Here the Wall Street Journal looks at the unfolding crisis with Putin and Russia. I would emphasize the West’s economic options, which include ending European energy dependence on Russia and squeezing Russia to junk bond status. A coherent response has to start by talking honestly about the nature of the Putin regime. The Kremlin promotes […]
Archives for April 2014
Resentment Against National Central Government Growing Worldwide
Here National Review’s John Fund looks at Scotland and Venice as two examples. The debt crisis and years of barely perceptible economic growth are fueling independence movements in some regions of Europe. On September 18, Scotland will vote on becoming independent from the United Kingdom. If a majority approves, the U.K. would lose a full […]
There’s Still Time
Mark May 21 on your calendar. That’s the date of Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman black-tie event at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC. Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and global human-rights activist, will deliver the Keynote Address. Recipient of the 2014 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty is Leszek Balcerowicz, former Deputy Prime Minister and […]
VIDEO: Led Zeppelin – FULL Heartbreaker – Madison Square Garden 1973
If You Use a Phone, You Should Care
The Hill reports on Senator Rand Paul’s class action lawsuit against President Obama, the NSA and others involved in collecting Americans’ telephone metadata. “I am filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama because he has publicly refused to stop a clear and continuing violation of the 4th Amendment,” Sen. Rand Paul said in a statement […]
A Concise High Frequency Trading Primer
Cato Institute’s Chairman Bob Levy helps demystify a most complex subject. Here are a few thoughts on high frequency trading [HFT] – not a thorough analysis of the problems and solutions, but rather a brief outline to encourage further discussion. What is HFT? The modern version of HFT, as described by Malkiel and Leavitt in an […]
Good Morning from Paris
Debbie and I are on the Left Bank not far from the Luxembourg Gardens, the exciting Rue de Buci and Rue de Seine, as well as the classic St. Germain literary bistros Café de Flore, Deux Margots, and Brasserie Lipp, and Sylvia Beach’s original Shakespeare & Co. at 12 Rue l’Odeon. Paris comprises 20 districts […]
You’ve Just Lost Your iPhone?
Do you know about Lost Mode in Find My Phone? It could save you a lot of mental anguish if you should lose your iPhone. Read here from Wired the steps to follow that might allow you to get your device back. First, before this situation happens, you need to have Find My iPhone (or […]
Billionaire Larry Ellison’s $10.5 Million Newport, RI Beechwood Mansion
In 2010, Larry Ellison paid $10.5 million for the Astors’ Beechwood mansion on Bellevue Ave in Newport, RI not far from my office. And based on all of the heavy duty staging, Ford F-150s, and workers (that I can see) $10.5 mil is simply the price for admission. Larry’s going deep on this one. Meanwhile, homes […]
Prostate Cancer: Should Men Get a PSA Screen
Here the NNT Group offers compelling research and specific answers. Narrative: The prostate is a kiwi-sized gland that secretes fluid into male semen. The cells of the prostate have a propensity to become cancerous: U.S. men have a 16% chance of being diagnosed with prostate CA in their lifetime and a 3% chance of dying from […]
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