The Fed Decision
After moving house and taking a two-week break in Canada and New England, there is a lot of catching up to do. Let’s start with today’s post, the length of
The China Syndrome
I am sure that you have all been watching the meltdown in the Chinese stock markets. I posted a blog (in the China Ad Nauseam section) on May 6 about
Central Bankers: Finally Getting the Joke?
There are some nascent signs that the world’s central bankers are finally beginning to understand – or at least publicly acknowledge – that their policies are, for the third time
Après Ski (Part 2)
Even a Blind Pig Prepare yourselves for a wave of self-congratulations from Democrats on Obamacare. Politicians are experts at taking underserved credit. Bill Clinton, for example, still enjoys an aura
Greece (Again), American Sniper and Debt
Greece: Lots of Losers and a Few Winners I have just finished reading an article that claims that some married women in Greece are turning to prostitution to make ends
Some Culture and History for the New Year
This is a quick roundup of some of the things that I have been watching or reading lately. Unbroken This is a great story made into a very mediocre movie
BHO’s IQ
Lately, I have read two articles on, bluntly, President Obama’s mental abilities. Written by conservative commentators – Peggy Noonan and Bret Stephens, both writing in the Wall Street Journal –
David Collum
Every year, my buddy Jay sends me a link to David Collum’s Year in Review. Now I am doing the same for all of you. Here it is. For those
The Big Hypocrisy Issue
Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse… The time is fast approaching when it will no longer be possible to dislike an Obama administration. Fortunately, an administration headed
Short Takes
Between Two Generations Presumably everyone has seen the Between Two Ferns video with President Obama and Zach Galifianakis by now. If you haven’t, then here it is. At the very