Yes, boys and girls, we go off on the sacrilegious track once again, due to too much coffee and too many headlines. For those just tuning-in, here are the rules of the game: We go to the UrbanSurvival News Headline Scanner. Here. I select 5 headlines and try to guess their source. Then you do … Read More
Oh boy…have we got a lot to talk about this morning. Let’s start with some feedback on the recent piece I did about “past life experience information” which some of our readers were kind enough to share. If you are wondering why I am sharing this as a “technical note” there is a dman fine … Read More
If it seems slightly out of place for an economics-oriented website to address the events this weekend in Milwaukee, bear with me for a moment. It is really just another skirmish in a revolution that has been underway since the radical days of the 1960s. The present move toward a Second American Revolution began in … Read More
Events this weekend in Milwaukee have us asking difficult questions again: Like: “If Social Media is used to incite people to violence and riot in a certain place, are they not guilty of “inciting?” If so, can they be held liable by insurance companies and property owners when there is destruction of property? Thus Fox … Read More
The short version is simple: You are wise to prep. The problem is, however, that many people will not see how they could be prepping for the wrong thing. And therein lies this morning’s in-depth exposition on Global Warming and – in case you hadn’t figured it – the kind that isn’t easily monetized by … Read More
If you are very detail-oriented, you will notice a new heading up on the menu called “Breaking News”. This is a breaking news page that I decided to put together in order to get a different slice of the news that I get from the “usual suspects” out there. It’s based on an RSS translator … Read More
Say, since we have talked about the “media fix is in” when comes to presidential politics, try this for a read when you get some time: “Tech Companies Apple, Twitter, Google, and Instagram Collude to Defeat Trump.” Many of the same points – and more – than we have made here. At some point, the … Read More
We have certain luxuries around here, not the least of which is being somewhat prescient about where markets are going. This is demonstrated in the call I made for new all-time highs in the market back in January and here this morning we see headlines about how stocks are smashing all records. Old news around … Read More
Take a deep breath. This morning’s column is going to be one of those sit down, strap in, and pay attention columns where a whole bunch of weird stuff is going to fly at you all at once. But I’ve been thinking out the project, buying a few parts, and doing a bit of “personal … Read More
There are some simple themes to this morning’s rather short – and to the point for a change – report. 1. As you will see in the Coping Section, if Global Warming was real, would China be building islands in the South China Sea? We can’t help but notice the Washington/Amazon Post is going to … Read More
While I continue to work on tomorrow’s column (“My Crazy UFO-Calling Project”), I noticed something a little more urgent and worth a quick discussion: Heat Records have been falling in some parts of Texas. So what’s up with that? First some of the data: A report from the National Weather Service says things aren’t really … Read More
How to Use a Financial Crystal Ball 101, Yes, we can take of “edjumacated” guesses at when the market will peak – but as we do, remember these targets were are going to lay out today are only guidelines and they are subject to change in the event that there are major changes in expectations … Read More
Election Year Denial is in full swing today, brothers and sisters. Put your hands on the quote monitor and gimme a Hallelujah!. Again? Hallelujah! And we have been riding it up since February while the worrywarts scream. My friend Robin Landry up in Oklahoma sees the market very similarly to how I’m sizing it up. … Read More