Now that a review of the year that was is over, Christmas has passed, and my arteries being freed of Christmas ham with quality spirits, […]
Month: December 2025
A Quick Scorecard Review of My 2025 Predictions
T’was the night before Christmas, And all through the house, The only thing stirring was My keyboard and mouse. That’s it. That’s all I have […]
About Today’s GDP Report
Maybe it’s just me, but something seems vaguely odd and familiar. My bad, that’s my historical reference point, here is the initial Q3 press release […]
Bank of Japan Invites Disaster
Tonight’s announcement of a 25 bps increase to around 75 bps for the Bank of Japan might sound “hawkish” for the Yen, but when one […]
Today’s Epic Fauxflation CPI Report
There’s your average bedroom paperback fiction, then there are masterpieces of fiction. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for this […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Cameroon Edition
Another African nation in the series, another nation rich in natural resources under strife as the remnants of colonial Europe attempt to retain some foothold […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Thailand-Cambodia War Edition
ON December 12, 2025 America’s leader of the free world posted the following on the seldom read, seldom joined social cult media site known as […]
Forgive Me My Fellow Silverbugs, But I Must Sin
I’m sure that this article will have me tarred, feathered, declared unfaithful, a heretic, and banned from going to precious metals conventions for the remainder […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Guinea-Bissau Edition
At about this moment, many of my readers are asking themselves, “where the hell is Guinea-Bissau and why should I care?” It is another one […]
It’s All Falling Apart: Tanzania Edition
I know what my readers are thinking: Why are these pages wasting space on a, as Trump calls them, S-hole nation and the conflicts occurring […]
iRobot Won’t Be the Terminator That Gets You
I know, I know, it’s tacky. It’s stupid. It’s childish. But there is an ironic stupidity to the creator of the Roomba product going Tango […]
A Midterm Election Warning From Florida
There is no more middle. The line is not going to hold. And President Donald Trump will effectively become a lame duck President the minute […]
12.10 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish or Foolish Cut?
In the aftermath of the last FOMC meeting on October 29th where the key portion of the statement was the following: In assessing the appropriate […]
Fort Building in a Muddy Creek or How I Learned to Live With and Love the CPI-U
Once one achieves the age of 60, it is hard not to recollect the good old days by remembering one’s childhood then comparing it to […]