January 2010

Best of the Web

Egon von Greyerz Interview – King World News
Who Are The Real Traitors? – The Burning Platform
Jay Taylor: In Precious Metals, Cash Flow is King – Gold Report
Equity Market Risks Are Rising – Brian Bloom
Richard Ebeling on Higher Interest Rates, Collectivism and the Coming Collapse – Daily Bell
Stock-Market Crashes Through the Ages – Zero Hedge
Opt Out of PRISM – Prism Break
Is Gold at a Turning Point? – Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity
Collateral Transformation – Financial Sense
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden  Interview – YouTube
How America Became Orwellian – Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Economic Infographs – Demonocracy
Nouriel Roubini Seriously Misguided on Gold, Equities & More – Mike Shedlock
Bill Fleckenstein Interview – King World News
Government Policies Exacerbate Credit Crunch – Mike Shedlock
“Dangerous Divergences” Between Bonds and Stocks, – Global Money Trends

Best of the Web Archives

Breaking News

The Economy

6/19    If Bernanke really shakes the tree, half the world may fall out – The Telegraph
6/19    Cash squeeze in China – Mish
6/19    Probe shows how UBS targeted junk securities at German cities – Implode-O-Meter
6/19    Goldman Sachs - first learn, then earn and serve – BATR
6/19    More than 100 years of money printing next year – USA Watchdog
6/19    Rob Arnott interview – King World News
6/19    "The next 18 months will redefine economic orthodoxy for the West" – Zero Hedge
6/19    When margin debt tops 2.25% of GDP the market crashes – Economic Collapse Blog
6/19    Jim Puplava offers financial sense and some positive news – GoldMoney
6/19    Hedge funds brace for renewed debt crisis – Reuters
6/19    Biggest bond bubble in history is turning into carnage – Market Shadows
6/19    Spike in margin debt could signal a stock market crash ahead – ETF Daily News
6/19    Japan exports surge most since 2010 in boost for Abe – Bloomberg
6/18    5 signs that China is about to fall off a debt cliff – Quartz
6/18    The gold clock goes tic-tock on SE Asia – Seeking Alpha
6/18    European car sales fall to 20-year low amid unemployment – Bloomberg
6/18    IBS said to start US job cuts today amid global reduction – Bloomberg
6/18    Bonds at risk - where to hide? – MERK

Precious Metals

6/19    Silver is important weapon against 'superbugs' – Casey Research
6/19    Gold is poised to rally mid-summer – Huffington Post
6/19    History shows why gold may drop to as low as $900/oz – Bull Market Thinking
6/19    Gold bull market vs. gold bull era – 321 Gold
6/19    Silver price to rise as top miner's high grade production evaporates – SilverSeek
6/19    Amazing silver data came from citizen journalist – GoldSilver.com
6/18    India declares war on Gold – GoldSeek
6/18    All the gold in Fort What's-It's-Name – Deviant Investor
6/18    Contrarian gold stocks 2 – GoldSeek
6/18    Hedge funds cut gold bets as Paulson's loss widens – Bloomberg
6/18    The hidden costs of precious-metals miners' optimism – Casey Research
6/18    US Treasury gold - is it there? – Gold Silver Worlds
6/18    Gold: dead cat bounce or raging bull? – Casey Research
6/17    Gold demand extraordinary in Vietnam – Gold Core
6/17    The ultimate win for precious metals – USAWatchdog
6/17    Tips are the pits as yields rise but inflation doesn't – Barron's

Inflation/Deflation

6/19    Low inflation gives Ben Bernanke time to press on with QE – Bloomberg
6/19    Obama 'basically fired Ben Bernanke on the spot' – Business Insider
6/19    Draghi loses war for growth with euro beating peers – BusinessWeek
6/19    Inflation remains largely flat – CBS
6/19    Now the yen is joining in the battering of emerging markets – MSN
6/19    Brazilian currency touches four-year low prompting intervention – Mish
6/18    Venezuela on the brink of hyperinflation – Economonitor
6/18    Bitcoin is 'real currency,' CTFC's Chilton tells Yahoo's 'Daily Ticker' – GATA
6/18    US consumer prices edge higher in May – MarketWatch
6/18    Asia currency sell-off goes from bad to ugly – CNBC
6/18    Has inflation fueled the two-income household trap in the US? – My Budget 360
6/16    Inflation: robbing you since the 10th century – Casey Research
6/16    Emerging nations stem capital flows – South China Morning Post

