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…
Read ArticleEpic Fail – Part One
“Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.” – Edmund Burke No wonder one third of Americans…
Read ArticleYou 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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Catalyst of Change “As late as December 1773, November 1859, and October 1929, the American people had no idea how…
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“Human history seems logical in afterthought but a mystery in forethought. Writers of history have a way of describing interwar…
Read ArticleAsleep at the Wheel
Americans have an illogical love affair with their vehicles. There are 209 million licensed drivers in the U.S. and 260…
Read ArticleCause, 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…
Read ArticleExtend & 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,…
Read ArticleBad Week for Freedom
“We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it…
Read ArticleIllusion 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…
Read ArticlePaychecks, Perception, Propaganda & Power
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” -…
Read Article2012 – 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…
Read Article2011 – 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…
Read ArticleComfortably Numb
Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? Come on,…
Read ArticleEnergy Independence – The Big Lie
PRICE OF A BARREL OF OIL 1978 – $14.00 “We are the generation that will win the war on the…
Read ArticleIs There No Shame?
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If…
Read ArticleBad Moon Rising
I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin’. I see bad…
Read Article80 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…
Read ArticleA 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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