One of the most misunderstood words in the English Lexicon, is “Shortages.”  A brief lesson in basic economics follows, if you please. It is now common for various web sites and articles, written by well educated people, to say or write that, “Silver is scarce.”  I say, as a famous general said to Hitler […]

  Every law ever passed, which attempts to control people’s actions, in the name of religion, honesty, health, bad habits, or what have you, has failed miserably, and without exception.  Be it gambling, prostitution, drugs, abortion, alcohol, or for that matter driving, all such laws were utter failures.  Let’s examine a few of them. 1.  […]

  Everything and everyone, needs to justify their existence.  Even in the animal kingdom, animals justify their existence, because they serve a purpose.  Scavenger birds, and fish, eat the droppings or dead bodies, to keep their environment clean.  I am at a loss to explain mosquitoes, but I am sure they have a purpose.  However, […]

  Good grief!  What does government have to do with refrigerators?  Nothing!  Thank goodness.  It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by a government bureaucrat.  Just imagine what a Ford or Mercedes would look like if designed by government.  Or a refrigerator maybe.  It would cost a fortune to buy, wouldn’t […]

  Good money or bad money?  Obviously, the only really good money, is gold and silver, but this is about the world’s unbacked paper currencies, none of which are worth more than the paper they are printed on, if the truth be known.  However, let’s speak about dollars, both good and bad.  Good dollars, are […]

  It takes a long time for people to adjust to, or even recognize what’s happening.  Out of the 300 million Americans, probably not more than a tenth of them really know the pickle we are in, with huge, unpayable debts, and a Congress of both parties, who just keep spending us into the grave.  […]

  Is it “Over the cliff” we go?  “Kick the can down the road” a bit further?  Who cares?  Not me, because I know the value and honesty of government, and it is microscopic.  What purpose does government serve?  Rather, what purpose SHOULD it serve?  Actually, what it does is steal from the ’halves,’ and […]

  This will be the last column before Christmas, so I am going to tell you all about Irving Berlin, who wrote “White Christmas” for the 1942 film “Holiday Inn,” which wasn’t a great story, but it has Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in it, plus the music was good. Irving Berlin, born Israel Baline, […]

                            ONE COLUMN A WEEK.  WEDNESDAYS ONLY I keep running onto some of my old columns, and I think some of them are very worthwhile, even though a bit dated.  There’s lots to write about currently, but refreshing one’s memory isn’t too bad an idea either.  Try this one on for size.  It’s […]

          ONE COLUMN A WEEK FROM NOW ON.  WEDNESDAYS ONLY I don’t know who wrote this, but thanks to Alan for sending it to me.  Massive wealth redistribution?  Looks like the Black House and it’s Democrats are going to try to nationalize our retirement system.  Can you imagine if your IRA had physical gold […]