Our job here is not to join a party…a cause…or a movement…not to push an ideology…wave a flag or find a solution…nor to cast blame or stones…but merely to watch. And if we pay attention, and are really lucky, we might see some vague shadow, perhaps reflected in a dirty windowpane for a second or two, of what is really going on.
By Bill Bonner,
It’s another grand experiment…a ‘teachable moment’ in human history. But are humans really teachable? Aren’t the TV shows of 2022 full of the same wickedness and errors committed 2,000 years ago?
By Bill Bonner,
Like so many Great Campaigns in history, the costs are likely to fall primarily on the poor, the weak, and the children. The price of energy could double; but the ‘deciders’ won’t have to explain to their children why they can’t afford heat.
By Bill Bonner,
Thoughts, like viruses, pass from person to person; some succumb, some recover, and some are barely affected. And then, when enough people get the bug, they’re likely to do something crazy.
By Bill Bonner,
More and more countries are realising that if they want to be safe from US mischief, they need to get out from under the dollar-based international money system. They are looking for alternatives and finding them
By Bill Bonner,
Let’s turn to the New World. Yes, it’s time to check in on one of the world’s daffiest, most mismanaged, and most entertaining economies — Argentina. Today, we’ll visit the land of the pampas, the tango…Piazzolla and Gardel…gauchos…llamas…pickpockets…and slums…
By Bill Bonner,
Last week, it was announced that maths scores for nine-year-olds had suffered their biggest drop in 30 years. Two decades’ worth of progress had been erased (presumably by lockdowns…statistically, the children were never at risk from COVID anyway).
By Bill Bonner,
Bonds — and the interest rates they reveal — tell us which way the strong undercurrents are running. They measure (indirectly) how much capital is available and (directly) how much it costs.
By Bill Bonner,
When push comes to shove, we predict, the Fed will buckle under demands to ‘pivot’ towards a looser monetary policy. But that’s still somewhere in the future; today, we look at where the ‘shove’ might be.
By Bill Bonner,
There are people who think they know the answers. Your humble editor confesses ignorance. Not only as to those questions, but to millions more. Are we exceptionally modest…or exceptionally dumb; we don’t know that answer either!
By Bill Bonner,
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