Real Estate Bubble

6/19    Mortgage applications decrease, mortgage rates increase – Calculated Risk
6/19    Houston home sales break an all-time record – Culture Map
6/18    Inventory of homes for sale up 10 percent in Denver in May – Denver Post
6/18    Is now the time to take advantage of the current buyer's market? – Money Forever
6/18    Housing starts rise in May – MarketWatch
6/18    Redfin: "Here comes the inventory" – Calculated Risk
6/17    Home-builder confidence in US rises to a seven-year high – Bloomberg
6/16    Glendale home prices rise again – Glendale News-Press
6/16    Housing inventory has increased nationwide since January – Mortgage Orb
6/16    US vacation home rebound lifts Hilton head to Hawaii – Bloomberg
6/14    The signs of real estate mania in California – Dr. Housing Bubble
6/14    Mortgage rates aren't going back down – Yahoo! Finance
6/14    "Mortgage rates on six week streak higher" – Calculated Risk
6/13    If there is a "housing recovery" then this chart can't be right – Zero Hedge
6/13    Triangle home sales surge while inventory levels continue to fall – News Observer

Ron Paul

6/16    Ron Paul destroys White House claims about Syria – Activist Post
6/13    Ron Paul on the House floor in 1984 warning about the surveillance state – Liberty Crier
6/12    Ron Paul blasts NSA defenders on Piers Morgan – Liberty Crier
6/11    Rejecting authoritarian government is our greatest priority – Peak Prosperity
6/10    Ron Paul: "It's going to get much, much worse" – Zero Hedge
6/10    Government spying: should we be shocked? – Lew Rockwell
6/08    Ron Paul: NSA's PRISM is an awakening call – Liberty Crier
6/03    Iraq collapse shows bankruptcy of interventionism – SafeHaven
6/02    The real meaning of President Obama's national security speeches – AntiWar
5/21    Ron Paul: "The IRS's job is to violate our liberties" – Zero Hedge
5/20    Ron Pau's revolution continues (interview) – Liberty Crier

Offshore Investing

6/19    25 years ago, this was crazy: today, it's a savvy move – Path Finder
6/18    Swiss bankers stripped of secrecy as data swap embraced – Bloomberg
6/18    The world's best-paying gig? – International Living
6/15    This beach town's getting a new boardwalk – Path Finder
6/13    "Switzerland outlines plan to relax bank secrecy laws" – Liberty Crier
6/13    Bitcoin: internationalization's new best friend – International Man
6/12    A beach-view lot in an English-speaking paradise for $73,000 – Path Finder

Clean Tech

6/13    Photovoltaic materials market to jump 52% to $27.2 billion in 2018 – Solar Plaza
6/13    Report predicts EU duties to dampen 1.3GW of PV in Europe – Solar Plaza
6/13    LDK Solar loss increases, revenue tumbles – Solar Plaza
6/12    U.S. photovoltaic power installations rise 33 pct in 1st quarter – Solar Plaza
6/12    India can follow Japan's solar energy harnessing model to end power shortage – News Track India
6/12    Japan: The world's new star in solar power – CNN
6/11    SunPower, SolarCity, CSI, builders driving solar home growth surge – GreenTech Media
6/09    Florida repeals renewable fuel standard – Mish
6/08    Siemens makes claim as smart grid software kingpin – GreenTech Media

Art of the Collapse

6/12    It's funny 'coz it's true – Zero Hedge
6/11    Americans shouldn't be alarmed – Bob Gorrell
6/11    Big Government is watching you – Lisa Benson
6/04    Subspectrum Counterfeiters – Steve Wheelock
5/31    Surveillance society – Steve Breen
5/10    Currency wars: are we winning? – Merk
4/16    'You signed a social contract!' – Liberty Classroom
4/15    A libertarian love story where the bad guys work at the Fed – Washington Post
4/11    LA artist Alex Schaefer is back with new JPMorgan bankster snuff art – Implode-O-Meter
4/11    Cracking the safe – Lisa Benson

