Category Archives: MN Gordon
Beardless Ben and Bad Bet Summers
Plenty of ink has been spilled lately brooding over who’ll be the next Fed Chairman when Ben Bernanke’s term concludes on January 31, 2014. Here at the Economic Prism we really don’t give a rip who the next monetary Caesar … Continue reading
Posted in MN Gordon, Politics
Tagged ben bernanke, federal reserve, janet yellen, larry summers, monetary policy
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Exercises in Futility
Something rather inconvenient is going on. Quite frankly, we don’t like it one bit. Despite all the assurances of robust economic recovery, the opposite appears to be happening. The economy isn’t climbing up. It’s slipping back. In fact, last week … Continue reading
Posted in MN Gordon, Politics
Tagged ben bernanke, bubble, federal reserve, GDP, jobs, S&P500
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The Joy of Going for Broke
One of the fabulous familiarities of living in a fading society is that not a day goes by where something utterly flabbergasting doesn’t occur. We don’t like it, of course. But who are we to stand in the way of … Continue reading
Posted in Government Debt, MN Gordon
Tagged collapse, debt, default, food stamps, government action
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