How to Destroy the US Economy in 1 Easy Step
The fastest way to economic destruction is the debasement of the engine of growth. In this country, that’s Science and Technology....
Thinking the unthinkable, predicting the unpredictable
The spin these days is that all of these disasters — 9/11, Iraq Insurgency, New Orleans flood — were both unthinkable and...
Compare & Contrast: FEMA vs Wal-MART
There are certain things I expect for my tax dollars: Schools, Police services, Military protection, Infrastructure, etc. This is...
Idealogues and the Issue of Open versus Closed Blogs
A observation rant: Why are certain blogs closed, i.e., no comments allowed? These blogs are often riddled with simple...
The Return of the 30 Year Bond
Let’s not mince words: Canceling the 30 year bonds, when rates were low and heading lower – towards half century lows – will go...
Juiced Data
We have been watching, with no small degree of skepticism, a stream of improving Macro-economic data. Color us unconvinced. Many of the...
Federal Reserve Responsibilities Outsourced to China
The Fed Chairman was overheard to remark: “If we can’t do it, maybe they can” >The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) announced to day...
Playing With Fire?
John Mauldin points to a recent piece of research from GaveKal Research Limited (Hong Kong, Stockholm and New York) on the Chinese RMB...
I’m not Dead Yet!
Is it just me, or does Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s announcement of non-retirement have a quasi Monty Python feel to it?...
Music and the Internet
First Monday has a Special issue out on Music and the Internet (Volume 10, Number 7 — 4 July 2005). Most of the articles have been...