War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Nullification, Secession, Creeping Fascism, Police State

6/19    Why this gigantic "intelligence" apparatus? – Ludwig von Mises Institute
6/19    The defining image of Brazil's protest in 20 years – Business Insider
6/13    Does America still know rule of law – GoldSilverWorlds
6/13    22 nauseating quotes from hypocritical establishment politicians about NSA – Liberty Crier
6/13    Internationalize your internet setup to prevent NSA from spying – MunKnee
6/13    NSA's Big Brother nation? – CNBC
6/13    American Empire, rest in peace – Voice America
6/13    NSA leaks: Obama officials caught lying to Congress – Liberty Crier
6/12    NSA leaks: Obama officials caught lying to Congress – Liberty Crier
6/12    Orwell's 1984 soars on Amazon after NSA surveillance reports – Bloomberg
6/12    Feinstein and Rogers refuse to discuss constitutionality of mass surveillance – Daily Bell
6/12    FaceBook changes "privacy" features once more – Zero Hedge
6/12    Has the US war on terror just had its Cronkite moment? – RT
6/11    How the US Congress lost the plot on secrecy, surveillance and accountability – The Guardian
6/11    America's new normal: mass surveillance, secret courts – Rutherford Institute
6/11    Creeping surveillance state, creepy conclusions – USA Today
6/11    Where was mainstream news while the surveillance state was expanding? – Daily Bell
6/11    NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden  interview – YouTube
6/10    I've never been more outraged at Washington – Money And Markets
6/10    Ellsberg says Snowden saves us from the "United Stasi Of America" – Zero Hedge
6/10    NSA whistleblower: 'I do not expect to see home again' – The Guardian
6/09    UK says eavesdropping is legal, defends U.S. spy links – Reuters
6/08    Police state progressivism – AntiWar

Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival

6/13    Wedding a part of your portfolio to an annuity – Miller's Money
6/12    Homegrown life: how to install drip irrigation – Mother Earth News
6/10    Homeschooling growing seven times faster than public schooling – BreitBart
6/09    Finding your way to your authentic career – Peak Prosperity
6/08    Should you buy an annuity? – Miller's Money
6/05    Connecticut first state to pass legislation requiring GMO food labeling – Liberty Crier
6/03    Disappearing bees and why nature's free services are running out – Mother Earth News
6/03    Lobbying and GMO giant Monsanto buckles in Europe – Zero Hedge
6/03    An excrement expert's manure manifesto – Mother Earth News
5/28    Wonderful world of bicarbonate and CO2 – Dr. Sircus

CyberWar, CyberTerrorism, CyberCrime

6/13    Cyber wars would cripple economies: experts – Business Spectator
6/12    Maryland suburbs are front line in cyber war – Times Dispatch
6/12    Presidential cyberwar directive gives Pentagon long-awaited marching orders – CSMonitor
6/12    Cyberattacks more dangerous to energy grid than superstorms – Yahoo! Finance
6/11    Syria's online troops wage counter-revolutionary cyber war – AFP
6/11    Obama: one hand reaching out to China, other preparing for cyberwar – Turkish Weekly
6/09    Another Top Secret leak: Obama's cyber-war hit-list – Boing Boing
6/08    Leaked documents hint at Obama’s emerging cyberwar doctrine – Washington Post

Off-Topic But Brilliant/Challenging/Infuriating

6/04    "Miracle" cannabis oil – Liberty Crier
5/28    Why there are so many narcissists now – US News
5/28    Size does matter (in signatures) – Harvard Business Review
5/27    Don't have health insurance? Start your own insurance company! – Slate
5/26    3D printing saves a life – Liberty Crier
5/25    'Overspending has become a modern form of mating deception' – The Atlantic
5/16    Human stem cells created by cloning – Kurzweil