In Cairo Egypt, President Obama gave a major speech on U.S. Muslim relations. Mr. Obama’s positions were mixed in their appeal, but his words lacked backbone. The upside of Mr. Obama’s grade-A pasteurized speech was stellar teleprompter use, his hints of peaceful engagement with Iran, and his words regarding Israel and Palestine. On Friday, Pat […]
Dave Hammer: How The Beatles Changed Rock & Roll
I define “old-time rock and roll” as encompassing the period of 1955 to 1963 that mostly utilized two basic chord patterns. The first was the normal 12-bar blues pattern that may have originated in the cotton fields: I/ I/ I/ I/ IV/ IV/ I/ I/ V/ IV/ I/ I/. (Musicians use Roman numerals to denote […]
In Defense of Doing Nothing
A summary look at The Cato Institute’s excellent Cato’s Letter: Quarterly Message on Liberty featuring an editorial by Cato senior fellow and director of undergraduate studies in the department of economics at Harvard, Jeffrey Miron. On the stimulus Miron writes: “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-better known as the “stimulus”-represents a massive transfer […]
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
Product Description If you are fed up with Washington boondoggles, and you like the small-government, politically-incorrect thinking of Ron Paul, then you’ll love Tom Woods’s Meltdown. In clear, no-nonsense terms, Woods explains what led up to this economic crisis, who’s really to blame, and why government bailouts won’t work. Woods will reveal: ● Which brave […]
You Can Beat Prostate Cancer And You Don’t Need Surgery To Do It
Following years of research, communications with dozens of physicians and thousands of patients, Bob Marckini, founder of the Brotherhood of the Balloon, has written a book explaining in layman’s terms what every man needs to know about taking control of his own prostate cancer diagnosis and difficult treatment decision. All major treatment options are examined […]
Ralph Hammer: Dragony Guitars
“In 1998 I started searching for a D’Angelico arch top guitar, Gibson Super 400 or L5 to add to my vintage guitar collection. After years of searching and being unable to find a good performance guitar, I heard one of Joe Dragony’s arch top instruments at a live performance. Soon after, I met with Joe […]
Letter From a Dodge Dealer
Letter to the editor: My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second generation to manage this business. We currently employ 50+ people […]
The Real Nature of Investment Risk
When I got into the investments business well over 40 years ago, nobody had figured out a way to actually measure the risk of an investment. But several people, notably some professors at well-known business schools, were working on the idea that risk could be considered the same as variability of periodic return. Even better, […]
Cato Institute Publications Catalog 2009
Here’s some great news for conservatives. The terrific, eagerly anticipated, four color Cato 2009 catalog is now available. A whole raft of indispensable Cato publications are detailed and summarized for you. I love the catalog and of course already own a number of the great books offered in my own personal library. Check out especially […]
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
If you’ve read any of Richard Feynman’s wonderful autobiographies you may think that abiography of Feynman would be a waste of your time. Wrong! Gleick’s Genius is a masterpiece of scientific biography–and an inspiration to anyone in pursuit of their own fulfillment as a person of genius. Deservedly nominated for a National Book Award, underservedly passed […]
