A Busy Week, and Lucky For You, I Have Thoughts
Boy have I had a busy week! I get a lot of packages from supermodels sending me their undergarments, usually with a very suggestive handwritten perfumed note. Being the shy Caspar…
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How Do You Know So Much? I Read Rob Smith On RealClearMarkets
During the “Covid Crisis,” I was busy with a butterfly net catching coronavirus particles, bagging them up and then burning them in a big bonfire. Who knows how many lives I…
It's Well Past Time We Stand Up to the Birkenstock Crowd
I came home one day, and my boy Coleman and his pal Adam were downstairs in the basement playing the Madden football video game. I could hear them dissing each other and whupping it up like…
If You're Estranged From a Parent, Forgive Them and Move On
Growing up I always thought my mother was a Gestapo agent who somehow snuck through United States customs, learned English and disguised herself as a native born American. Then when I was 8…
The Answer To All of Our Problems Stares Us In the Face
The solutions to so many of the world’s problems are not only right in front of our faces, but have been in front of our faces for centuries. By now we know how wealth is created:…
Time to Read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
For mountain climbers, one imagines that Mt. Everest looms as the ultimate climb to validate one’s ability. For runners, it would be the Boston Marathon, for triathletes the Iron Man? For readers,…
My Thoughts on "A Gentleman In Moscow" by Amor Towles
When John Tamny asked me to write a book review of A Gentleman in Moscow , I knew immediately what resonated with me and how I wanted to convey these thoughts. But as a couple of weeks…
The Fog of Delusion Hovering Over the University of Richmond
April 5, 2023 Mr. Kevin Hallock President of the University of Richmond 410 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 Dear Mr. Hallock: The chief advantage of the written word over other forms of…
SVB Is All About 'Other People's Money' and 'You Trusted Us'
You don’t need to get an economics degree from Princeton to understand economics. In fact, it will likely imbue you with a dangerous level of self-importance and indoctrinate you with…
Israel's Remarkable Success Is Born of the Unique Genius of the Jews
My Jewish friends tell the best Jewish jokes. It is a fundamental truth that when one is secure in their own skin, they can laugh at themselves. I loathe the namby, pamby, sissified culture…
To Invest Well, Filter Out the Destructive Elements of Your Nature
As you are reading this I am likely flying over the Mediterranean on my way to Israel. It’s a Holy Land trip. I know it will be hard on a lot of you for me to be incommunicado for 10…
The Woke, Ingrate University of Richmond Leadership Should Give the Money Back
January 30, 2023 Mr. Kevin Hallock President of the University of Richmond 410 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173 Dear Mr. Hallock: One of the most basic tenets of our Judeo-Christian…
Joe Biden Is Curiously Serving Two Masters, Which Has Me Wondering
Here is something you won’t hear anywhere else. It is clear that Joe Biden is being ratted out in the classified document scandal, but by whom? Tucker Carlson is convinced it is a…
Wise Minds Will Parse the Rhetoric About Biden Classifieds 'Found'
Rhetoric is “the faculty of observing, in any given case, the available means of persuasion.” Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric I once attended a lecture by the legendary author…
There's Nothing 'Embarrassing' About the Good Scrap In Congress
I love a good scrap. In fact, instead of going to the country club and doing the Peloton, I prefer to go down to the 'hood, where the housing projects are, and pick a few fights with the…
The Insufferable Haughtiness of Sam Bankman-Fried...And His Parents
I get tired of being right all the time. Just once, I would like to get something wrong so I would know what it feels like. It might even make me more humble than I already am. Did I call…
A World Without Honor Creates a Vacuum Filled With Legalisms
I come from a long line of Episcopalians, which is a nice way of saying that I come from a rich heritage of alcohol abuse. Back when the University of Virginia was a great school, it had a…
If You Were As Superficial As I Am, You Would Never Have Fallen for Sam Bankman-Fried
I am a very superficial and shallow person. If you have an ugly wife or girlfriend, I am going to judge you. In fact, my razor sharp supercomputer mind will draw certain conclusions about…
Wealth Creation Is Always About Self Control and Discipline
Halloween. Folklore. Traditions. I am amazed at the popularity of Halloween, and equally amazed at how closely it resembles its ancient Celtic roots. The British Isle Celts referred to this…
As the University of Richmond Caves to the 'Woke' Mob, My Response
October 11, 2022 Mr. Kevin Hallock President of the University of Richmond 410 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173 Dear Mr. Hallock: Thank you for calling me to tell me the news about the…
Italy's Giorgia Meloni Reminds Us That We Ignore Truth at Our Peril
Well folks, was an interesting weekend. Albert Pujols joined the 700 club by knocking a 2 run dinger over the fence Friday night. College football was not disappointing. The Clemson v. Wake…
No Problem In the World Has Ever Been Solved By Ignoring the Truth
I have my testosterone drained a couple times a week. It’s a real pain in the ass, but if I didn’t, I would bust out of my clothes like Lou Ferringo turning into the Incredible…
More On Why Rob Smith Is the Smartest Man In the World
Perhaps you have read my new best-selling book, Why Rob Smith is the Smartest Man in the World . Chapter 7 is titled Rob’s Rules for Political, Economic and Cultural Nirvana. Learn…
Law Is Meaningless Without the Natural Law of Convention
Warning. This article contains religious and moral overtones. So if you are a left wing heathen who projectile vomits across the room if you hear the word “God,” you may want go…