The Causes of World War I
I am bemused, astonished and dismayed by the sheer volume of words squandered over the past century on explicating the supposed complexities of the causes of the first World War. I grieve for the hectares of trees whose wood might otherwise have gone to the...
Gun Control
Adding together firearm deaths due to suicide, homicide or accident, guns kill approximately 32,000 Americans every year. Contrast the number of Americans killed per annum by international terrorists since 9/11: None. Yet a nation which, given the clout of the...
Wall Street Myths 2014
WALL STREET MYTHS INTRODUCTION The dictionary definition of myth is "a legend or fable embodying people’s unfounded convictions; an invented story having no basis in fact." At their best, myths bring color and depth to an otherwise mundane tale, and can transform an...
Ambush Investing Update 2013!
Ambush Investing Update 2013! AMBUSH INVESTING AUGUST 2013 The problem blighting the economic life of Wall Street big shots is not that they can’t time the market. Their problem is their belief that they can. In point of fact, no one can time the market...
Open Letter to US Supreme Court Justice Thomas
Dear Justice Thomas: I wanted to commend you for your principled stand against legalization of gay marriage. I’m afraid the court’s liberal majority has started this country down a slippery slope. Mark my words, the next anti-biblical and immoral...
Depardieu & Putin
Vladimir Putin, by allowing Gerard Depardieu to exchange French residency with Russia, with one stroke of his pen simultaneously raised the average IQ of both countries.