2022

May 2022	Batten down the hatches!	A slowing economy and rising interest rates are a formula for disaster ahead ...
Apr 2022	The Big Bad Wolf	Did the Russians miscalculate?
Mar 2022	Brush Fire or What?	Russia vs. Ukraine
Jan 2022	False Flags	Things are not what they seem

2020

Oct 2020	When the Gloves come off ..	Looking ahead
Sep 2020	Had Enough?	Do you want anarchy ... or law & order?
Aug 2020	Downsizing	Individuals, business and government all need to downsize
Jul 2020	Order is threatened by Insurrection	The breakdown of law & order threatens our way of life!

2019

Aug 2019	With Mueller done, what is next?	What is the next narrative?
May 2019	NC - NO -- Now What!	After the Mueller Report!
Apr 2019	The Crisis of Immigration	Looking at the problem
Mar 2019	110 Months and Counting.	A look at the U.S. economy
Feb 2019	Road Trip Observations	Taking a trip from Texas to Pennsylvania and back

2018

Sep 2018	110 Months and Counting.	A look at the U.S. economy
Aug 2018	Road Trip Observations	Taking a trip from Texas to Pennsylvania and back
Jul 2018	Elections Matter	Of course, they do!
Jun 2018	Swamp Draining is Difficult	Resistance on every front
May 2018	Is the U.S. dollar safe?	The paper currency is facing risk.
Mar 2018	Term Limits and None of the above!	Two Simple Steps to help drain the swamp.

2017

DEC 2017	The Circus is in trouble!	Draining the swamp may be impossible!
NOV 2017	Beyond the Bubble!	We are a consitutional republic ... not a democracy!
OCT 2017	Whitewashing	George Orwell's 1984 is here ... better late than never!
SEP 2017	Drain the Swamp! ... Part II	The Shadow Government & the Deep State remain.
AUG 2017	The Rule of Law	The Deplorables are getting restless!
JUL 2017	Drain the Swamp	The Swamp remains ... can it be drained?
JUN 2017	Remember Wyckoff	Where's the volume and stop losses?
MAY 2017	Sell in May and Go Away	93 months and counting ... Can the uplift continue?
APR 2017	April Fool's ...	Is it "fake news" or just biased?
MAR 2017	The Risk of Obstructionism!	Continued delay and protests of Trump's agenda could lead to violence.
FEB 2017	Anarchy or Sanctuary	Enforce immigration law or change it!
JAN 2017	Swamp Cleaning	Trump wants to clean the swamp ... can he?

2016

DEC 2016	Outlook 2017 - "The Outlook is Cloudy"	Tramp wants to change Washington's method of doing business ... Will he be able to do so?
NOV 2016	Disbelief, Knee-jerk reactions, Angst, Anger	A look at the Election and its Impact
AUG 2016	Leaning to the Upside?	The market continues higher ... why?
JUL 2016	The Brexit Recovery	Knee-jerk reactions are often wrong!
JUN 2016	Globalists vs. Sovereignty	What's at stake?
MAY 2016	The Economy & the Five D's	Short-term fixes don't solve long-term problems
APR 2016	The Fallacy of Gun Control	Why it doesn't work.
JAN 2016	Looking for Elephants	Sectors to watch going forward.

2015

DEC 2015	Outlook 2016 - "Peering into the Crystal Ball"	Will the U.S. join the world in a recession in 2016?
NOV 2015	"Politics ... bah humbug!"	The Presidential election cycle is way too long and expensive.
SEP 2015	"The Fruits of Compassion"	Unchecked -- compassion can lead to major changes, and/or destruction.
AUG 2015	"Does it matter who is elected?"	Democrat or Republican -- does it really matter who wins the Presidency or Congress in 2016?
JUL 2015	"Dominoes falling"	Can the market overcome a falling world-wide economic situation.
JUN 2015	"The eCONomy"	Fact vs fiction ... the real economy is not being reported. Watch out for QE4!
MAY 2015	"Shredding the fabric"	Today's events are shredding the "social contract" envisioned by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
APR 2015	"Infamous Erasures"	Comparing the Nixon Gap with Hillary's server destruction & other frailities.
MAR 2015	What is the Market really saying?	The indices are near all-time highs but does the real economy warrant these levels.
FEB 2015	The Circus Returns!	Politicians from time immorial use sporting events to mollify their constituents.
JAN 2015	Outlook - 2015	Beyond the Tipping Point?

