Bill Bonner

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• Something Wicked This Way Comes, Part II

  Published 30 March 2004 | viewed 5,357 times

  "Bush isn't so smart, showing off his economic program in Ohio. He should go to places where his plan really created employment. India, Thailand or…

• Bankrupting Complacency

  Published 21 March 2004 | viewed 2,780 times

  "Debt." We were being interviewed yesterday by a French financial publication and had been asked to explain why we were so 'negative' on the U.S…

• Bat Meat

  Published 19 October 2003 | viewed 3,044 times

  "Its a cold, cold world we're livin' in." - Percy Sledge Pity the poor tungara frog. According to a New York Times article, the little…

• Poor House II

  Published 12 October 2003 | viewed 3,721 times

  Today, we return to our courtroom drama. You will recall, dear reader, we are arguing that the typical house is not what it appears to…

• As We Go Marching

  Published 19 September 2003 | viewed 3,495 times

  'The mind thus turned loose, thus emancipated from facts, took unexpected directions...'- John T. Flynn 'One of the funny things about the situation...' Alexander Chancellor…

• Essentialist Observations

  Published 15 August 2003 | viewed 2,996 times

  Sunrise begets sunset. Stability begets instability. Birth begets death. Boom begets bust. Information begets ignorance. Inflation begets deflation. Longtime Daily Reckoning sufferers will recall that…

• Land of the Free

  Published 04 July 2003 | viewed 2,820 times

  "This is a society of true believers. The belief in democracy, market economics and the importance of religion is far more pervasive here than Marxism…

• We The Dead

  Published 28 June 2003 | viewed 2,807 times

  The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it…

• Dead Men Talking

  Published 20 June 2003 | viewed 3,548 times

  "Tradition...is the democracy of the dead." - G.K. Chesterton Yesterday's news brought word, from deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz, that U.S. troops would be in Iraq…

• 'Can Do' Money

  Published 26 April 2003 | viewed 2,957 times

  "As long as you're pumping out money at a faster rate than demand for money is rising, you're going to stimulate spending. I think it…

• Bad Times, Good Money

  Published 19 September 2002 | viewed 3,205 times

  It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest…

• The Perils Of Success

  Published 16 January 2003 | viewed 3,897 times

  Last month, Alan Greenspan spoke to the N.Y. Economic Club and sounded, for a while, like his old self. "Although the gold standard could hardly…