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The Bulletin: August 13-19, 2025
The Bulletin: August 13-19, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Science Snippets: Connecting War with Climate Change The Forgotten Skills of Dying and Grieving Well: How Engaging with Loss Can Help Us Live More Fully You Can’t Make This Shit Up – […]
The System Isn’t Designed to Help You
The System Isn’t Designed to Help You If climate change doesn’t kill you, it will bankrupt you. It’s been about two months since the Lahaina fire, and the long term nature of their recovery is just starting to set in — for some at least. I know from first-hand experience that it takes months for […]
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California
State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California Faltering California took another economic hit on Friday, as America’s largest personal lines insurer said it would immediately stop selling new home insurance policies in the state. California is the largest property and casualty insurance market in the country. State Farm attributed the decision to three factors: “historic increases in construction […]
America Can’t Afford to Rebuild
America Can’t Afford to Rebuild Adolphe Yvon Genius of America c1870A number of people have argued over the past few days that Hurricane Harvey will NOT boost the US housing market. As if any such argument would or should be required. Hurricane Irma will not provide any such boost either. News about the ‘resurrection’ of […]
Taken to the Cleaners
TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS Introduction Should regulators call the market? It has been a matter of vigorous debate in the regulatory community since the crisis. ‘Cleaners’ think you shouldn’t mess around with the market, although be prepared to clean up if markets collapse. ‘Leaners’ take the opposite view, divided between those who want to lean […]
Dave Janda: Bad Medicine
Dave Janda: Bad Medicine A doctor’s reasons for quitting the profession In our ongoing discussion of how our Health Care system (or more aptly-named “Sick Care” system) has been hijacked by those who profit most from it, we interview Dr. Dave Janda this week, who recently and very publicly announced he was walking away from his clinical […]
My Passion is Puppetry
My Passion is Puppetry Campaign Company Launch Date “Flo” Progressive Insurance 2008 “Rhetorical Question” “Happier Than A … ” “Did You Know?” “It’s What You Do” GEICO 2009 2012 2013 2014 “Mayhem” Allstate 2010 “University of Farmers” Farmers Insurance 2010 “Magic Jingle” State Farm 2011 2011 “That’s Not How It Works” Esurance 2014 “Chicken […]
Diversify Into Gold As An “Insurance Policy” Against Geopolitical Risk
Diversify Into Gold As An “Insurance Policy” Against Geopolitical Risk “Investors could be forgiven for heading for the hills given the tumultuous start to 2016,” so writes Andrew Oxlade in The Telegraph today who advises investors to diversify into gold as an “insurance policy”: We have long been advocates of exposure to gold as an insurance policy. […]
Global Financial Meltdown Coming? Clear Signs That The Great Derivatives Crisis Has Now Begun
Global Financial Meltdown Coming? Clear Signs That The Great Derivatives Crisis Has Now Begun Warren Buffett once referred to derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction“, and it was inevitable that they would begin to wreak havoc on our financial system at some point. While things may seem somewhat calm on Wall Street at the […]
Guaranteed Financial Security Is a Fantasy
Guaranteed Financial Security Is a Fantasy Guarantees based on extracting higher taxes, borrowing trillions of dollars and creating trillions more out of thin air only guarantee eventual systemic implosion. It is difficult for those living through tectonic social and economic shifts to recognize the passing of one era and the emergence of a new era. We […]
Did An Obscure IMF Document Start A Global Bail-In Revolution? by Daniel Amerman
Did An Obscure IMF Document Start A Global Bail-In Revolution? by Daniel Amerman. When revolutions start, it’s not uncommon for almost nobody to notice. It may take years or even decades before historians can look back, point a finger and say “that’s where it really began.” An obscure International Monetary Fund “Staff Discussion Note” may […]
