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  • EARLY LOOK: Patriot Pigs
    , April 9th, 2011 at 7:57 am, Comments: 0

    “Lincoln’s ability to retain his emotional balance in such difficult situations was rooted in an acute self awareness.” -Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team Of Rivals I’m [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: The Fiat Flock
    , April 8th, 2011 at 7:51 am, Comments: 0

    “They would be our shepherds, and we are to be their flock.” -Frederic Bastiat After watching Maria Bartiromo interview Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Shutdown
    , April 7th, 2011 at 8:06 am, Comments: 0

    “Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.“ -Alexander Graham Bell Finally, [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Blame Yourself
    , April 3rd, 2011 at 7:59 am, Comments: 0

    “It was a matter in which we have heard some other persons blamed for what I did myself.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1862 That’s one of the [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Leaders at the Front
    , April 2nd, 2011 at 7:58 am, Comments: 0

    “Disaster was caused by errors committed by the leaders at the front.” -George McClellan, 1861 I’m in the middle of reading an outstanding US history [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: The Winds of Change
    , April 1st, 2011 at 8:19 am, Comments: 0

    “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” –          Winston Churchill We are starting today’s Early Look on a more [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Buffett’s Politics
    , April 1st, 2011 at 8:07 am, Comments: 0

    “Most of those in political office, quite understandably, are firmly against inflation and firmly in favor of policies producing it.” -Warren Buffett, May 1977 I’ve [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: A Thousand Illusions
    , March 31st, 2011 at 7:43 am, Comments: 0

    “It is the nature of inflation to give birth to a thousand illusions.” -Henry Hazlitt Last week, despite the US Dollar posting a rare gain, [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Apology of the Professional Politican
    , March 28th, 2011 at 7:52 am, Comments: 0

    This note was originally published for subscribers on March 25, 2011 “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.” -Socrates Working closely with [...]

  • EARLY LOOK: Instinctive Effort
    , March 27th, 2011 at 8:02 am, Comments: 0

    This note was originally published for subscribers on March 24, 2011 “It is no other than the instinctive effort of every people towards liberty.” -Bastiat [...]

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