2014

JAN 2014

Outlook - 2014

Looking ahead to an Uncertain Future

2013

SEP 2013	Outlook for Corn & Soybeans - 2013	Looking at harvest prospects and prices going forward
AUG 2013	"Scandals everywhere"	It's Benghazi, and the Ministry of Truth
JUL 2013	"Where's the rain?"	Drought conditions intensify
JUN 2013	Genealogy Update	Updating the database
MAY 2013	QE, GDP, Derivatives and Demographics	The public begins to see through the looking glass
APR 2013	April Fool's	Investors and politicians are hoodwinked by bad data
MAR 2013	Time to Change	Current politicians are clueless and should be sent home en masse
FEB 2013	Fighting the Wrong Battle	It is not a problem of liquidity, it is a problem of insolvency
JAN 2013	Outlook 2013	Spending is the problem ...

2012

MAY 2012	Voting needs to be fixed!	Voting fraud and solutions to it!
APR 2012	Is raw data better?	Examining Jobs and Unemployment data
MAR 2012	Vetting candidates for office	The voters must demand change
FEB 2012	Politics and the Budget	Throw them all out --
JAN 2012	Outlook 2012	What's ahead in an election year.

2011

DEC 2011	Hunting Elephants	Are you an investor or a day-trader?
NOV 2011	The MF Global Mess!	Confidence in the markets takes another hit!
OCT 2011	Rumors and Computers	Logic in investing has gone bye-bye!
SEP 2011	Hope versus Reality!	Optimism and the Ministry of Truth obfuscates the real world
AUG 2011	Kicking the Can Over the Cliff!	The problem is too much debt and government spending
JUL 2011	2011 Midyear Review	Where we have been and where might we go
JUN 2011	HBS - 50 Years Gone By	Ethics, Globalization and Business Education have changed
MAY 2011	Spin or Facts?	Let's start to look at the problem without rose-colored glasses!
APR 2011	Stop the Blame Game -- Start Solving the Problem!	The politicians are clueless ... replace them all!
MAR2011	$60 Billion in cuts ... are you Serious?	$1.6 Trillion deficit and you can only find $60 Billion
FEB 2011	Quantitative Easing and Inflation	Will the FED keep inflation at bay?
JAN 2011	The Eight "D's"	Can debt be controlled? If not, what then?

2010

DEC 2010	Hard Choices Ahead or Default?	Will politicians take the easy way out?
OCT 2010	The Mid-term elections and your Investments	Can you afford not to vote?
SEP 2010	Is the US dollar in Imminent Danger?	Can the dollar survive as the world's reserve currency?
AUG 2010	The Markets - Today and the Future	Is the economy on the road to recover?
JUL 2010	Mid-year Outlook	Are we looking at a double-dip or something worse?
JUN 2010	The Three D's! Demographics, Debt, Default	A look at forces facing the world economic outlook.
MAY 2010	Illegal Immigration	Can it be solved?
APR 2010	America - Boom or Bankruptcy!	Will the good old days return?
JAN 2010	Outlook 2010	Review and looking at possible impact events in 2010

2009


AUG 2009	The Stimulus Report Card	What is the effect of the Stimulus?
JAN 2009	Outlook 2009	Review of world economic conditions and 2009 forecast

2008

NOV 2008	Looking at the Challenges	Obama faces systemic risks
OCT 2008	Plan B - Using Common Sense	The Bailout Plan is not working ...
SEP 2008	Who's Responsible for the Financial Mess?	Looking at the Credit Crisis
AUG 2008	How Safe is your wealth with the FDIC?	IndyMac's failure turns the spotlight on the FDIC.
JUL 2008	2008 Mid-Year Review	Is "struggling-through" the best that can be expected?
JUN 2008	Has the Federal Reserve Bank achieved its mandate?	The FED.. what was its mandate and has it met those goals?
FEB 2008	Bad Data creates Bad Decisions	Does your perception of the world differ from official data?
JAN 2008	Outlook 2008	Review of world economic conditions and 2008 Forecast

2007

JUN 2007	Taking Back the United States of America!	A look at how emergency powers can overthrow the rights of U.S. citizens guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
JAN 2007	Outlook 2007	Review of world economic conditions and 2007 Forecast

