Again yesterday, we heard the promise of 4%-plus U.S. GDP growth in the coming years. Monday, I believe it was President-Elect Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary appointee Steven Mnuchin I saw across the gym on MSNBC making the promise. A few weeks ago we heard him promise 3 to 4 percent.

Rarely do I find writing about our economic system that warrants not just Wall of Fame status, but also a parade. I cannot heap enough praise on today’s honoree:

Six Theses on Saving the Planet

I have a great read to recommend this week — an outstanding interview with Dennis Meadows about the (somewhat) famous Limits to Growth study he led at MIT about 45 years ago.

I want to thank Los Angeles Times reporter Jim Puzzanghera for serving up several textbook examples of the pro-growth Kool-Aid that pervades financial reporting. Our case study today is:

U.S. Economy Grows at its Strongest Pace in Two Years

An opinion piece in today’s Wall Street Journal just begged to be on the Wall of Shame here at Growth Bias Busted. They had me at the headline:

A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Growth