prognostications of journalists + tax brakes?

Does anyone think that it's a good idea to follow the prognostications of journalists and their interpretations of what's going on in the U.S. Economy? I sold my Dow stocks yesterday. I doubt we'll see a new high point this year. This is a secular bear market (see a real economist: www.frontlinethoughts.com I think his grip on the… Read More »

What is war? What is it good for?

someone said: "First of all, Vietnam was not a war, it was a conflict. In order for an event to be considered a war, the president must declare war and then congress must approve." I think wikipedia says it better: A war is a conflict involving the organized use of arms and physical force between states or other… Read More »

E-books…

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ e-books You can buy e-books from Barnes and Noble (www.bn.com) or download 1,200 free classics from the University of Virginia Library (etext.virginia.edu/ebooks). Better still, download the free Word 2000 add-in and create your own e-book from any document (www.microsoft.com/reader/info/selfpublish.htm). You can then set about converting the 10,000 free titles of Project Gutenburg (www.promo.net). You don't need a… Read More »