2006


JAN 2006	Outlook 2006	Review of world economic conditions and 2006 Forecast

2005

2004

DEC 2004	Outlook 2005	Review of world economic conditions and 2005 Forecast
NOV 2004	Tasks Facing Bush in his Second Term	Problems facing President Bush
OCT 2004	Protecting American and its Freedoms	The War on Terror and other Pressures require drastic measures.
MAY 2004	Doesn't Anyone Think Anymore?	The consequences facing the U.S. as the lemmings take over.
FEB 2004	Chinks in the Armor	The role of the US dollar as a reserve currency is in trouble.
JAN 2004	Looking at the Crystal Ball	Looking ahead to 2004

2003

NOV 2003	Looking fore and aft	Will the market continue its rally?
OCT 2003	Up or down? Bear market rally or a New Bull Market?	Are we still in a bear market?
AUG 2003	Is "Muddling Through" the best we can do?"	What if the Fed's pump-priming and the administrations plan doesn't work.
JUL 2003	>"What's ahead?"	A look at the roadblocks in the way of recovery for the U.S. Economy.
JUN 2003	"Tittering?"	Inflation, Stagflation, or Deflation . . Which way is the economy headed?
MAY 2003	<>"Who is really ripping the investor off Iraq"	The next war will not be fought in a military sense
APR 2003	"Looking beyond Iraq"	What is ahead for the US and the war on Terror?
MAR 2003	"Can Protestors stop an Avalanche?"	When was the last time appeasement worked?
FEB 2003	"Has the case been made yet?"	Slowly the noose tightens
JAN 2003	"Aren't you Glad 2002 is Over?"	Looking through a hazy crystal ball.

2002

DEC 2002	Put up or Shut up! ...	It is now the Bush Administration's problem
NOV 2002	The Future is unclear!	A look at the economy before the mid-term elections.
OCT 2002	It's the lack of demand. . .	The economy suffers from a lack of demand caused by many people working at jobs beneath their qualifications if they can find work.
SEP 2002	. . . All of the Time! . . .	What's ahead in the markets and the economy
AUG 2002	. . . But not all of the people . . .	Have we reached the bottom?
JUL 2002	Some of the people most of the time . . .	The market is teetering and so is confidence
JUN 2002	You can fool . . .	Is the economy really on the way to recovery or is it just smoke and mirrors?
MAY 2002	Is the dollar doomed?	A look at the forces which are causing pressure upon the dollar?
APR 2002	Is it a 'V' recovery, or is a 'W' recession just around the corner?'	Are the economists correct in predicting a 'V' recovery or is something obfuscating the real world?
MAR 2002	Can Greenspan plug the Dike?	Will the financial markets collapse under the tsunami of bad debts, derivatives, and interest rates?
FEB 2002	Will Reality ever be Acknowledge	Fact, not emotions, will eventually determine the course of the Market. But when?
JAN 2002	The Bull versus the Bear	The Case for a Bull Market Rally?

2001

DEC 2001	It is now Official - - We have a Recession!	Finally, the Government agrees.
NOV 2001	Halloween is not as Scary as the Economy or the Government's willingness to destroy our Constitution and the Bill of Rights!	Did your representative even have a copy of the PATRIOT bill to read before they voted?
OCT 2001	We've Got a Job to Do!	A look at the US after 911
SEP 2001	Thinking outside the Box for Solutions	More of the same won't cut it any longer!
AUG 2001	What could tilt the Applecart and put us in a Depression?	Problems facing the US Economy moving towards a Recovery
JUL 2001	Is the Dip Over? or have we reached the crest of the Bear Market Rally.	A look at the U. S. economy and the Stock Market
June 2001	Time to Vote your Conscience!	The major political parties need to redefine their positions.
MAY 2001	The Power of the Vote	The stench from illegal voters far overwhelms the campaign finance scandals which McCain thinks is important!
APR 2001	Remember Runnymeade!	When will the tax revolt come?
MAR 2001	Down and Up and Down Some more!	Time to Buy or a Bear Market Trap?
FEB 2001	The Party is over - Now is the time to Perform!	What honeymoon?
JAN 2001	Living beyond our Means	January 2001 - Storm Clouds on the Horizon -- When will excessive credit create a melt-down?

