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The US Stock Market Fell 39% During Watergate
During Watergate and the lengthy process of getting Richard Nixon to resign, political instability weighed all sorts of havoc on the US economy with the S&P 500 falling from a high of 142, when Nixon assumed his second term in January... Read →
Universities are Ripping Off Americans
During the last election, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton led the charge, calling for free universal higher education for everyone. They called it a human right and decried the fact that upon graduation millions of... Read →
Human Nature to Hunker Down
Germany, at the time, seemed as civilized and cultured as any Western European nation in the 1930s. Few German citizens took the Nazi movement seriously until it was too late. And, just as important, Germans under Nazi rule were mostly... Read →
The Shining City on A Hill
On January 11, 1989, Ronald Reagan spoke eloquently about America as the Shining City on a Hill. Reflecting on his eight years, he spoke proudly about how it was the home of the free, tall and proud, built on rocks stronger than oceans and... Read →
The Focus is Gone – Treating a Heart Attack Victim for an Ingrown Toenail
Over the last weeks, since Trump was inaugurated, we have seen large protests in Washington of women objecting to infringement of Roe v. Wade, and we have seen a right wing, lightweight instigator (whose name will not be printed here)... Read →
Jumping Into A One-Year CD Is Not Particularly Compelling Here
The best savings rates in online accounts is now in the 1 to 1.05% APY range. You may find a higher rate here on BestCashCow. You may also find a higher rate in brick-and-mortar banks or in credit unions. To boot, some brick-and-mortar... Read →
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Not Even Smoke and Mirrors
BestCashCow first projected that Trump’s extreme and malignant narcissism would cause him to fail properly to divorce from his assets in a way that would call into question his independence, his freedom from the emoluments clause, and... Read →
America's Psychiatrists and Psychologists Let Us All Down - BIGLY
Even modestly intelligent persons have recognized, ever since he entered the political arena, that Donald Trump has long been seriously disabled by his narcissism. His irrational, unstable and dangerous behavior was manifestly obvious and... Read →
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No Worries – Stephen Bannon is on the job
It is freightening, on its own, to have an unstable, malignant narcissist as President of the United States. But far more concerning is that he is really not calling the shots. Occasionally, Trump will talk from the heart about Arnold... Read →
US Government Corruption is Changing Views of Graft Worldwide – Romania Follows
We know the US leads the world. The signals being sent to friends and foes alike by our current government - and its actions to legitimize corruption - are starting to spill over into other countries. The Republican Party is throwing... Read →
Retirees Face Uncertain Future
It is exceedingly hard to look even months out with a modicum of confidence as to coming trends and events. We are in the most uncertain of times. This is especially true for those in retirement. Over the last decade, really beginning... Read →
A Moment of Crisis
After only a few days of the Trump administration, led by an unstable president and his frightening trio (Bannon, Flynn, and Conway), the country is spiraling out of control. Strikes and protests abound throughout the country and abroad,... Read →
Irrational Exuberance
In 1996, when the then Federal Reserve Chair, Alan Greenspan coined the phrase “Irrational Exuberance”, it troubled folks but also incorrectly forecast a precipitous drop in the markets. It took another three years. It... Read →
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The Snake Slithers - Chuck Todd Misses a Chance to Put Kellyanne Conway Away
Kellyanne Conway is completely ridiculous, but she is also a dangerous snake. Anybody who is so well trained in persuasive dialogue and who has seized power, even if done entirely through a strawman such as Trump, is very dangerous. ... Read →
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