Bill Moyers Essay: Plutocracy and Democracy Don’t Mix
Bill Moyers Essay: Plutocracy and Democracy Don’t Mix Bill Moyers Essay: Plutocracy and Democracy Don’t Mix from...
The Market Magic of Democrats vs GOP Presidents
Jim Mcteague discusses the surprising correlation that Democratic Presidents have had with outperforming economy and stock markets versus...
Time to Bring Out the Howitzers
Time to Bring Out the Howitzers By John Mauldin December 3, 2011 ~~~ Employment Up But Not Enough The World Slips into Recession Central...
Weekend AM Reads
Some reads to kick off your weekend: • Sweden is Safest as Crisis Upends Bond Market (Bloomberg) • Could gold-backed bonds be the...
Ry Cooder: No Banker Left Behind
Ry Cooder’s latest album, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. The...
Ford EVOS Concept Car
A surprisingly lovely design from Ford: Evos Concept showcases Ford’s first truly global design language and a new vision for...
Measuring Europe’s Contagion
Measuring Europe’s Contagion David R. Kotok Cumberland Advisors December 2, 2011 ~~~ “The time for literary allusions or even...
In Modern America, Being Anti-War Is Labeled Terrorism
I noted last year: According to the Department of Justice’s Inspector General (via AP), the FBI spied on an anti-war rally in...
Global Manufacturing PMI: Saved by the U.S.
The contraction in the global manufacturing sector continued in November. The global manufacturing PMI that I calculate on a GDP-weighted...