“The future is ours, and our golden age has just begun.” —Donald Trump, Inaugural Address, January 20, 2025 The term “Golden Age” comes from Greek mythology, particularly Works and Days, a didactic poem written by Hesiod around 700 BC. It’s part of Hesiod’s “Five Ages of Man,” which describes the…
“I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families. Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.” —President Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech 2025 On January 20th, the whole world was watching….
If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no need for tinkers. —Unknown So I’m binge watching The Gilded Age, a great show on HBO Max. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it refers to the economic boom between 1865 (end of the Civil War) and the turn…
If you pass through life without an opponent, no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you. —Seneca It’s Saturday morning, and I’ve just had a glass of fresh squeezed citrus juice mixed with 1/2 teaspoon of Real Salt and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar….
“The largest opportunities arise out of the largest gaps between perception and reality, expectations and reality, like where we are right now.” —Simon Mikhailovich Do you see what Trump sees in Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal? Born in Queens, New York, by a successful real estate developer, Trump has…
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” —Mark Twain I’ve started the year with really no idea what to expect but some kind of chicanery and some kind of aberration. I don’t anticipate the economy or the stock and bond markets…
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand exponential growth.” —Albert Bartlett, a physicist On Friday, I drove an hour north to pick up my boys from college for winter break. When I arrived, they were still packing. Amazed by how much stuff they were bringing…
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” —Henry Ford Banks and governments are shrouded in mystery. Historically, they have a propensity for secrecy, cover-ups, and credit games that drive economic booms and busts. The period that most…
“Give me control over a nation’s currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” — Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812) A few years ago, my furnace went out on Christmas Eve. Last week, my water heater went kaput on the eve of Thanksgiving. Unlike the furnace, which took a good four…
“It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.” —Erica Jong There’s a lot of news about Trump vs. the Deep State. Last week, the following articles posted: There Really Is a Deep State (the Atlantic), Trump’s ‘Deep State’…
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