Month: September 2013

Look! A Terrified Banker!

I wish their fears were more justified, but let’s roll with it, just for the giggles. They are startled and unsure how to react. “Terrifying,” is how one banker put it. Many in New York’s business and financial elite,...

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Standing Up to His Own Establishment

It’s true that President Obama televised speech last night was semi-moot because the real objective now is not so much to get congressional authorization to use military force as to get a U.N. resolution passed that will...

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Bloomberg’s Sad Night

The National Rifle Association enjoyed two massive wins last night as they successfully ousted two Coloradan state senators in special recall elections, including the president of the Senate. The lasting legacy of this defeat...

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Chile: The Other 9/11

Go forward knowing that sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society. — Salvador Allende, from his final speech.Today marks 40 years since the...

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