Category Archives: MN Gordon

Black Swan Fledgling – The Debt Crisis Takes Flight

The debt based money system plods along according to plan.  The Fed offers unlimited credit.  Public and private entities borrow and spend it. One of the more popular delusions of contemporary culture is disbelieving the money will ever have to … Continue reading

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Oil Debt Bubble Facing Total Collapse

Oil prices appear to be holding at about $45 per barrel, for now.  Gasoline prices are finally coming down too.  Here in the land of fruits and nuts we filled up our gas tank over the weekend with the cheap … Continue reading

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Brazilian Model for Wealth and Prosperity

Booms and busts fueled by cheap credit are incredibly disruptive. What’s more, they’re exacerbated by central bank efforts to smooth out the business cycle.  Rather than rounding the peaks and tapering the bottoms, monetary policy, as currently executed, has the … Continue reading

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Command and Control Economics

Goldman Sachs, Larry Summers, and the global financial alliance got their way last Thursday.  Fed Chair Janet Yellen rolled over and slobbered on herself like a yellow Labrador…offering more ZIRP to please her masters.  Savers, seniors, and freedom lovers the … Continue reading

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