Gary North: Do NOT Under-Estimate Bernanke’s Ignorance

Ben Bernanke’s Judy Garland Impersonation by Gary North “Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high.” Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a speech on April 13 on “Rethinking Finance.” It certainly needs to be rethought at the highest levels. Unfortunately, Dr. Bernanke has not yet begun the process. Thinking, yes. Not rethinking. He ended …

Gordon Duff: Colombian Hooker Demands $800, Lives to Talk About It UPDATE 3

UPDATE 3:  Brother Duff’s provocative speculation aside, this looks more and more like a four-way goat-fest.  1)  Idiot prostitute tried for $800 instead of the customary $60-80.  2)  Secret Service cherub lost it.  3)  Colombian police were not at all cool.  4)  CIA fixer was asleep.  Journalists are after the Secret Service “racist bitch” that …

Review: Polarity Management – Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems

Barry Johnson 5.0 out of 5 stars Much Less Complicated Than Expected, a Great Workbook,April 16, 2012 Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?) I bought this back in December 2011 when I was scrounging around for books on panarchy (see for instance, Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems. It stayed in my pile as other …

Berto Jongman: Japan Planning Forced Evacuation of 40 Million

Russia Stunned After Japanese Plan To Evacuate 40 Million Revealed China said to offer up the “ghost cities” immediately capable of ingesting this number. By: Sorcha Faal WhatDoesItMean.com, 15 April 2012 A new report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Foreign Ministry on the planned re-opening of talks with Japan over the disputed …

Mini-Me: Provocative Comparison – Imperial Conquest & Catholic Conquistadores

Huh? The doctrine of intervention Manuela Picq Manuela Picq has just completed her time as a visiting professor and research fellow at Amherst College. Today’s political ethics are surprisingly similar to the doctrine of discovery set by the Vatican back in 1452. Al Jazeera, 04 Apr 2012 New York, NY – One does not think …

Mini-Me: Leon Panetta on Dysfunctional Government + Meta-RECAP

Huh? Panetta: Political dysfunction threatens security By Walter Pincus The Washington Post, 30 March 2012 (J. Scott Applewhite — Associated Press) “Dysfunction in Washington … threatens our security and raises questions about the capacity of our democracy to respond to crisis.” That warning came from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta Thursday night at a dinner …