Given the largest market in the world is the market for US government debt, I think it's a reasonable bet that the US President's actions are going to have some impact on 'the markets&… (View Post)

I think nuclear proliferation around the world is inevitable: it's the only way to defend yourself against the Putins, the Netanyahus and the Trumps. This is not a good scenario. (View Post)

I've mentioned this before, but almost 20 years ago, I wrote an article for The Oil Drum about The Economics of Oil. http://theoildrum.com/node/2899 It's worth reading. More amusing yet is … (View Post)

I would point out that a number of (Church going) PBers called out their scepticism about the report when it came out. (View Post)

While a lot of the media does hate Trump, there are a lot of people struggling with their bills because the price of gas has risen 30% or more. Since the conflict has started we've seen Cancelle… (View Post)