Category Archives: Politics

Heading for Disaster

Posted on August 1, 2014 by MN Gordon

No place is the mix of geopolitics and economics more turbulent than the muddy waters of oil and gas resources.  This week they were muddied up some more.  On Tuesday, the United States and the European Union sprayed Russia with … Continue reading →

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Independence Day Hootenanny

Posted on July 4, 2014 by MN Gordon

Uncompromising independence, rugged individualism, and unbounded personal freedom were once essential to the American character.  According to popular American folklore, they still are.  We have some reservations. In the year 2014, the ideas that roused America’s War of Independence are, … Continue reading →

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I Owe My Soul

Posted on June 27, 2014 by MN Gordon

I Owe My Soul By Jeff Thomas, International Man In 1946, an American singer, Merle Travis, recorded a song called “Sixteen Tons.”  The song told the story of a poor coal miner in Kentucky, who lived in a small coal … Continue reading →

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How to Profit from Obama’s War on Coal

Posted on June 10, 2014 by MN Gordon

Republican leaders are up in arms.  House Speaker John Boehner calls it “nuts”.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said it’s a “lose-lose proposition”. No, we’re not referring to President Obama’s gum chewing faux pas at the D-Day anniversary in Normandy … Continue reading →

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