Creeping Fascism

The End Is Near, Part 1: The “War On Cash”

April 26, 2015 33 Comments

As the saying goes, you can know a person by the quality of his or her enemies. This is also true of societies, where moral

Citi: No Longer the Dumbest Bank — Now the Most Evil

January 6, 2015 54 Comments

Back in December there was a flurry of press around the passage of a banking bill that was 1) reportedly written by Citigroup and 2)

Well Played, Wall Street!

December 14, 2014 30 Comments

So the markets are getting skittish and the media is obsessing about the many things that could go wrong out there. It’s like 2007 all

Yeah, This Will Work Out Just Fine

August 25, 2014 11 Comments

The Islamic State (ISIS) has set a modern-day “emergent threat” record by going from obscurity to existential global menace in what seems like a matter

Fake Conflict: Fed Criticizes Big Banks

November 8, 2013 17 Comments

Yesterday, Federal Reserve official William Dudley had some harsh words for Wall Street banks, sort of calling them criminals, among other things: New York Fed

Too Big To Even Name

October 20, 2013 20 Comments

With the announcement that JP Morgan Chase will pay a $13 billion fine for past crimes against its customers – while the bankers who actually

They’re Coming For Your Savings

October 12, 2013 30 Comments

Another of history’s many lessons is that governments under pressure become thieves. And today’s governments are under a lot of pressure. Before we look at