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Is Sharia-Compliant Finance Alive and Well at AIG?

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

After you read the excerpt below from Frank Gaffney’s piece on Sharia-compliant finance published today at BigGovernment.com, you’ll begin to understand the seriousness of the story and why I designed the new faux logo for AIG (above):
It appears that, through it’s 77.9% control of AIG’s equity and voting rights, the NYFed “sought to accomplish an [...]

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Unusual News Headlines Offered on Friday Morning

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Friday morning seems like the right time to look at some unusual news headlines.  Below, I offer items related to the Etch-A-Sketch®, the economy, disease cures and wireless signals.  Enjoy!

ETCH-A-SKETCHING WASHINGTON, D.C. — I’ve had two online encounters with the Etch-A-Sketch®.  Early this week, I came across the Etchy.org site where one can create really [...]

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Is Inflation About to Slap the Economy?

January 25th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m not an economist, but I do share an interest in the health of this nation’s economy.  When I saw the chart above, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, I couldn’t help but notice the blue line near the right margin of the chart.  Going straight up, the line signals a sizable [...]

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Writer Says ‘Something Monumentally Large Afoot’

November 13th, 2008 · 30 Comments

“There is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis,” reads a comment published today at PatDollard.com. “Yes these exist, but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus.”
Perhaps, [...]

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University Professors Weigh in on Financial Crisis

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Finance and law experts from the University of Dayton used a news release today to share several comments on the crisis affecting the economy, homeowners, taxpayers and even the education of tomorrow’s financial analysts.  Finding them to be worthwhile, I offer them for your review:
1. TAXPAYERS ARE NOT WELL REPRESENTED IN BAILOUT.
“I oppose the bailout. [...]

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