Communism
Venezuela’s Wasted Potential
Flash, bang stuff Last week, we visited British Guiana for our Railway Review and, as is sometimes the case, found ourselves in the wrong place but at the right time. We tootled along some 15 [more…]
Economics
Economics
Inflation as a moral hazard
As I have argued many times in the past, the corruption of money itself and its purposeful devaluation is by far the most important problem facing not just investors and savers, but virtually every single citizen on [more…]
America
Euro contrariness – Anybody/Anything but Trump
Perhaps its Global Warming/Climate Crisis (nah, it’s all the fault of DJT) , but the epic meltdown of the European political classes has stepped up a gear of late. Emblematic of the hysteria is this [more…]
Economics
How to Compare Prices and Progress over the Years
We often scoff at supposedly how cheap things cost in decades gone by. For example, my wife and I recently watched a stage play of Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story, set in 1940’s America. (The [more…]
Business
Investment : Timing is everything
It’s poetic that Warren Buffett stepped down at Berkshire Hathaway earlier this year after one of the most extraordinary investing careers in modern history. Financial savvy Puffins (are there any other ?) will not need [more…]
America
More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump
President Trump has promised a $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” for the US military. This article from Military.com seems to offer as thorough an explanation of what is known so far, which isn’t much. According to the [more…]
America
The Donald has extravagant Plans
With all the “Orange Man Bad” abuse aimed at Donald Trump it is easy to overlook what his plans are. The mental pygmies on the left, that includes you Jobby, Toilets et al, are so [more…]
Economics
Protecting a Societal Cancer with a Web of Lies
There is a deadly cancer that is eating away at Western society—Welfare. It is supported by a web of lies that are so pervasive that no one dare question them. Two of the most ingrained [more…]
Economics
Qualifications to be a minister
With the dreadful Rachel from Complaints presenting as the most incompetent Chancellor, probably since records began there come the usual cries of why not get somebody qualified to do the job. In such cases I [more…]