I Chose America As My Home Because

The Pro-israel Lobby Has Been Remarkably Successful In Suppressing Criticism. Politicians Challenge It At Their Peril Because Of The Lobby's Ability To Influence Political Contributions.

In Certain Circumstances, Financial Markets Can Affect The So-called Fundamentals Which They Are Supposed To Reflect. When That Happens, Markets Enter Into A State Of Dynamic Disequilibrium And Behave Quite Differently From What Would Be Considered Normal By The Theory Of Efficient Markets. Such Boom/bust Sequences Do Not Arise Very Often, But When They Do, They Can Be Very Disruptive, Exactly Because They Affect The Fundamentals Of The Economy.

When Interest Rates Are Low We Have Conditions For Asset Bubbles To Develop, And They Are Developing At The Moment. The Ultimate Asset Bubble Is Gold.

Globalization Has Rendered The World Increasingly Interdependent, But International Politics Is Still Based On The Sovereignty Of States.

There Is No Doubt That The Countries That Now Have A Very Large Debt Have Not Introduced The Kind Of Structural Reforms That Germany Did And Are Therefore At A Disadvantage. But The Problem Is That This Disadvantage Is Becoming Even More Pronounced Through The Punitive Policies In Place.