Author Archives: MN Gordon
Burn, Baby, Burn!
Mayhem, like brutal bear markets and inner city riots, are facts of life. We’ll all get caught up in one here or there in our lifetimes. The challenge is to make it through with as little damage as possible. Continue reading
How Inflation Got Away from Washington Screw Ups
Being a government hack has its advantages. You get eleven paid holidays per year. You get promoted for poor performance. The benefits are superb. Best of all, you can get remarkably rich…even if you’re a screw up. Continue reading
How Quantitative Tightening Ends
The pursuit of decadence is always met with the painful reality that stopping the excess is much more difficult than starting. This realization, like a killer in the night, lies in wait until just after the point of no return. When the certain destruction cannot be undone. Continue reading
Countdown To World Famine
The latest iteration of the Russia-Ukraine war recently surpassed the 90 day marker. And there’s no foreseeable end in sight. Henry Kissinger’s counsel at the World Economic Forum this week that Ukraine give up territory to Russia is a nonstarter for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This war has only just beginning. Do you remember what the fighting is for? If so, you’re one of few. Continue reading