Mass Man
When I say Mass Man, I am referring to an individual, whether male, female, flying spaghetti monster, or whatever, that is completely vested in the images cast upon Plato’s cave. The Mass Man has no clue it has fallen in love...
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When I Say Capitalist
When I say capitalism, I mean free markets. I mean unfettered choice and competition that precludes only violence and fraud. I mean your capital is your property. So is the income from that capital. I mean that you are your own...
Read MoreWhen I Say Commie
When I say commie, I mean all forms of forced collectivism. I mean communists, Marxists, and socialists – including social democrats (looking at you Europe) and, of course national socialists (aka, Nazis). This is an important...
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Don’t Ask Permission
“Cypherpunks write code,” and Eric Hughes Manifesto let the world know they wrote code to make encryption – and the “anonymous transaction systems that it makes possible” – available to anyone who wanted it.
Read MoreThe Road Always Taken – Don’s Daily Brief
Counting all U.S. Treasury’s bonds, notes and bills outstanding, the U.S. Government has $31 trillion in debt. But that’s only a sliver of the promises the government must keep or break.
Read MoreSmall Surprise from PPI… A Bigger One from Retail Sales – Don’s Daily Brief
I cover the market’s reaction to PPI (underwhelming), retail sales numbers… and the performance of our recent Daily Picks.
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A Little Something for Everyone in Today’s CPI Print – Don’s Daily Brief
CPI results are giving mixed signals. But with both stocks and bonds down sharply (at least for the moment) the ball’s in the bears’ court.
Read MoreWhat the Shiller PE Chart is Telling Me About This Market – Don’s Daily Brief
The markets aren’t really giving us much to go on here. We’ve got C.P.I. tomorrow, but otherwise it seems pretty listless. Earnings have been a solid map without revealing anything we didn’t already know....
Read More2 Clear Signs This Market is Unhealthy – Don’s Daily Brief
Next week: CPI is coming out again. We’ve got around 5.6% as the estimate on core inflation and whether it comes in above that or below, that’s not really the point where inflation is going to ebb and flow. What I...
Read MorePowell To Go Hawkish In Today’s Speech? — Don’s Daily Brief
Fed Chairman Powell speaks today a bit after Noon Eastern. I think he’s going to come out very hawkish. He needs to walk back the comments that left a very dovish taste in the market’s mouth, which has in large part...
Read MoreThis Artificial Intelligence Pick Has Come Up Too Fast. (Short Opportunity) — Don’s Daily Brief
Quick question: Who had natural gas at $2.43 in the middle of winter? We were like $9 or something last year. Yeah, I didn’t have that and I bet nobody else did either. That’s quite a testament to the unexpected. I...
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