Archive - Nov 7, 2009 - Blog entry
Mises: The Man Who Predicted the Depression
Submitted by Econophile on 11/07/2009 15:03 -0500I've been meaning to write a piece on Ludwig von Mises, the greatest economist who ever lived, and, if you will, a hero of mine. This is a piece on Mises from the Op-Ed page of the Wall Street Journal by Mark Spitznagel. Spitznagel is the head of Universa Investments and is a protege and partner of Nassim Taleb of Black Swan fame. Those of you who have been following my blog know of my admiration of Mr. Taleb. He and Mr. Spitznagel were also "right," and Universa made a lot of money for their investors from our economic crisis.
Fannie's Tax Sale to Goldman - No Deal! Bad 'Optics' the Cause?
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 11/07/2009 11:35 -0500The Fannie tax deal is an indication that Washington is well aware of the risks they face with an angry population. No more insider deals for the 'Fat Cats'. I am just wondering what that might cost us
