Reality Check continued

You don't remember his name. The third athlete to break a major barrier is rarely remembered. But this story is worth remembering. That's because he was 17 years old. How he did it was a marvel. I have copied it ever since I met him -- when he was age 15 and I was 16.... keep reading

Here is a strategy to get Wal-Mart on your side when you buy a computer. It relies on getting Wal-Mart to as a middleman on your behalf. This can save you a lot of grief.... keep reading

NASA gets more media attention than most government agencies. Its budget is gigantic. The payoff from this budget is scientifically marginal. Its foul-ups cost billions, and also lives. It is now running on bailing wire.... keep reading

Here is one more example of the Federal Government's atheism run wild.... keep reading

If you're planning to buy a computer, you will find this report useful. If you own a business, this report will warn you about what policies to avoid.... keep reading

We don't see many stories like this. Here is a case where the good guys won. The bureaucrats got whipped in full public view.... keep reading

This 2003 story indicated that Israel was in trouble. The 2005 pull-out from Gaza's settlements indicates just how much trouble Israel was in. I predicyed in January, 2003, that Iraq would soon become our equivalent on Gaza. It has. Worse.... keep reading

This bit of government public relations fools a lot of investors. Don't be taken in. There is less cause for optimism than you think.... keep reading

This is a follow-up. It ought to save you at least one year's membership fee to this site -- maybe five years. (For the original article, click here).... keep reading

Airport security is representative of Homeland Security: a Politically Correct war against Americans -- no profiling -- by low-paid, minimally trained workers. It will not protect us.... keep reading

I warned in January, 2003, that if the United States invaded Iraq, this would create a motivation for vengeance. The border with Mexico is wide open. How will we defend our cities against anthrax or "dirty" nukes -- radiation contamination bombs?... keep reading

Normally, Wal Street recovers months before a recession ends. Not so in 2001. In 2002, the economic recovery was limping along. The stock market was going nowhere. This was something new.... keep reading

The gold standard held governments in check for only as long as governments honored the gold standard. They never fully did. After World War I broke out, the war against gold coins began. Voters no longer understand the benefits of a full gold coin standard.... keep reading

There is such a thing as holy waste. It is the waste that says, "There's more where that came from." We should live in this confidence most of the time -- one day a year, minimum.... keep reading

The "Great Game" in the Middle East is oil. Whoever controls the marginal production of oil will set its price. I thought the U.S. would invade Iraq. I also said that the Administration had no exit strategy.... keep reading

A central bank serves as a nation's official counterfeiter. When they can monetize equity as well as debt (government bonds), they can buy up the productive assets of a nation with depreciating money. This has now begun.... keep reading