Who Likes Gold Standards ?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Brian

James Rickards, in “The Death of Money,” page 234, comments about gold standards for the economy:

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Financial War. Now Legal War.

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Brian

I’ve been reading a book by James Rickards. He makes a case that kinetic wars are a thing of the past. He highlights that nation states will contest to damage each other in the future with financial weapons.  Today, an email arrived from a friend, highlighting an additional perspective: Legal Wars are also viable because of weaknesses we inflict on ourself.  Most of the words below are his. Continue reading →

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Inversions to Avoid Taxes are Patriotic

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Brian

Companies are moving overseas to avoid taxes in America.  What about this move is disagreeable in a free market economy like America?  Why does Obama call this “unpatriotic”?  If you avoid taxes by putting money into an IRA, are you “unpatriotic”?

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Drive Appears Unformatted Only When on External USB Cable

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brian

Strange happenings in the computer lab. It appears my external USB cable makes hard drives appear unformatted even though they work fine when installed internally. Continue reading →

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Getting Mugged is Your Fault – No Right to Favor Americans

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Brian

A Georgetown University student wrote an article in the school paper defending the teenagers who mugged him at gunpoint. This guy represents many others also growing up who will later represent our nation in Foreign Service. We’ve reached a point where our international policy is to apologize to everyone. Continue reading →

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