Subscribe to RSSThe Only Good Vote Is a Non-Vote
A reminder to all those trigger-happy voters out there: Remember, a vote of no confidence is still a vote and, for true freedom lovers, perhaps the most important...
Do You Recognize This Marxist Country?
Headline on Yahoo! Finance TechTicker: Joe Biden on Taxes: “You Call It ‘Redistribution of Wealth,’ I Call It ‘Just Being Fair.’” Okay, Mr. Vice President....
No Two Ways About It; Gold Over $2,000
Since ancient times, gold has been a safe haven for investors worried about market volatility and political uncertainty. Even the rise of paper currencies hasn’t...
The Ten Things You Should Be Doing NOW and Everyday
“Must Do” #1: Stay Alert and in the Know. For the last fourteen weeks, we’ve examined the new economic realities that confront us on a daily basis. Our discussions...
How to Profit When Big Oil Bets on Natural Gas
Royal Dutch Shell said that by 2012 it expects more than half of its output will be natural gas — not oil. That is as if Starbucks said it expects to sell more...
China’s War Uses U.S. Debt Against U.S. Dollar
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department released data showing an 11% decline in official Chinese holdings of U.S. government bonds during the past year. The Chinese...
What’s Bad for Bernanke Is Worse for You
Bad day for stocks, Monday. A bad day. Not a terrible day. Not a crash day. Just a bad day. The Dow fell 140 points. This was baaaad…because it shows that...
Oil Spill Just the Beginning of Florida’s Troubles
Media coverage of the oil spill’s effect on the Gulf focusing on tourist income lost by the waterfront towns – with footage of empty beaches, restaurants and...
It’s Delightful, It’s Delirious, It’s Deflation
In the usual bombardment of suspect statistics subject to revision next month there are a couple with considerable prospects for amusement, only partially because...
Total Government Leads to Total Misery
Am I speaking or writing about the War of Northern Aggression, incorrectly called the ‘Civil War’? Not on your life. I am talking about North and South Korea,...
Oil Crisis to the South, But Oil Opportunity to the North
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the ongoing oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), risk factors have changed for fossil fuel energy developments....
Taking Advantage of the Oil Refining Slump
Thomas O’Malley, a 68-year-old investor, has made billions for himself and his backers as an investor in oil refineries — those twinkling jungle gyms of pipes...
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