Monthly Archives: October 2008

Rod Dreher writes that Wendell Berry’s time is now, and gives an overview of Berry’s thoughts on foreign policy, the economy, food, community, and the environment. Dreher’s point is that our time provides the perfect backdrop to understand the relevance … Continue reading →

Read the script: INTERIOR: CORUSCANT, MAIN SENATE CHAMBER – EVENING JAR JAR stands in his pod as it floats in the middle of the vast space. JAR JAR: In response to the direct threat to the Republic mesa propose that … Continue reading →

Though I have been busy the last week or so eating MRE’s and listening to shortwave radio in my FFB (Financial Fallout Bunker), I decided to take a short break from preparing for financial doom this morning and read some … Continue reading →

Charts courtesy the St. Louis Fed.

Its an oft-heard misnomer that the contraction of credit (or “freezing up” of the credit markets as the talking heads repeat incessantly) is the grand villain which threatens our financial freedom. But rather, it is credit itself which is our … Continue reading →

I invite you to check out this interesting article: Did JPMorgan Almost Fail? Jekyll Island Investment Still Paying Dividend.