Mark Skousen
Failure Is Essential to Success
Nassim Taleb, philosopher extraordinaire of probability theory and author of “The Black Swan,” has finally come out with another book, “Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder,” which takes pot shots at Nobel Prize economists Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, as well as others.
Ben Franklin’s Politically Incorrect Story of Thanksgiving
Did you know that the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving was supposed to be a fast?
What Did C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Say?
At Wednesday night’s Social Entrepreneurship Awards dinner sponsored by the Manhattan Institute, honoree Brian Lamb of C-SPAN said that he was proud that his organization has never received a dime in government funding at the federal, state or local level (unlike PBS).
Brace Yourself for Four More Years of a Battered Economy under Obama
It’s incredible that the majority of American voters rejected electing business leader Mitt Romney to become the next U.S. president, since he was the best choice to make the American economy boom again.
Why I Tore up My Medicare Card
I just returned from the famed New Orleans conference (www.neworleansconference.com). I’ve been speaking there since the late 1970s, and I am considered a conference veteran.
Is Obama Responsible for the Stock Market Rally?
“Wall Street may not cheer, but Obama’s been good for stocks.” — Jeff Sommer, New York Times (October 21, 2012) Back in 1989, when I started my investment newsletter, Forecasts & Strategies, candidate Ronald Reagan used to ask, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” For investors who stayed fully invested during […]