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Who the Hell Cares About the NFL, It is America We Are Talking About
Today saw a remarkable show of unity among football players and owners. 70% of the players are African-American. A few have followed a practice initiated by Colin Kaepernick before the election of kneeling during the national anthem in... Read →
Not All Men Rape
Rape is a horrible crime -- and one that must not be tolerated. It happens everywhere, in developed as well as underdeveloped nations -- by young and older men alike. In America, university campuses have too often, and too many times... Read →
To Know How Facebook Was Used By The Russians, Ask Google
The last few days have brought increasing exposure to the fact that Facebook was completely infiltrated and abused by the Russians in order to perpetrate the coup d’etat that brought the monarchy to power in the US. As I have... Read →
You Are About to Get Killed in Bonds
Many investors, commentators and financial managers have perpetuated and subscribed to the fiction that those who want to protect themselves from an overvalued stock market should be moving to bonds. In fact, a recent New York Times piece,... Read →
Jamie Dimon Says that Bitcoin is Fraud About to Blow Up
Jamie Dimon, the Chase CEO and Tufts alumnus, blasted bitcoin today saying it is a fraud that will eventually blow up. Bitcoin has enjoyed a tremendous run and may or may not be due for a significant pullback. It, however, is not... Read →
With Hurricane Irma They Love Me Again!
I remember the time when banks would regularly offer incentives (toasters, blenders, and the like) to open accounts, add money to an account, or upgrade to full service. Those were the times when they were competing with one another to... Read →
Why This Doctor Won’t Be Watching Football this Fall
The football season kicks off this evening with the defending champion New England Patriots playing the Kansas City Chiefs. I won’t be watching this evening. In fact, I won’t be watching any games this year or any games any... Read →
It Took Facebook 10 Months to Admit What Every US User Knew in November
Facebook was completely taken over by fake news and fake advertising. It allowed itself – absolutely willfully – to be taken over by stories planted and paid for by Russian backers about everything from Hillary’s supposed... Read →
Evil Twins
The hair says it all! These are two men, each of whom holds the security and well being of the planet in his hands and each of whom is at war with the other. Calm and reason seem foreign to both. We are back to primitive times –... Read →
Hubris - Obama's Note for History
President Obama wrote a stirring note to the new President moments before he surrendered the presidency to Donald Trump. He left it in the top drawer of the desk in the Oval Office. Ostensibly, it was a private note from him, not one to... Read →
US Auto Industry Gets a Big Boost from Hurricane Harvey
The storm did huge damage to the city of Houston and to the lives of its residents. Its devastation is biblical. But the American auto industry, briefly depressed before the storm due to slowing sales and larger than normal inventory... Read →
EverBank Returns to Its Earlier Monkey Business Following TIAA Acquisition
EverBank today launched a 3-year MarketSafe Emerging Currency CD. I could write ad nauseum here about how inappropriate this investment is for most unsuspecting investors. I could write about why it shouldn’t be called a Certificate... Read →