April 4, 2013
In the “Italian Job”, a bunch of likeable rogues pulled a daring gold heist in Italy, and fled through the Alps in compact cars (British Minis). After the Cypriot banking crisis, with the bank holidays, withrawal limits, capital controls, and painful haircuts for larger depositors, many depositors in southern Europe became nervous of the safety [ Read more ]
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November 8, 2012
When not caused by war, nations decay slowly and gradually (e.g., modern day France, Italy, Spain, Greece etc.). Alas, now, it seems ours is no different. Its exceptionalism is dissolving into the ordinary. It’s a choice made by the people. They fore-go liberty and self subjugate themselves under ruling political and administrative classes of which [ Read more ]
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