Look ahead to America’s next great boom!
1840s Britain had the same problems as we do. They began an era of prosperity & progress. We can too.
andrew odlyzko
Why hackers haven’t destroyed America
One of America’s great polymaths looks at cyber threats – cutting though the self-interested propaganda of experts.
Interest rates are negative. Is the economy crashing?
Interest rates are going negative. No need for fear! Look to history and economic theory for guidance.
Advice for us from the financiers who built the British Empire
Summary: Andrew Odlyzko, one of our top polymaths and futurists, gives us a new perspective on the economy and markets of our time by comparing them with those of Victorian England. We can learn a lot from this. “What would surprise early Victorian market players if they came alive today?“ By Andrew Odlyzko in the …
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Are conservatives right about the Fed? Is it a malign force in America?
Summary: Central banks have never been more powerful, more significant to the economy, more controversial (although they’ve often been unpopular), or more misunderstood. Today we debunk two of the myths about their evil they do; at the end are links to posts about their limitations. . Contents About conservatives’ faux history and economics About investment …
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