Daily Archives: December 12, 2008

Irreparable Damage

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gaius

Hold on to your hats, gentle readers. The arrest of legendary hedge fund manager Bernard Madoff may trigger – no – probably will trigger – a run on other hedge funds. The murky world of these funds is about to … Continue reading →

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How Deep Is This Muck? – Part The Second

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gaius

Hmm. Sorry, folks. This does not sound like a man with nothing to hide. The president-elect’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he wouldn’t go to the Chicago presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters trying to ask … Continue reading →

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Skating On The Thames

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gaius

No, the Thames River has not frozen over – yet – but British bookies are now taking bets on whether it will. It seems that Britain has been shivering through the coldest winter in more than twice the fourteen years … Continue reading →

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The Institute Of Really Good Times?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gaius

Oh, this is just plain funny. A respected German research institute, seeking to illustrate a special report on China with Chinese characters, mistakenly ran an ad for a Chinese brothel on its cover page. “The idea was to publish an … Continue reading →

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All Your Cars Are Belong Us

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gaius

There appears to be one organization in the United States that is more than willing to invest in the American auto industry: The Animal UprisingTM. When the turn signal and windshield wipers went out on Hope Wideup’s car, she didn’t … Continue reading →

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So When Can We Get Beyond This Nonsense?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Rich Horton

Really, who could support the fairy tale that is Anthropegenic Global Warming any more? It turns out most every aspect of it is suspect, especially the fantasy about the existence of some sort of scientific “consensus” on the matter. Luckily … Continue reading →

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