Have you ever wondered whether we should have a warning label on college courses? “WARNING: THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT BY A PROFESSOR WHO HAS PROVEN HE IS A DUNCE.” Your child can sign up for a course at Princeton with Professor Paul Krugman. He won a Nobel Prize in...
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They’re Toasting Marx Again
Maybe you have seen some of the many reports that a lot of our college students love socialism. They love even Marxism, the seedbed for socialism. Many hate filthy capitalism. Just as the Pope does. This is understandable. Many university profs love the two. They...
Justice is a Joke – At the Top
Are we treated equally under the law? Absolutely not. Are the elite treated better than you and me? You’re damned right they are. You may have seen the recent FoxNews story on a sailor who snapped six photos inside his nuclear submarine. He wanted to show his family...
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE – OR THEIRS
People pretend to do this. But this actually happened to dummy me. I came upon a Fortune Magazine investment guide for the upcoming year. It carried articles by and about various investment wizards. When it came to the stock market the, wizards said BEWARE. Stocks...
Place Your Bets, Place Your Bets
Both parties are gambling on this tax reform. The term in poker is “all in”. They are all in. Republicans, of course, gamble that the lower rates will spur investment. And will fire up consumer spending. They bet the economy will experience a rising tide. And this...
May the tweets be with you
Hurrah for tweets! As you know, this president is the King of Twitterville. That is, he loves to send his thoughts to millions via his smartphone. If his breakfast is late this morning 45 million Americans hear about it over theirs. By way of his tweets. He tweets...