21st Century Monopoly
As a child, I used to play the board game of Monopoly. I still vividly remember the excitement of a “Get out of Jail Free†card and the royal blue of Boardwalk and Park Place. My brothers would be angered when I’d loft off to using the pink pastel colored...Reds Paint The Town Green in Rio
Last month, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference organizers themselves have given the conference the nickname of Rio+20. This is because twenty years ago, in 1992, the United Nations Conference on...The Shakedown
I don’t know what else to call it. Last week’s “settlement” with the five biggest banks in the country, where the Obama Administration squeezed $25 billion to settle “claims” of “inappropriate” lending practices that...Dr. Bernanke’s Fed Funds Patent Tonic with Opium
If you look at the weekly price chart for either gold or silver for the week ending January 27, 2012, you can make out a distinct “J†shape in prices of both metals. Tuesday the prices were suppressed, and then on Wednesday they spiked upward. You can actually...2011 – The Year of Rabid Tribalism
The following comes from the ESPN college football website: “Florida defensive coordinator Dan Quinn knew the Gators’ locker room wouldn’t be the same as an NFL locker room, because the roster is twice as big — too many people for the same kind of...Stay in Touch
