Apr 26

H.L. Mencken Was Right

“I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be…

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Apr 23

Epic Fail – Part One

“Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.” – Edmund Burke No wonder one third of Americans…

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Apr 4

You Aint’t Seen Nothing Yet – Part Three

This is Part Three of a three part series trying to make sense of the Crisis period we entered in 2008.…

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Apr 3

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Part Two

Catalyst of Change “As late as December 1773, November 1859, and October 1929, the American people had no idea how…

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Apr 2

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Part One

“Human history seems logical in afterthought but a mystery in forethought. Writers of history have a way of describing interwar…

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Mar 19

Asleep at the Wheel

Americans have an illogical love affair with their vehicles. There are 209 million licensed drivers in the U.S. and 260…

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Mar 6

Cause, Effect & The Fallacy Of A Return

“Thousands upon thousands are yearly brought into a state of real poverty by their great anxiety not to be thought…

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Feb 27

Extend & Pretend Coming To An End

The real world revolves around cash flow. Families across the land understand this basic concept. Cash flows in from wages,…

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Feb 15

Bad Week for Freedom

“We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it…

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Feb 6

Illusion of Recovery – Feelings Versus Facts

“There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is…

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Jan 23

Paychecks, Perception, Propaganda & Power

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” -…

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Jan 9

2012 – The Year Of Living Dangerously

“In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as…

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Jan 6

2011 – Catch-22 Year In Review

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t…

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Nov 28

Comfortably Numb

Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on,…

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Nov 14

Energy Independence – The Big Lie

 PRICE OF A BARREL OF OIL 1978 – $14.00 “We are the generation that will win the war on the…

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Nov 10

Is There No Shame?

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If…

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Nov 2

Bad Moon Rising

I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin’. I see bad…

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Oct 24

80 Years Later – Same Culprits, Same Rage

The young man stands on the edge of his porch The days were short and the father was gone There…

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Oct 18

A Lesson In Democracy & Our Most Excellent

First I’d like to start off saying that Saturday was one of the most invigorating and inspiring days of my life.…

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