Because Debbie and I are lucky enough to travel America on our Harleys, we get the chance to spend dozens of nights each year in carefully sought-out country inns and small specialty hotels. Over the course of the coming year, I am going to profile many of our favorites for you. Be sure to check […]
Archives for January 2009
How did we get into this financial mess?
By Lawrence H. White Cato’s paper is the best I’ve read on the subject and I quote for you below from the paper’s executive summary. As a housekeeping note, I disclose to you that I am an enthusiastic benefactor of Cato. Dick Young Executive Summary 1. The explosion in risky mortgages to under qualified borrowers […]
2009 Essential Reading Archives
April Week 3: TED, WHITE, AND BLUE:The Nugent Manifesto By Ted Nugent Week 4: Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman By James Gleick May Week 1: 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century By Andrew Krepinevich Week 2: The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the […]
EMP Threat: Be Prepared
While talk of Armageddon may bring to mind tinfoil hats and the funny public service announcements of 1960’s, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is a real threat. The U.S. government commissioned an exhaustive report on the subject. The scariest scenario is known as a Scud-in-a-Bucket. The scenario goes like this: If a terrorist or rogue […]
