“There is no doubt that we are in the first innings of a washout in hedge funds,” said Dan Loeb of Third Point LLC in a quarterly letter dated April 26. $15 billion has been withdrawn from hedge funds in the first quarter and a lot more is headed that way. Why? The 2 and […]
Archives for May 2016
Warm Greetings From Beautiful Vienna
Warm greetings from beautiful Vienna in neutral, non-NATO, Austria.
Federal Judge: The President is Illegally Funding Obamacare
Before Speaker John Boehner was unceremoniously shown the door, he sued the Obama administration for funding Obamacare despite the House never authorizing the spending. Artice I, Section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. constitution reads: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and […]
U.S. Military Seeking New Lightweight Futuristic Armored Vehicles
Eight organizations get the greenlight to develop potentially groundbreaking technologies that would make future fighting vehicles more mobile, effective, safe and affordable. Today’s ground-based armored fighting vehicles are better protected than ever, but face a constantly evolving threat: weapons increasingly effective at piercing armor. While adding more armor has provided incremental increases in protection, it […]
Donald Trump and “America First”
Michael Scheuer, former CIA bin Laden unit chief, explains that Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy is THE plan for all Americans, The U.S. government has absolutely no responsibility — and I suspect no valid constitutional sanction — to overtax Americans and then use part of that revenue to build dams, harbors, schools, roads, and airports […]
“It Makes a Great Deal of Sense to Own Gold”
Gold is here to stay. Make sure you own some. As I’ve said in the past, I don’t worry too much about the short-term action of gold. And I don’t buy it to make money. I buy it to hedge against the unexpected. It’s an insurance policy for my portfolio if you will. Is there […]
A Supply-Sider in France: Alain Juppé
“In France, we keep saying that we have tried everything—except what has worked elsewhere,” Alain Juppé tell supporters. I support Alain Juppé and his efforts to reform France’s economy. Here The Wall Street Journal lists some of Juppé’s proposals to reform the country harangued by years of socialist and statist policies. The 70-year-old former Prime Minister vowed to […]
Billionaire Oil Man Pickens Endorses Trump
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens has endorsed Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency. The Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Ballhaus reports: Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who previously backed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign, on Wednesday endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and said he supports the candidate’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S. […]
Room with a View
Originally posted October 10, 2014. Before heading to Burgundy, on one of our last days in Paris on the front end of this fall’s trip, Dick and I signed up for a Paris by Mouth tour, one which focused on food emporiums in the 3rd arrondissement. (I first read about Paris by Mouth on David […]
FBI’s Criminal Probe Against Hillary Clinton
The Washington Post offers some up-to-date details. The Republicans are awash trying to figure out how to deal with the phenomenon of Donald Trump. But the Democrats must face a possible and certainly well-deserved criminal indictment of their candidate, Hillary Clinton. Near the beginning of a recent interview, an FBI investigator broached a topic with longtime […]
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