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Who are the real monsters?

[ Crossposted: ] Watching a segment about the U.S. Coast Guard today, I heard an agent describe the immigrant smugglers who bring people from Cube as “ruthless” men who “care nothing for human life.” That may well be true. Yet moments before saying those...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Sat, Nov 10 2007

Filed under: immigration

California math!??

I live in silicon valley, and just recently I dropped by my local Smoothie King to acquire a strawberry shredder smoothie (my favorite). While there, I noticed that the person serving behind the counter was studying her high school mathematics textbook...

Posted to scottyokim by scottyokim on Wed, Nov 14 2007

A View from the Trenches, November 18th, 2009: "Update on latest market themes"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com Perhaps yesterday was an opportunity to take a break and think matters over more carefully. Although equities closed almost flat in the US, there was some intraday volatility. The...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Tue, Nov 17 2009

EVE Online's own economist

While perusing Slashdot today, I saw a mention of EVE Online's use of the TMS RamSan. It reminded me of another Slashdot post of a couple months ago, about EVE Online's own economist. Here is a link: http://games.slashdot.org/games/07/09/13/156240...

Posted to scottyokim by scottyokim on Fri, Nov 16 2007

Washington Cesspool

Washington Cesspool By Monty Pelerin , posted February 18th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/02/18/washington-cesspool/ Image via Wikipedia Nothing has changed in Washington as evidenced by the Reuters article below. The government is still run...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Thu, Feb 18 2010

Filed under: Volcker, banking

A View from the Trenches, February 1st, 2010: "Turning bearish"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: february-1-2010 We enter February and nothing is what used to be. Keep this in mind because you will hear, read and watch hundreds of market gurus tell you that this “correction” represents...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Sun, Jan 31 2010

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According to commercials that advocate you participate in the upcoming census, if we don't accurately count how many people live where then we can't adequately request funds to pay for our teachers. Apparently all we need to do to allocate teacher...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Wed, Jan 20 2010

A View from the Trenches, July 7th, 2009: "Understanding liquidity in 2009"

I am back from a relaxing vacation in the Outerbanks, NC, where the first heavier-than-air human flight took place (Dec. 17th 1903). Why do I mention this in a market letter? Visiting the Wright Brothers National Memorial, you see the proof that fundamental...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Mon, Jul 6 2009

A View from the Trenches, November 4th, 2010: "It was foretold"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: november-4-2010 The political week is not over yet and we have had three important events. Firstly, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced $600BN of Treasuries purchases over 8 months...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Thu, Nov 4 2010

Apocalypse Soon

Apocalypse Soon By Monty Pelerin, posted December 8th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/08/apocalyse-soon/ John Williams of Shadowstats.com is an outstanding analyst. In this interview he details what our problems are and why they are NOT solvable...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Tue, Dec 8 2009

Filed under: hyperinflation, Apocalypse, Depression

A View from the Trenches, August 23rd, 2010: "Looking for the catalyst"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: august-23-2010 The air is rarefied as we start the week and Summer enters its final phase. Somehow, the overall macro picture looks like a piece of clockwork, where we can all see where things are...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Mon, Aug 23 2010

Obama: Only Capping Health Care Costs?

Don't be a lemming. When some flashy guy in a funny hat starts waving his arms and yelling, "Danger! Danger! Run, run, run! As fast as you can!" take a moment to look around and see where you're going. You might just find there's...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Mon, Aug 10 2009

On the Chinese economy: is it a Bubble?

If you are interested in the Chinese economy and its current developments, and you can read Spanish, this post will be of interest for you. (You can also translate it into English here , though the translation is not too reliable). In it I have put together...

Posted to Learning: a never-ending process by martinf on Fri, Jan 22 2010

Filed under: Chinese economy, Bubble China

A View from the Trenches, June 9th, 2010: "Are we there yet?"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: june-9-2010 Since February 8th , we have repeatedly stated (unlike mainstream economists) that the weakness in the Euro is not due to a solvency or liquidity crisis, but to an institutional crisis...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Wed, Jun 9 2010

Tutor a Keynesian Today

Tutor a Keynesian Today By Monty Pelerin , posted April 17th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/04/17/tutor-a-keynesian-today/ Ludwig von Mises von Hayek The Austrian School of Economics is gaining more adherents as this economic crisis lingers....

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sat, Apr 17 2010

Filed under: Keynesians, Austrians