This will not be a political post; regular readers know that I am post-partisan and that I straddle the center whilst hurling bricks at both parties from the inside-out.
Joshua M Brown
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This is Why there are No End Zone Celebrations
There are a Million Ministers of This or That prancing around Europe and at any given time one of them could drunkenly lean into a microphone somewhere and rip a trillion dollars off of the globe’s market cap.
Bill Simmons on the Ali-Frazier Rivalry
An incredible breakdown of the beef between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali which peaked during the Thrilla in Manila fight
Carl Richards Tells His Story
Carl bares his soul and tells the true story of how he lost his family’s house during the financial crisis.
Jon Stewart on Jon Corzine
Video.
Italian Awareness Day
Chart.
The Return of Lehman-cello
chart via Bespoke Dow futures are off 200 points this morning as risk-off is the name of the game once again. This time the focus is back on Italy as credit spreads have blown out and the Italian ten-year bond is printing a yield above the all-important 7% threshold. As I said over the summer,…
"Be Inspired" – Goodbye Heavy D
Heavy D dead at 44.
The Real 1984 versus Orwell's 1984
Infograph.