Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 84. Sunrise is 5:52 and sunset is 8:07 for 14 hours 15 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 33.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled…
Tariffs
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 8.6.26: The Destructive Feedback Loop of Inflationary Tariffs and Interest Rates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:51 and sunset is 8:09 for 14 hours 18 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 45.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1965, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Residents…
Business, City, Daily Bread, Special Interests, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.29.26: What’s Worse Than Tariffs that Burden Domestic Manufacturers? Tariffs that Send Domestic Manufacturers to China
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:43 and sunset is 8:18 for 14 hours 35 minutes of daylight. The moon is full today with all of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency is established. A quick scheduling note: absent some…
Business, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.28.26: Another Federal Blow to Wisconsin’s Manufacturers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 83. Sunrise is 5:42 and sunset is 8:20 for 14 hours 38 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM and the Aquatic Center Committee at…
City, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Lobbyists, Local Government, Special Interests, Tariffs, Taxes/Taxation, Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 7.26.26: Tariffs’ High Cost to Ordinary Wisconsinites
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:40 and sunset is 8:23 for 14 hours 43 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1996, the remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington.…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, Trump
Daily Bread for 7.24.26: A Bad Economic Outlook Gets Worse
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:38 and sunset is 8:24 for 14 hours 46 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 78.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1935, the Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures…
America, Daily Bread, Economics, Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.24.26: The ‘Economic Sh*tshow Beyond Your Wildest Imagination’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 5:24 and sunset is 8:20 for 14 hours 56 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 62 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, is opened to traffic…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Special Interests, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 5.13.26: Inflation Measures Rise Again
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:34 and sunset is 8:08 for 14 hours 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 15 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, enslaved Southerner Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and…
America, City, Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs, War
Daily Bread for 5.12.26: ‘Bipartisan’ Has Lost Meaning as a Useful Term
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy and windy with scattered showers and a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:35 and sunset is 8:07 for 14 hours 32 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 24 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM and…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 4.2.26: Happy Liberation Day
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 64. Sunrise is 6:35 and sunset is 7:22 for 12 hours 47 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2025, Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. It was on…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 3.2.26: Worsening Market Conditions for Wisconsin Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 43. Sunrise is 6:28 and sunset is 5:45 for 11 hours 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this…
City, Daily Bread, Economy, Local Government, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 11.21.25: Shoppers Scale Back
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:54 and sunset is 4:26 for 9 hours 32 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1969, the first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI. In Whitewater,…
City, Daily Bread, Development, Economy, Housing, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 11.16.25: It’s All So Easy on the Campaign Trail
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 48. Sunrise is 6:48 and sunset is 4:30 for 9 hours 42 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.5 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1914, the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens. Catherine Rampell nicely…
Daily Bread, Economy, Tariffs
Daily Bread for 11.15.25: Last Holdout on Earth Concedes That Tariffs Bring Price Increases
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 65. Sunrise is 6:47 and sunset is 4:31 for 9 hours 44 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 18.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman begins his March to the Sea through Georgia towards the city…