conservative.”

I stayed up to watch the election results and was rewarded with evidence that the “sleeping giant” --- the American people --- had finally awakened to the danger that Trump and Trumpism poses to our society.

Last Saturday (October 18, 2025) I attended a NO KINGS DAY rally in Brewster, NY at the eastern end of Putnam County where I live.

I believe the government shutdown is analogous to a major labor dispute --- say between the United Auto Workers and General Motors that results in a strike.

This commentary was broadcast on Friday September 26. By October 1, either Congress will have agreed on a spending bill or the government will have shut down. Now before everybody panics, remember a federal government shutdown does not mean the armed forces will go home and social security checks will stop being mailed.

On Thursday, September 4 I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion entitled “The Peekskill Riots: Then & Now.”

On Monday August 11, I joined elected officials, activists and ordinary citizens at a rally in Peekskill, NY in Westchester County. We were there to support an Ecuadorean immigrant, Amy Lituma, who had been offered a Hobson’s Choice by ICE --- either self-deport and you can take your child with you or we will arrest you and you will be separated from your child while your case is being adjudicated.

President Trump is fond of telling people how intelligent and well-educated he is. He did receive a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

On July 5th, Vice President Vance spoke at a right-wing think tank, the Claremont Institute.