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Armstrong Economics 101

John McAfee is Dead – Targeted for Selective Presecution

John David McAfee (1945 – June 23, 2021) is dead. He allegedly committed suicide in a Spanish jail cell where he was awaiting extradition to the United States....

Parallels in Bankers 1930s – 2020s

COMMENT: Marty, You have written much about the period 1927-1929 dominated by the relationship between Monatgue Norman and Benjamin Strong; how pressure from...

The Hatred of our Way of Life

COMMENT: Hi Martin, A fundamental aspect of capitalism is the protection of property rights.  It appears that a part of the Marxist’s plan of attack is to...

Defund the Police = Totalitarian Agenda

QUESTION: Why is the left pushing to defund the police and make shoplifting not a crime under $1,000? I am leaving California. It has become an insane asylum that...

The Confusing Labor Market

There have been very unusual trends unfolding in the labor market. US workers have been quitting their jobs in record numbers all because the government was paying...

Cycles in Fashion

QUESTION: Isn’t the current version of the economy much more decadent than in ancient times? So the past is not always the same. WG ANSWER: I think you have...

Understanding We Are All Connected

COMMENT #1:  Re Institutionalizing of Real Estate Market Hi Marty Thank you for this post, I see your point that it is better that hedge funds buy real assets then...

Human Nature Cycle

QUESTION: Good Morning, If we take the statement “History repeats because human nature never changes” it would suggest that the human nature cycle will...

Singing Parrot & Animals

  Animals are fascinating. I have noticed with my dog she is very smart and she will communicate with her eyes. She gets a certain look and I know she is ready...

Selling the Invisible

OK, an Italian Artist sold an invisible statute for over $18,000 you can never see or touch. The buyer was given a certificate that he bought something that is not...