Although the U.S. president has no authority in signing in bulls or vetoing bears, it hasn’t prevented political scientists from speculating on what the outcome of the presidential race has on the macroeconomy and the markets. During every election cycle, investors struggle to find out how their portfolios will be impacted by the outcome. First...
Author: Jake Zhu
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2016 Election: The 5 Hopeless Republicans Who Should Drop Out
Campaigns have breaking points: the moment when a politician realizes he/she doesn’t have the funding to pay his staff and cover his/her expenses. A great indication of when a campaign is about to end is the burn rate—the rate at which the candidate’s expenditures exceeds the money raised. When a candidate has a high burn...
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2016 Republican Power Rankings: Separating the Clowns from the Real Contenders
This election year, where straw polls seem to defy all common sense as well as the “laws of presidential nominations,” Republican voters must remember one important thing: It does not matter who you like, campaign for, or donate to, if that candidate cannot beat Hillary Clinton. Republicans must choose from the handful of candidates who...
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ZHU | I Am a Survivor of My Public Schools’ Liberal Brainwashing
I have always thought that it was something of a miracle that my public education in deep-blue, teachers’ union-dominated inner-city Boston got me to where I am today—as a student in the Ivy League and, more importantly, the National News Editor of the renowned Cornell Review. There is no doubt that there are many problems and...