A Barbarous Fed…
Stock investors are still acting as though Janet Yellen will be good for the economy… or at least good for stock prices. Gold investors …
More Drugs… More Drones… More Credit-Pushing Drivel
“Dad, I’ve got to do something,” begins a panicky letter from one of the children. “When I changed my job status, I lost my …
How to “Fed Proof” Your Wealth
Stocks settled down recently. The Dow dropped 40 points. Either the market had already priced in “QE forever”… or investors are starting to wonder. …
In Praise of Government Gridlock
Our “Crash Alert” flag warns of a crash in U.S. stocks. Readers are advised to proceed with caution. But since the start of September, …
Thank You, TSA, NSA, FBI, and CIA!
Today, we take time out from our regularly scheduled programming to thank the people who rule us. To the TSA agents at airports… to …
The Claptrap Behind the Minimum Wage Debate
New York seems to have more than its fair share of knuckleheads. Paul Krugman and Tom Friedman are both stalwart columnists in The New …
The Making of a Modern Debt Slave
In the ancient world, when people got themselves into debt, they were often forced to sell their daughters into prostitution and their sons into …
Inside Ben Bernanke’s Doomsday Device
Where things stood at the close of last week: Dow down 105, gold up $9 an ounce. Nothing worthy of comment, in other words. …
The “Social Contract” With the Government Is a Fraud
There are many theories to explain government. Most are nothing but scams, justifications, and puffery. One tries to put something over on the common …
H.L. Mencken and Thinking Independently
The writings of H.L. Mencken — the Sage of Baltimore, the home of Agora Inc. — have been a constant companion for me since …