Below are a couple of charts, thanks to this website, that make a strong case for ignoring long term market trends while investing, constantly and…
DJIA Trends
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Financial Turning Point
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I enjoy newsletter, Thoughts from the Frontline, by John Mauldin. For December 5th, he wrote about our widening wealth gap and the discontent of “elites”…
I don’t have any evidence that Roger Williams ever had influenza, and, as far as I know, the only connection between the virus and Pastor…
Defunding!
Posted in Crime, Education, Government, Homelessness, Marriage and Family, and Responsibility
Calls to “defund” police departments sound unreasonable, but I understand some are saying that they don’t really want to remove all funding and shut down…
The Men in My Life
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Challenges and Handicaps A common current lament is about young men growing up without a strong and virtuous male presence in their lives. That certainly…
Creation of a Monster
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In the 110 years since the Sixteenth Amendment authorized the personal income tax, we have created an expensive and burdensome monster with tentacles in our…
Strong Economy? Give Me A Break!
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I am a little puzzled that so many seem to be excited about and making voting decisions based on the current economy. Yes, unemployment is…
Created Equal
Posted in Government, and History
Here is a laughable headline on a Philip Bump October 6 Washington Post opinion piece: Senators representing less than half the U.S. are about to…
Missed Opportunity
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Judge K’s reaction to the interrogation is understandable given the irrational attacks on his personal character, but I wish he had been more rational, less…