$80 Oil…
David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in...
What Caused the $1.2 Federal Trillion Deficit ?
Bruce Bartlett — yes THAT Bruce Bartlett — takes the usual suspects to school. He immolates the phony deficit hawks on the...
New Housing Starts
I guess if you look at starts in a certain way — and ignore the obvious seasonality — they may appear to be up, but . . ....
What a Tangled Web Mortgage Securitizers Weave…
What happens when mortgage lenders lose proof of a mortgage? That question gets addressed in a must read article in the Sunday NYT by...
Bohemian Bankruptcy – A tragedy by Drag Queen
Perfect for a Saturday Night! I posted this when there were 50 views — lets see how many this thing cranks up to . . . Hat tip Mike!
Yöjuna Rovaniemelle
Ella ja Aleksi is a Finnish musical group featuring two four-year-old rappers . This video for the song “Yöjuna...
Marketplace: Failing Mortgage Mods and Foreclosures
I did an interesting interview with Marketplace Radio on why mortgage mods fail so often. > Download MP3 > click for Interview text...
Why the Industrial Revolution Was in Great Britain
Great Oxford talk economic historians Robert Allen, on why the Industrial Revolution actually occurred in Great Britain, and not France...
The Vilification of Goldman Sachs’ Pay Practices
Mike Santoli has an interesting perspective on the furious reactions to Goldie’s bonuses in this week’s Barron’s:...
The Best of Times
The Best of Times October 23, 2009 By John Mauldin > It’s The Best of Times The Elements of Deflation It’s More Than Half...