April 2009

Ever since I was in college and I started studying economics, I've had a dream of somehow showing in a very simple equation that there's a direct correlation between the fundamental ethics of the laws in a society and its prosperity. It seems to me that it's pretty clear that "more trade" = "more prosperity"...every great economy (from the Egyptians to the Greeks to the US in the last couple ... read more

Take away the "fascism" word (defined by Mussolini himself as the merger of corporate and government powers) and we still need to be freaking out about, well, the merger of corporate and government powers in this country... And again, mainstream media -- if you think what's happening in ... read more

I'll be on with Alexis tomorrow morning for Money for Breakfast to talk green companies and PR and brand and whether any of that matters in this economy.  And cap and trade.  And more. Here are my answers from the pre-interview: 1.    WHAT HAS THE ECONOMIC CRISIS DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT? We used to have people come on Happy Hour touting their $800 ... read more

The markets did indeed rally big time off the capitulatory lows from March. And now with the broader markets up 25% plus, the rally shows signs of fatigue. I've been talking on Happy Hour about how I'd be looking to once again, slowly but surely, short the market above 8000. I wouldn't rush into the trade right now though, in large part because the trillions of worthless dollars that the ... read more

I had the honor of covering the Boston Tea Party of 2009 for Fox Business Network on Wednesday, April 15. In the moments after the protesters threw the empty boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor, as the crowd broke into a spontaneous chorus of our National Anthem, I got the chills and wondered how this cowboy from NM had ended up covering such an event for a national network. After a long day ... read more