Reality Check continued

Merkel's speech to the German parliament will take place today. That was why the FED announced its "bazooka" two days ago.... keep reading

One is political. The other is financial. Which one will take place?... keep reading

The head of the European Central Bank faces a huge problem. It will get more huge the longer Europe delays.... keep reading

The average worker thinks things will be tough in retirement. He has no idea!... keep reading

Atlas will shrug. It will not end the world. It will make it richer.... keep reading

This is not a tempest in a teapot. This is a marker for America.... keep reading

The next big bank bailout will begin when a new treaty is ratified. Voters will have no say.... keep reading

When summits multiply, there is a reason: the banking crisis is escalating.... keep reading

Niall Ferguson has some advice. The problem will be implementing it before the crash.... keep reading

The spending cuts will be symbolic, but symbols are important. They send a message.... keep reading

Lake Wobegon politics leads to deficits. A candidate who refuses to run his election campaign the Lake Wobegon way will lose. This is why the national debt keeps rising.... keep reading

We come at last to Story #3 in Steve Jobs' 2005 commencement address at Stanford.... keep reading

Into every life a little rain must fall. Steve Jobs cultivated his digital garden.... keep reading

This 2005 commencement speech revealed Jobs' religion. This in turn revealed why he thought he was a success.... keep reading

The dummies are running a test. You may be in the back seat of the test vehicle.... keep reading

I wrote about this in 1980. This is an update.... keep reading