RAGE Gauge

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,...