The Daily "Near You?" 27 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am

    Much Wenlock, Shropshire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.

“Hey, Idiot!” 27 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am

 “Hey, Idiot!” By Elliot Sperber "It is interesting to observe that the word idiot derives from the Greek idiotes, which refers to a "private person" - as distinct from a public person, or one who is...

"Some Filthy Facts about the Rich" 27 Aug 2013 | 04:41 am

"Some Filthy Facts about the Rich" by Paul Buchheit "First of all, who are they? Mostly the 1%. But the top 2-5% have also done quite well, increasing their inflation-adjusted wealth by 75 perc...

"How It Really Is" 26 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm

"But We Should Trust The Cops!" 26 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm

"But We Should Trust The Cops!" by Karl Denninger "Uh huh. "Law enforcement officials in the area were suspicious of the man and regularly sent undercover officers to do surveillance on his store....

The Economy: “Bogle’s ‘Battle for the Soul of Capitalism’ Rages” 26 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm

 “Bogle’s ‘Battle for the Soul of Capitalism’ Rages” by Paul B. Farrell “Doomsday Capitalism?” Yes, Jack Bogle’s classic, “The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism” hit the stands in 2005. The first ass...

“Syria: What's Really Going On?” 26 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm

“Syria: What's Really Going On?” by Karl Denninger “Let's take a rather-jaundiced but honest look at Syria, shall we? First, why does Syria matter?  That's pretty simple - they're a rather inter...

"Unless..." 25 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss

Musical Interlude: Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands” 25 Aug 2013 | 11:34 am

Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrQFaB50w0&html5=1

"A Look to the Heavens" 25 Aug 2013 | 11:31 am

“Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra, the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island univers...