Three things turned the Panic of 1929 into the Great Depression: Failure to increase the money supply, fear and uncertainty by industrialists and entrepreneurs about what FDR would do next, and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. The first factor doesn’t apply to today’s situation (we’re no longer on the gold standard); in fact, just the opposite mistake [...]
Tonight, I drink. It’s my Dad’s anniversary of his discharge from the Marines. I gave him a “dinner and drinks” certificate for Christmas. He’s cashing it in for this most auspicious occasion. I talked to him yesterday, and he wants to go to the drinking club. I haven’t been there yet this year (last trip: [...]
A friend forwarded this latest “end all, be all” of web surfing: allmyfaves.com. It’s a pretty good site. I’ve bookmarked it.
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Ah, crap: Pepsi is now using its TV spots to promote the gay lifestyle. AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war. Pepsi refused. The company said it will continue major financial support [...]
I wasn’t raised in the Detroit area, but I had lived there for two summers. In addition, during my college years in Ann Arbor, I had regularly attended Red Wings hockey games, often taking the Lodge Freeway from I-94 to Joe Louis Arena. Right before I exited for “The Joe,” a large used bookstore loomed [...]
I watched Idiocracy with my wife and older children on Saturday. It’s the funniest dark comedy I’ve ever seen. The premise: a young man wakes up 500 years in the future and finds that America has dumbed down beyond belief. All of society engages behaves like the elements of society that we typically associate with [...]
His Influence
Perhaps the most striking aspect of Brownson’s thought is his perceptiveness. Although he concentrated on contemporary American issues, writing what is known as “periodical literature,” the truths and conclusions he pulled from the contemporary scene transcend the era. Perhaps more interestingly, he pointed out looming problems, particularly problems about modern life, decades before others [...]
I found this interesting: “[S]tocks fell more on Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day than any other President.” But: “[W]e typically see the Dow rise in the first 100 days of a new President’s Administration as investors become optimistic about new policies. Stocks rose in the first 100 days of a President’s term 11 out of 16 [...]
Light drinking news this morning. Couple of reasons: I took my oldest children to Mall Cop last night (my rating: 5, but better than I though it’d be), with the result that I wasn’t able to get a head start on this post last night. I also didn’t run across a single drinking story during [...]
Some new, some old. Some in progress, some finished. Some repeats, some originals.
In Conversation with God, Francis Fernandez, $129.65. This is a flat-out classic. I bought it on Fr. Corapi’s recommendation. It’s the best meditation and practical spiritual guide I’ve ever read, and I’ve read many. Daily meditations (six or so short-ish pages) crafted around [...]
That’s me, walking a mile to the office in a charcoal gray topcoat in 5-degree Michigan weather, hat on my head, iPod headphones in my ears, my brows furrowed. More likely than not, I’m listening to a podcast about economics.
Peter Schiff got me started with his weekly podcast. I then started to download Lew [...]
So I was in charge of dinner Saturday evening. I picked Taco Bell, with a Hot-n_Now (regional fastfood burger franchise) for the non-Mexican eaters. Final damage: 8 hamburgers, 5 small fries, 10 regular tacos, 1 Mexican pizza, 1/2 gallon of milk, 1 liter of Mountain Dew, ten desserts (small candy bars and cookies).
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