December 2007
3 posts
Financial Innovation Strikes Again →
Henry Blodget on E-Trade
First Posting
Second Posting
Axis of Confusion →
So I apparently have geopolitics on the brain this weekend. There are two important geopolitical topics from this fall that I can’t wrap my head around.
1. The North Koreans accepting to dismantle their nuclear infrastructure
2. The September Israeli strike on Syria
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1. I am in “I’ll believe it when I see it” mode about North Korea.
Their leadership, rightly, believes that their nuclear...
NSPD 51 →
Off topic for a moment. Do you know what NSPD 51?
It appears to establish a framework for a temporary, extra-constitutional government in the event of a national catastrophe.
It was released on the White House website without comment in May. As usual, the mainstream press ignored it.
Some version of this plan has previously existed -This is the first one made public.
It seems curiously...