And, yeah, I guess we need SOME crude oil, cause our Priuses cannot ALWAYS run on electricity. So I guess its fine to use crude oil if we have to, as long as we can obtain the oil in an ecologically friendly way…
November 5th, 2009 | Eric J. Fry | 4 comments | ContinuedThe Bonner Diaries
The Daily Reckoning started out in 1999 as a personal letter from Bill Bonner to his readers. Today, even though we now have almost a million readers worldwide, it’s kept that personal touch. In this column Bill shares the trials and tribulations of living as an expat and global traveller in London, Paris, Buenos Aires and well, pretty much everywhere. Still haven’t subscribed to the Daily Reckoning? What are you waiting for… sign up here, it’s free!
A chronological listing of articles is below.
Everything Was Looking Up With the Baby Boomers
Ok, Bill, let’s review those wonderful days from whence we sprang, so fraught with the advantages of having nothing. So potent with opportunity. It was the middle of the ’70s…
October 28th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 26 comments | Continued
Children Growing Up in a Different World
Not so with our children. They inherit a different world. America was the world’s leading nation in the ’50s and ’60s. And it was growing in power and wealth – rapidly. We grew up with it.
October 26th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 6 comments | Continued
Ireland Going Through Same De-leveraging Process as the US
“House prices here in Ireland are still too high,” judged our man on the scene. Chris is our main man at the family office…
October 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
Mom Remembers the Real Depression
“But you’re being very silly…as usual. I remember the real depression. I was born in 1921. So, I was 8 years old during the crash of ‘29. Then, I was a teenager throughout the depression.
October 21st, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
A Nice House With No Mortgage
This weekend we went to look at a friend’s house out in the country. He had built it himself …with help from his sons. It was a beautiful stone cottage, perfectly proportioned with French-style windows…
October 20th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
Global Warming Temperatures Falling for the Last 10 Years
Folks in the Rockies are shivering. “Western Montana breaks records,” says a report. Missoula reported a low of 8 degrees yesterday…14 degrees lower than the previous record for this early in the season.
October 14th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 9 comments | Continued
News Items Inspiring and Pathetic
The first concerns how to fight terrorism…and win! Terrorists use the local population in Northwest Pakistan like the New Jersey militia used the local population of Pennsylvania when it was putting down the Whisky Rebellion.
October 6th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
Life is a Long Hike
Jules is 21 years old. His daddy’s rich (at least he would be rich if he lived in, say, Pakistan) and his momma’s good looking. But Jules is worried. He recently graduated from college and has decided to begin a career in music.
October 2nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Something to Work With
“I was talking to [a French friend]. He thinks it is typically American to expect each generation to make it on its own. Americans think they should put aside enough money to pay their retirements, and that’s all.
September 29th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 8 comments | Continued