Author Archives: MN Gordon
The Great Digital Dollar Switcheroo
U.S. government finances are failing. But instead of allowing things to continue to their inevitable demise, the central planners are looking to pull off another switcheroo. Like the issuance of Greenbacks during the Civil War or FDR’s gold confiscation in 1933, the U.S. government is scheming to radically change the form and feel of money once again. The goal is to mask an outright default. Yet make no mistake, the little guy – that’s you – will get screwed. Continue reading
Spoon-Fed Labor
The subject and nature of “labor” is, of course, as old as mankind itself. Indeed, we would not be here today, tapping away on our laptop computer, were it not for the convenient fact that enough of our forebears managed to dodge the cosmic unemployment lines such that the species itself could carry on. Continue reading
Is the End of QT a Green Light for an Asset Rally?
On Monday, December 1, the Federal Reserve terminated Quantitative Tightening (QT). The job wasn’t even halfway done. Continue reading
Where Will All the Cubicle Dwellers Go?
College degrees in America have been the ultimate insurance policy for well over one hundred years. They offered a clear path from graduation cap to corner office, or at a minimum, a stable white-collar entry-level job. Now that path is obstructed by mud and ruts. Continue reading
