The psychology of money, wealth and speculative manias is endlessly fascinating. Most of what's written on these subjects focus on the process of building wealth as if it were a quasi-science rather than

Exhibit One: here's your typical central bank, creating trillions of units of currency every year, backed by nothing but trust in the authority of the government, created at the whim of a handful of people

What is money? We all assume we know, because money is a commonplace feature of everyday life. Money is what we earn and exchange for goods and services. Everyone thinks the money they’re familiar with

Let's start with a primer on how to write a sensationalist story that can be passed off as "journalism:" Locate credible-sounding data that can be de-contextualized, i.e. sensationalized. Present

When times are good, the impact of the marginal buyer, borrower and renter on the market is often overlooked. By "marginal" I mean buyers, borrowers and renters who have to stretch their finances

Why is bitcoin considered such a big deal? Why has it grabbed so much mind-share, and why is it skyrocketing? And why is the cryptocurrency sector going bonkers? The short answer is that cryptocurrency

Greetings, fellow Earthlings, as a newbie I'm trying not to stumble too badly here, so I've taken the recommended photo of myself with today's date, plus here are my Twitter, Facebook and YouTube links: