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It' s very simple to be yourself, but quite difficult to be simple.                                

You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run  You never count your mone...

A short comment on Greek elections

Two recent cases Down Under show how dangerous Twittermobs can be. By BRENDAN O’NEILL One of the curious things about the twenty-firs...

Each round of money printing eventually feeds back into the price system, creating demand for another round of money printing ... and anothe...

Monetary union remains as flawed as ever By Liam Halligan The eurozone has recently been off our news radar. We Britons have become s...

A permanent dependency class means a citizenry deprived of dignity By Mark Steyn O ne consequence of the botched launch of Obamacare ...

With America’s presence in the world receding, regional hegemons flex their muscles. By  Victor Davis Hanson T he American custodians...

Europe must  untangle its energy Gordian knot, fast. By  Llewellyn King   Europe, at present the world's largest market and large...

France Accelerates Descent Towards Fascism By Walter Russell Mead President François Hollande is now the most unpopular French leader...

Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value — zero by Frank Hollenbeck Today, anyone who talks about  hyperinflation  is tr...

Promoting Failure By John Mauldin The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded thro...

With or without new monetary stimulus, though, France needs reform By Bloomberg If U.S. President   Barack Obama   thinks he’s having...

As the baby boomers approach retirement, many face a pensions crisis thanks to quantitative easing.  By Jeremy Warner Intergeneration...

Winter Is Coming BY  JOHN MAULDIN In 2009-10 it seemed like this letter was all Europe all the time. There was a never-ending crisi...

Without self-restraint, we slip toward barbarism By  Mark Steyn O n November 22, 1963, two other notable men died, and got relegated t...