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Quote du Jour 4 Mar 2012 | 08:49 am
“Society always takes things for granted. If one looks at modernity from the outside, one is not so impressed by the latest, newest thing.” Harvey Mansfield
Cashless Cachet Pt. 2 2 Mar 2012 | 05:58 pm
What is so magical about $100 printed on a banknote? (Quite a lot, actually, but I digress). Somewhere in the world there is a mint that produces $100 bills nearly identical to the real thing. Govern...
A. Lange & Söhne Dual Time 27 Feb 2012 | 05:45 pm
It’s the definition of classic taste--the envy of traditional watch lovers everywhere. Featuring a solid-gold hour hand, this watch features the simplest method for changing time zones: press the upp...
Only Fear Trumps Inflation 26 Feb 2012 | 12:23 pm
History has shown us time and again that out of control money supply expansion creates inflation. In light of the trillions of synthetic dollars that have been injected into the economy by the Federal...
Untitled 26 Feb 2012 | 09:39 am
“Uncorsetted, her friendly bust Gives promise of pneumatic bliss.” T.S. Eliot
Hitting the Animal Spirits 26 Feb 2012 | 09:17 am
British journalist Nicholas Wapshott’s new book, Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics is about a heated debate, eight decades past, between two of the most influential economists in m...
The Lost Decade 26 Feb 2012 | 09:10 am
Talk of a Japanese style "lost decade" has abounded ever since the financial crisis took hold in 2008. The Economist has crunched the numbers and on the basis of seven indicators covering economic out...
Watches & Western Civilization 21 Feb 2012 | 11:22 am
"Among other things, this multi-level competition, between states and within states--even within cities--helps to explain the rapid spread and advancing technology of the mechanical clock in Europe. ...
Cheap Money Is Not a Victimless Crime 21 Feb 2012 | 10:32 am
This is a global problem, conducted under the auspices of modern monetary thought. The financial world is meant to be directly linked to the real economic world. In the purist, philosophical sense, f...
A Tale of Two Teutons 12 Feb 2012 | 04:02 pm
Lange vs. Glashutte Who is better? A Lange & Sohne or Glashutte Original? While ordinarily this should be an easy question to answer, I congratulate you for presenting a true horological conundrum. ...
