I had never before heard the term "dominionism," but I see this philosophy expressed almost universally these days within evangelical circles.  I live in a small rural community where evangelical Christianisty is the only game in town, so it's not all that hard to discern what people are ...

rickb wrote:

Frankly, I suspect what a lot of the people who simply hate Hillary hate about her is that she's a woman.

Please....
Really?  You think that?
Cripes.

When you turn off the pilot light or it otherwise goes out on its own, gas DOES NOT continue to come out.  The flow of gas is allowed only by a thermocouple heated by the pilot flame. 

Will Trump even have a cabinet?

I think it's very overwrought. The underlying premise about Trump's popularity is right, but it's quite a stretch to go from there to fascism (as he uses the term).  Still, it's worthwhile to keep it in mind.

People on LewRockwell.com many months ago predicted that the neocons would support Clinton.  They are all about Israel and wars undermining its enemies.

I wish I could be confident that Trump will beat Hillary.  I think she is our next president.

As to the GOP, I think they will trip all over themselves lining up behind Trump.  There will be a few who throw themselves under the bus, though.

Like most of us, I have met or known gay people that seemed perfectly fine in all the ways that matter to mainstream people.  However,  as already mentioned, there is a very nihilistic aspect of the lifestyle of many (most?) gay men.  I don't know how it is on the lesbian side. Probably not as bad. ...

ochotona wrote: I think it's Deflation. I don't think it's a fifth pattern.

Yes, but I think it is a different kind of deflation though.  Central bank activities have made stocks go up.  (Ignoring the very recent downward move.)

So maybe it's different, maybe it's not, probably it doesn't matter as to the PP.

A lot of us feel this current situation does not fit any of Harry Browne's four described economic patterns.  I know I don't.  We've discussed this before, without any real consensus.  I thought maybe we could revisit it again.  Just throwing out ideas here.  The first thing I see is that this is th...

I think I'm not an eloquent enough writer to be posting here.

John Mauldin's most recent newsletter spells out the basic math about the value of oil reserves. The drop in world wealth, balance sheet wise, is $100 trillion.  He points out how this dwarfs any of the drops we've ever seen in more conventional balance sheet wealth items like home values, stocks, e...

I don't recall the term cultural evolution being used in the book.  He discusses how humans, left to their own devices, have used specialization and trade to enhance their lives and solve each new problem that presented itself.  He says world population growth is slowing, and that this comes from pr...

With less subtlety than my prior post, I'm suggesting you all might enjoy a different take on this, in the book The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.

Budd, let's see what tune you sing when stocks have another good run.

Has anyone read the book The Rational Optimist?

http://www.amazon.com/Rational-Optimist ... l+optimist

I'm so glad it will be paid for by the oil companies and not the consumers.

Rubio is electable like Bob Dole, John McCain, Mitt Romney, et al, were.  If he's the nominee, it's President Hillary Clinton for sure.  Trump is the ONLY one who can beat her.

I've been contending the same thing.  In Zirpville, the risk:return is horrible.  If you make any positive real return, consider yourself lucky.

It is hard to accept the pp until one has been humbled by the failure of an active investing system.

Trying to scuttle the deal, maybe?

Fill your tax-sheltered space with Treasuries. Outside of tax-sheltered space, substitute muni bonds for Treasuries.  Just understand that you are giving up the protection and "favored in a panic" status of Treasuries.  I found that out the hard way in the 08 meltdown.  Use large cap stock...

I sent you a PM to ask some questions privately.  But for public consumption, do you mind saying if your taxes are high solely due to your investments?  Because that is definitely fixable, with one big modification to the PP. But if you have ordinary earnings putting you in the top bracket, that's d...

What were wars called before there were states?

They'll come up empty if they ransack my house.  I just haven't got my head around stashing coins here and there.  I do think a discreetly-placed safe is a good idea.  Who knows.