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Tim Swanson

Can Bubbles Also Be Made in China?

July 30, 2009 | 9 Comments

AEP, two steps forward, one step backward

May 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

Will your in-laws be moving in shortly?

May 22, 2009 | 7 Comments

They are in the news, in a positive light

May 9, 2009 | 22 Comments

Why not make it three lost decades?

April 27, 2009 | 11 Comments

Are there Somali pirates off the Swedish coast?

April 17, 2009 | 19 Comments

Calling all interior decorators

April 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Patriotic Duty: Buy Bailout Bonds

April 9, 2009 | 11 Comments

Who is Andrew Beal?

April 4, 2009 | 7 Comments

A dash of this integer and a dab of that regression

March 30, 2009 | 22 Comments

What goes on behind closed doors

March 27, 2009 | 13 Comments

Bush was a tightwad?

March 25, 2009 | 8 Comments

Is there a future for b-schools?

March 24, 2009 | 7 Comments

John Stossel takes on the bailouts

March 14, 2009 | 24 Comments

What’s the deal with the Swiss?

March 13, 2009 | 18 Comments

He pinky swears

March 11, 2009 | 13 Comments

Japanese taxpayers still haven’t spent enough

March 10, 2009 | 11 Comments

An increase in prices means an increase in economic growth?

March 10, 2009 | 8 Comments

Deja Vu ten years later

February 19, 2009 | 11 Comments

What is the purpose of interest rates?

February 18, 2009 | 19 Comments

Was it too good to be true?

February 15, 2009 | 12 Comments

Fill in the Blank

February 14, 2009 | 4 Comments

How long will they take it on the chin?

February 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

The Japanese just didn’t try hard enough

February 7, 2009 | 19 Comments

A blast from the past

February 6, 2009 | 8 Comments

When in Doubt, Blame the Asians

January 29, 2009 | 20 Comments

Long on China, Short on the United States

January 20, 2009 | 23 Comments

Photo du jour

January 17, 2009 | 14 Comments

Predictions for 2009

January 3, 2009 | 42 Comments

The numbers in review

December 31, 2008 | 8 Comments

Pumping the flu-suffering patient with mercury

December 22, 2008 | 4 Comments

What we need is another World War

December 21, 2008 | 26 Comments

That kind of fraud is not really possible because of the system…

December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

Will the other Ponzi schemes please stand up

December 12, 2008 | 43 Comments

What happened to GM?

December 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

Obama invents sliced bread, feeds gullible masses

December 8, 2008 | 11 Comments

Sign your Herbie Hancock on the dotted line

December 3, 2008 | 15 Comments

Politician: it’s not your money

November 20, 2008 | 12 Comments

If protesting generated wealth no one would have to work

November 13, 2008 | 5 Comments

Midweek financial gum drops

November 12, 2008 | 8 Comments

Headline of the day: China

November 6, 2008 | 12 Comments

If you saw one, you saw them all

October 28, 2008 | 8 Comments

Can a video game explain the ridiculous housing bubble?

October 17, 2008 | 8 Comments

Unlearning the lessons in 30 days or your money back guaranteed

October 11, 2008 | 6 Comments

Is Plan B a return of the Deutsche Mark?

October 6, 2008 | 3 Comments

North Korea: a Land of Milk and Honey

October 6, 2008 | 8 Comments

Marginal power grabs: the ratchet effect

October 5, 2008 | 9 Comments

Will the DJIA turn into the 1990s NIKKEI?

October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

Who won World War Two!?!?

September 27, 2008 | 24 Comments

Is Larry Kudlow a socialist?

September 24, 2008 | 21 Comments

Are we all Polish now?

September 23, 2008 | 6 Comments

Will banning shorts help win an election for the GOP?

September 19, 2008 | 11 Comments

Shorting is unpatriotic and an act of terrorism

September 18, 2008 | 11 Comments

Will Baseball Cards Be Accepted As Collateral?

September 15, 2008 | 5 Comments

What firms are allowed to fail?

September 10, 2008 | 5 Comments

Who is ultimately financing the injections by the Treasury?

September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment

Broadband uptake in the developed world

September 2, 2008 | No Comments

Pickens and Water pumps

August 23, 2008 | 8 Comments

Updating Your Holiday Card Address Book

August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

China: turning the corner

July 22, 2008 | 9 Comments

Jim Rogers is not a happy camper

July 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

The People’s Republic of Capitalism

July 9, 2008 | 17 Comments

How Long Does a Free-Trade Agreement Need to Be?

July 2, 2008 | 21 Comments

De Gaulle the gold bug

June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

Appreciating 20% in three years: RMB versus USD

June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Behind the Firefox 3 numbers for Iraq

June 18, 2008 | 20 Comments

Joe Salerno on Line 1

June 1, 2008 | No Comments

Metals are fairly difficult to print

May 22, 2008 | 8 Comments

Come to Finland, because we need new blood to tax

May 15, 2008 | 42 Comments

Interview with Peter Schiff

April 21, 2008 | 49 Comments

Are Tornados Good For Growth?

April 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

Petrodollars and Inflation

April 10, 2008 | 10 Comments

Should you fear Sovereign Wealth Funds?

March 13, 2008 | 11 Comments

What are you investing in?

March 12, 2008 | 33 Comments

At the End of Each Month, Just Stand on Your Roof

March 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

What Incentive Do They Have To Perform Well?

March 11, 2008 | No Comments

Sovereign Wealth Messiahs

March 11, 2008 | 8 Comments

Penalized for Producing

March 8, 2008 | 5 Comments

No Silver in the Silver Lining

February 28, 2008 | 6 Comments

To Nationalize or Not to Nationalize

February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments

Max out your credit cards

February 20, 2008 | 13 Comments

Reworded Broadband Plan Resold As New and Improved

February 1, 2008 | No Comments

Could They Survive Without University Support?

January 31, 2008 | 6 Comments

Too sexy for mundane tasks

January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments

Where does most of that money go?

January 27, 2008 | 22 Comments

Meet the new Chavez, same as the old one

January 12, 2008 | 6 Comments

Redefine success with other metrics

January 12, 2008 | 15 Comments

2007: Year in Review

January 3, 2008 | 4 Comments

The Spectrum Swindle

December 26, 2007 | 23 Comments

Against a National Broadband Policy

December 19, 2007 | 11 Comments

Be sure to thank NASA for saving your life

November 29, 2007 | 13 Comments

Heroic Belgian Stalemate

November 28, 2007 | 7 Comments

Mugabenomics in action

November 22, 2007 | 3 Comments

Monuments for Megalomaniacs

November 22, 2007 | 5 Comments

By reproducing this post you could be violating copyright law

November 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

Using the State to Benefit Your Enterprise

November 16, 2007 | No Comments

If European monochromists get it…

November 13, 2007 | 6 Comments

“If I were Bernanke I would abolish the Fed and resign”

November 3, 2007 | 20 Comments

A History of Occupations

November 1, 2007 | 15 Comments

You Can’t Do This, But We Can

October 29, 2007 | 11 Comments