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We Owe Them More Than We Know Or Can Repay

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I regret that I did not discover this in time for Memorial Day. Even though it is one day late, it is worth watching (and listening to).

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Capitalist Obama is a Complete Failure

Obama’s re-election campaign is in trouble. I predict (in an article that will appear here tomorrow) that he will not be re-elected. Obama’s record is atrocious and leaves him nothing to run on. That leaves him with a divide and conquer strategy and an attack Romney on his Bain Capital involvement. That is supposed to [...]

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Europe Will Trigger US

The European mess proceeds with no reasonable solution possible. The problem countries are hopelessly bankrupt. Saving them is unlikely and may bankrupt the rest of Europe. Tyler Durden expresses his opinion of the options: From here on out, the alternatives have been discussed to death and are clear as day: either the ECB, and the [...]

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Don’t Analyse, RUN!

Economics is the study of individuals and human behavior. It is primarily a study of individuals allowed to pursue their own interests however they perceive them. The less freedom afforded to decision-makers the more questionable becomes the usefulness of economics in understanding outcomes. In the extreme, an individual being tortured confesses in order to avoid [...]

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VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945

Some great old film of a spontaneous celebration in Honolulu upon hearing that the war with Japan had ended. To see additional background on this film or to view it in a larger picture, go to its source.

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Most Viewed In Month of May

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