Rational Exuberance

It was December 1996 when Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, first questioned if “irrational exuberance” had pushed stock prices too far, too fast. Although his comment sent the market into a brief plunge, history proved Greenspan dead...

The Threat of a Faith-Based Defense of America

In the war between reason and religion, declared by militant Islamic fundamentalists, President Bush is firmly on the side of religion. The positions he supports most passionately are those of theocracies: prayer in schools, a national pledge “under God”...

War: Then and Now

It was refreshing recently to see a front page of the New York Times that was not full of editorials disguised as “news” stories, undermining the war and the president. However, it was a souvenir front page, reprinted from the New York Times of June 6,...

Terrorists Attack Already Priced Into Market

This column is going to be about what no investor wants to talk about: another terrorist strike on American soil, and how could it affect the stock market. How likely it is to happen — and when? “When” is really the only question. Not...

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