RAGE Gauge

RAGE Gauge: The Roar of the Silent Majority

You heard the silent majority speaking loud and clear in November’s presidential election, and now the results are in. For the first time in...

January 2017 RAGE Gauge Surprise

The numbers are in and my January RAGE Gauge has never looked better, with a reading of Neutral. This is not a stock market...

December RAGE Gauge: It’s not all Guns and Roses, Keep Your Eye on the...

Yours truly has the December Rage Gauge tallied, and it’s actually the best I’ve seen all year: Neutral to Elevated Risk. Thank you Mr....

Rage Gauge November: Putting Lipstick on the Pig

The numbers aren’t pretty but that’s not stopping the government from smearing lipstick on this pig. Friday’s jobs report was lukewarm with the economy...

RAGE Gauge: October Not Surprising to Me

Non-farm employers added 156,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate edged up 0.1% to 5%. The participation rate rose slightly to 62.9%, while...

RAGE Gauge for September

The RAGE Gauge for September continues to signal High Risk. The most significant contributor to this month’s reading was the all-time record of handgun...

RAGE Gauge: Americans Unhappy

Throughout July, Americans signaled that they're feeling more risk. Gold prices pushed higher, people bought more guns, and most frighteningly, dissatisfaction with the country...

Rage Gauge: 64 People Shot in Chicago

64 people were shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend. Where’s the outrage? “Through June, there had already been 315 homicides in...

The First RAGE Gauge Reading Signals High Risk

For June 2016, my RAGE Gauge signals: High Risk Tension is high on the social and economic fronts. FBI Background checks continue to trend higher,...