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Silence of the Lambs
These are very difficult times, some say perilous. The President is on a course that only he understands. His closest advisors seem almost always out of the loop. Those not so close know absolutely nothing. If the President has any... Read →
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Hoover and Trump – Two Peas in a Pod?
Many people are comparing President Trump and Herbert Hoover as sharing unenviable rank and status in the history of the United States presidency. That’s really not fair! Yes, they are the only presidents who have held the... Read →
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Very Questionable Financial Judgment
Within the last 24 hours, there has been a lot of analysis of required financial disclosures around Judge Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court. It is clear that Judge Kavanaugh, together with his wife, has a positive net... Read →
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Trump’s Germany Rebuke for Russian Energy Dependence: An Extraordinary Turn in a Desperate Bid to Deflect the Mueller Probe
The evidence at this point is incontrovertible. Donald Trump’s ascendency to the Presidency was obviously influenced by the Russian government; In the 18 months since he has become President, Putin’s influence has become ever... Read →
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Biogen Offers A Ray of Hope
Only months ago, we read the very depressing news that almost all research to identify a drug to cure Alzheimer’s and related brain diseases had been closed down for want of any successful results. Millions and millions had been... Read →
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Jim Jordan, Congressman from Ohio – Holier Than Thou
Congress is full of performers and light-weights, now more than ever. One, Jim Jordan from Ohio, is someone who loves the spotlight and who lacks much class. He clearly enjoys the special thrill of appearing to be the people’s... Read →
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Still No Rush to Gold
With the tariff wars, the collapse of international order, Russia’s continued influence on all things political in the US, and a country split in half politically, it is hard to believe that the stock market will continue to enjoy... Read →
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Move Over, Amazon is Here
It’s all happening fast, and well. That’s how Jeff Bezos does it. No longer should anyone wonder whether Amazon might move and move rapidly into and through broad swaths of the healthcare industry. There are clear directions... Read →
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The World Cup Shows Americans What is Wrong with Football, Basketball and Baseball
I played soccer growing up in the 1980s and my daughter plays growing up these days. It is still a great sport for children, but it really has never taken off as a spectator sport. Americans just don’t gravitate towards soccer. ... Read →
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"We are Better Off than We Would Have Been with Hillary"
But, Trump is risking an economic disaster like no other.
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Buy Options, Feed Story to Wall Street Journal, Make Fortune, Rinse and Repeat
The hedge fund model can be a great model. Many titans in New York have made fortunes trading on other people’s money and some have even done so legally. Yet, the reality that is exposed in the Showtime show Billions is that a... Read →
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A Huge Dilemma for the American President
After a whirlwind trip to Ottawa during which Trump alienated our major G-7 allies, followed by a meeting with Kin Jong-un in Singapore in which Trump managed to alienate South Korea, our President flies home to Washington where he faces... Read →
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You can Barely Read a Teleprompter and Now You’ve Written A Book?
I tuned into CNN this morning to get the latest news of the Singapore summit. I try not to watch CNN anymore because it has basically become nonstop nonsense fronting as “Breaking News”. This morning I did get a speck of news,... Read →
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It Ain't Going to Happen
They will meet, smile at one another, and Kim Jung-un will quietly tell Trump he wants to quickly “denuclearize,” and that doing so is his highest priority. He promises, as a first step, to open for inspection his newest and... Read →
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