Losing your internet connection or Wi-Fi can be pretty annoying. Lately we’ve been experiencing spotty Wi-Fi connectivity at our house. Last night our internet was completely out because a cable was accidentally cut by a “third party” construction company. It’s not the end of the world. But it doesn’t help, especially when your teenagers are trying […]
Archives for May 2016
Good Morning from Budapest
Learning from the Stock Market Crash of 1929
Here you get a glimpse into what really caused the stock market crash of 1929 from the Cato Institute’s Alan Reynolds courtesy of his 1979 article in National Review. [gview file=”https://www.richardcyoung.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/reynolds_speech_19791109.pdf” width=”640px” save=”1″]
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A Modest Proposal: The Case for a Third Obama Term
In a column last week, the conservative Catholic commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty made the case why even he would miss President Obama, best summed up in this sentence: And yet, it could have been worse. It doesn’t seem premature to suggest that it’s about to get worse. Maybe a lot worse. The most likely indignity […]
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Vs Brent Scowcroft and The Cato Institute
Originally published September 2, 2015. September 9th is the day for the big, Ted Cruz-initiated, anti-Iran nuclear deal rally at Capitol Hill. Ted’s “guest of honor,” if I can call him that, will be none other than Donald Trump. No lie, Donald Trump will be front and center along with his direct competitor for the […]
Blitzer Railgun Demonstrates Mobility: Could Lead Way to Truck Mounted Railgun
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that its Blitzer® electromagnetic railgun system was demonstrated at the U.S. Army’s Fires Center of Excellence annual Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX), April 4-21 at Ft. Sill in Lawton, OK. “This event marks another milestone for our railgun team,” stated Nick Bucci, vice president, Missile Defense and Space […]
D.C. “Wholly Owned by K Street”
Rod Dreher, writing at americanconservative.com, tells readers in “The Porcupine Option” about “What Christian Conservatives can learn from the Free State Project.” Rod has a one-on-one session with Free State activist Jason Sorens, lecturer at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Mr. Sorens explains that New Hampshire has been selected by the libertarian Free State […]
Good Morning from Budapest
Good morning from the Four Seasons, Budapest—our view from our balcony of the Buda Castle (right). The Gresham Palace is a beautiful Art Deco hotel. Just had what may be about the best cup of coffee ever. More than a touch of cream might have something to do with it. We are on the Pest […]
Do We Really Need to Convert to a Roth IRA?
So you’ve created a Roth IRA because: “My accountant suggested I convert to a Roth IRA.” I get it. Sure it could make sense long-term if the growth of the portfolio is good, and if the law remains the same. That’s too many ifs for me. To feel more comfortable I’d prefer you didn’t have […]
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