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Month: December 2023

The Truth About the S&L Crisis

Some have asked if there wasn’t also a lot of fraud behind the collapse of S&Ls. Many allegations were that they squandered money buying expensive art,...

Get Ready for a 1986 Repeat of a Real Estate Crash?

Whenever those in Congress mess with real estate, they have ALWAYS, and without exception, caused a major crash. The Entire Savings & Loan (S&L) Crisis was...

Why South Korea’s Youth Cannot Begin Families

South Korea hosts one of the lowest birth rates in the modern world. The nation’s population began decreasing significantly in 2021. Statistics Korea reported...

Bidenomics FAILED

Government officials do not understand why Americans are disappointed with Bidenomics. Biden’s own team did not realize the term “Bidenomics” was intended to...

Blue Cities Contemplate Mask Bans

Blue cities across the US are contemplating banning masks. A few years ago these cities would not allow people to enter public establishments without a mask. But...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed – To Raise or Not to Raise – That’s the Question

PRIVATE BLOG – The Fed – To Raise or Not to Raise – That’s the Question Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To...

Market Talk – December 13, 2023

ASIA: In November, foreign investors significantly increased their bond purchases in key Asian markets due to a notable decline in U.S. Treasury yields and a shift...

What’s Wrong with the Australian Government?

COMMENT: Hi Martin, Further to your recent blog on Australia looking to implement digital ID’s, we are noticing more stores in Australia are moving towards...

Javier Milei’s First Day in Office – Reduce the Size of Government

Argentina’s new President, Javier Milei, is making headlines around the world for vowing to radically change Argentina’s failing political system. Milei...

Useless Bureaucracy Example – Golden Gate Bridge Nets

Government mismanagement comes at a high cost. We saw Argentina’s new president slash half of the useless federal administrations this week on his first day in...