Edge of Empire
The British empire came to a final, wimpy end in the Suez Crisis of 1956. ‘Allied’ with France and Israel, Britain set out to take back the canal from Egypt. The three allies attacked.
The Daily Reckoning Australia
Lions led by Donkeys
It was obvious that the British Empire was in decline. And the Gallipoli campaign helped bring down all three empires — Tsarist Russia, the Ottoman Turks, and the UK.
The Teacher of Life
Bad policies…unnecessary wars…foolish theories — never go away. Like zombies, they rise up in the light of the full moon, and terrorize the world once again.
Beyond Iran: The world needs to reconsider the supply chain
The latest conflict in Iran is threatening the global supply chain. This crisis isn’t new – we’ve experienced something similar in the last six years. Yet we only got here because of past bad decisions, repeated over again.
Time running out on stocks
There’s a time for everything. The time to get into stocks is when prices are low, not when they are high. This is not exactly advanced geophysics, but when they are at epic lows there is more upside.
Bipartisan Boondoggles
The two parties are doing something that China, Russia, Iran et al might like to do, but lack the means to do it. They’re bankrupting and impoverishing the USA.
