Alan Greenspan: We Are Headed for Stagflation
“We’re moving into a state of stagflation which we haven’t seen in this country for quite a while”
Taps Coogan: Time to Accept that Soft Brexit Is Not an Option
A temporary Norway-style Brexit-in-name-only deal where the UK gets demoted to a non-voting member of the EU, with North Ireland as a hostage surety, is the worst of all worlds
Over Half of Americans Have Had a Family Member Jailed
“64 percent of American adults have had an immediate or extended family member spend time in prison”
Image of the Day: Fowler and Farrington
Patented in 1888
Nassim Taleb: We Tried to Fix a Debt Problem with Debt
“You have to worry about an industry dominated by non-risk takers discussing risk”
Map of the Day: The World’s Best and Worst Places for Doing Business
New Zealand has taken the top spot for the last three years in a row
Map of the Day: Every Year in the History of Scandinavia
The changing borders of the various civilizations of Scandinavia from the Kingdom of Gothia, through the Viking Age, until the modern Day
Map of the Day: The Endangered Languages of Europe
The endangered and extinct languages of Europe
Paul Hodges: Global Chemical Industry Signalling Recession
“What we have been saying over the last six weeks is that we are either in a global recession, or we are about to enter it”
Taps Coogan: What Does the Recent Yield Curve Inversion Really Mean?
A recession has been less than two years away nearly half of the time throughout American history