2000

NOV 2000	Clinton's Legacy	William J. Clinton's legacy will probably not be to his liking.
SEP 2000	Where did Common Sense Go?	Laws, rules and regulations that make common sense a joke!
JUN 2000	The Privatization of Social Security	Much ado about little? You won't get rich with the Bush Plan!
MAY 2000	Step Back and Reflect for a Moment!	Sometimes a historical view can tell us where we are on the pendulum!
APR 2000	Strategic Investing	How to increase your investment performance!
MAR 2000	Want to improve your Investment Performance?	Who has your best interest at heart, you or your stock broker?
FEB 2000	Your Business is Kaput when you forget the Customer!	The customer pays their salary and perks but today's business executives have forgotten that basic fact!
JAN 2000	It's Circus Time!	Facts don't matter - the Millenium is still a year away!

1999

OCT 1999	Harvest Time - 1999 is the year we lost the family farmer!	The economic disaster in Agriculture will change forever the face of rural America and increase the cost of food to the consumer.
SEP 1999	The Tragedy of Waco	The truth begins to emerge and it shows a government that can't be trusted.
AUG 1999	'Twas Pilot Error and Other Observations	What the Major Media did not report while you were glued to the tragedy of JFK, Jr.
JUL 1999	Problems with Presidential Elections in America	What's wrong!
JUN 1999	The public school system has failed!	Don't fool yourself . . . today's public schools are not improving!
MAY1999	Typical Knee Jerk Reaction	Reaction to the Littleton shootings!
APR 1999	Clinton's Kosovo War!	The Spin Machine at work again.
MAR 1999	The Budget Surplus is an Illusion!	It is only Semantics and Lies!
FEB 1999	When politics are conducted by polls, the mobs rule!	The impeachment case is not about sex but perjury and obstruction of justice!
JAN 1999	What's so difficult about Programming?	Why does it take a 10 MEG program to print W-2 forms?

1998

NOV 1998	Can the Republican Party be Saved from Itself?	Snatching defeat from victory.
SEP 1998	The Rewards of Military Neglect!	Are we now a third-rate country?
JUL 1998	The Stock Market and Value	Straws in the Wind!
MAY 1998	Press 1 for Marketing, Press 2 for Technical Support	Technology has forgotten the customer!
APR 1998	Health care progress - is it time to measure the cost/benefit ratio?	Is the cost worth it?
MAR 1998	The Great Storm of 1998	El Nino strikes again?

A few selected classic's from the archives --

MAR 1997	Venture Capital - Is it for you?	A perspective on the changes in Venture Capital.
FEB 1997	The Real State of the Union	February 1997 - A commentary on today's economy and the ship of state.
AUG 1996	How Laws are really made!	August 1996 - Texas HR 713
MAR 1995	Confidence - such a fragile thing!	March 1995 - The greenback is in trouble and so is the US.
NOV 1994	What's Wrong with Engineering Education Today?	November 1994 - and suggestions to improve it.
SEP 1994	The hour-glass of time clouds our vision about the ravages of inflation!	September 1994 - Looking forward from 1900 at inflation!
JUL1994	Do we really want or need Health Care Reform?	July 1994 - An examination of Clinton's proposals.
JUN 1994	D-DAY REVISITED	June 1994 - A look at the new War and D-Day
MAR 1994	Athletics vs. Academics	March 1994 - What is the real purpose of a university?
FEB 1994	Mandatory Jail Sentences - - a bad idea?	February 1994 - Does the crime really justify the sentence?
DEC 1993	Reflections - 25 years after Camelot!	December 1993 - A look back at JFK's watch!
AUG 1993	Civil Rights	August 1993 - A good idea gone bad!
JUL 1993	Drug Myopia!	July 1993 - A case study in how not to increase Exports!
JUN 1993	Mandatory Auto Insurance	June 1993 - What's wrong with the implementation of the concept!
APR 1993	Gridlock continues!	April 1993 - The Clinton Morass -- Maybe Perot was correct! Experience gained in being Governor of Arkansas is not important for a future President.
FEB 1992	Speed Limits	February 1992 - Do they promote safety or are they just sources of revenue?
OCT 1991	Crime Pays Everyone but the Victims!	October 1991 - A controversial proposal to revamp the criminal justice system in the US.
JUN 1982	Webster's is Obscene!	June 1982 - Texas Board of Education bans Webster's New Collegiate dictionary as obscene.
MAY 1982	Dirty Results From "Clean Air!"	May 1982 - A look at the Clean Air Act and its unintended consequences.
MAR 1982	The Lowly Coffee Bean	March 1982 - A small treatise on distribution systems in Japan and the US.