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Japan Will Take the World’s Breath Away

Last Sunday, in Long Beach, California, the impossible happened…it rained for the second consecutive weekend.  Just ask anyone who lives here.  That never happens. We’re not complaining.  Without the wet weather we would have never discovered the hole in the … Continue reading

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The Fed’s Next Price Fixing Scheme and You

Free markets these days are always and everywhere under assault.  Europe, China, Japan, and the United States, among others, are delving into extreme economic intervention.  For whatever reason, uplifters around the globe have taken it upon themselves to meddle in … Continue reading

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Divided We Stand United We Fall

By the time the Vandals sacked Rome in A.D. 455 the empire of the Caesars had already receded from Western Europe.  Over several decades the vast territories of Britannia, Hispania, Gallia, and Italia gave way, piecemeal, to barbarians until imperial … Continue reading

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A Modest Alternative to Monkeying with Currency Markets

Late last week, while many were busy paying tribute to their Irish brethren with good cheer and libations, the Group of Seven (G-7) nations were busy monkeying around in foreign exchange markets with their first coordinated intervention in over 10 … Continue reading

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