Category Archives: Politics
Get Paid by Politicians
“I’m out here studying what appears to be an epidemic of arrested development in the American Dream,” wrote Hunter S. Thompson from San Francisco to a New York Editor in the mid-1960s. Fifty years later the effects of this epidemic … Continue reading
Pinching the Losers in Congress
Financial markets are remarkably confounding. If you’ve ever speculated on stock price movements, you know what we mean. Predicting where the market will go is hard enough. But knowing exactly when…that’s nearly impossible. Looking back, assigning causation, and projecting forward, … Continue reading
Prove You’re Not a Terrorist
Prove You’re Not a Terrorist By Jeff Thomas, International Man Recently, France decided to crack down on those people who make cash payments and withdrawals and who hold small bank accounts. The reason given was, not surprisingly, to “fight terrorism,” … Continue reading
China’s Spectacular Reckoning
Change is constant. You can count on it. Earlier this week, for instance, it was revealed that China’s economy is growing at just 7 percent annually. The Middle Kingdom’s GDP hasn’t been this slow since 2009…during the midst of the … Continue reading
