But I thought Luke was the Pope? View quoted note →

"You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality." - Ayn Rand

GM. The US government is incapable of keeping its lights on yet most people accept as sacred and inviolable its ability to control the currency.

While I wonder if there will be a "Trump-Xi" agreement reached this week, what are the odds China continues to restrict defense imports of rare earths? #asknostr

GM to everyone who prefers their money offering yield. The US Treasury will reward you for letting them take risks. Those risks have compounded to over $200 trillion of insolvency and 40% of the population expecting a civil war in the next 10 years. Everything's working great for the dollar, nothing to see here.

We really need the government to reopen so that Dennis Hastert's congressional pension payments continue on time.