Welcome to

Skeptinomics

 Bridging the gap between what we are told and the reality we experience.  We try to make those grey areas in politics and economics more black and white.

 Do you ever have that nagging feeling that you aren’t being told the whole truth?  Have you ever wondered:

 Why the economy you are experiencing never seems to quite line up with the one you see and hear about on TV?

 Why the political system always seems to work for someone else?

 Why government never solves any problems?

 Why representative government never seems to represent the people, but always comes through for business.

 Why business can’t be trusted?

 Why the “justice system” isn’t?

 What is really going on around the world?

 What solutions to some of our problems might look like?

 We discuss these things and more.  Our sample article “Why the bailout can’t and won’t work” will give you an idea of where we are coming from.  Other topics we will be discussing: The problems with Iraq and Afghanistan, why they are not winnable; the debt bubble; the rest of the story on globalization and international trade.

 Skeptinomics attempts to provide explanations that do a better job of revealing what is really going on as opposed to what we get fed in more conventional media.  We try to cover things from the perspective of the typical person - the world we see.  We also bridge some of the gap between the “conspiracy theory” types and more conventional thinkers.  The applicable phrase here is that “there is less here than meets they eye.”  While it may be true that we are not getting the straight goods on what is going on, there isn’t really anything convoluted about it when you look at it systematically.

 We try to be a skeptic’s guide to politics and economics and strive to stay within the realm of what can be observed, and offer solutions that might solve the issue.  In that regard we look to ways of closing the gap between where we are and where we would like to be – to identify what stands between us and a better way of life, and how to remove the obstacles.

 Our articles are published every two weeks, and for the time being are free to download.  We also will post eBooks as they are available, and eventually hope to sell them.  If we get enough interest, we may start a blog to get folks sharing their ideas.  The key focus of a blog would be on not only identifying problem areas, but on possible solutions.