Early in the afternoon of Friday, July 22, Gretchen let me know that someone wanted an anonymous telephone consultation. I conduct them occasionally, the only requirement being that I receive my usual ninety-minute minimum fee in advance. Gretchen explained these terms and instructed my would-be anonymous interlocutor on the procedure for an electronic funds transfer… Continue reading Crouching Murdoch, Hidden Agenda
Category: Economics and Finance
America’s Credit Score to Hit 300
My dear sister Rose is a school teacher in Fairfax, Virginia. Due to the type of budget problems plaguing even the most affluent public school systems these days, however, the county was not able to offer her employment between June and September. It has in the past, I must quickly note, and it does, in… Continue reading America’s Credit Score to Hit 300
EU’s Greek Debt Crisis Reach-Around Increasingly Uncertain
Every six weeks or so, I have a consultation with Vilaremetaftia Kolodaktilo, Principal Secondary Assistant Mattachine Attaché for High Culture at the Greek Embassy here in Washington. For about the last two years or so, our conversations have focused primarily on the formulation of a strategy for return of the Elgin Marbles. So, whereas Prime Minister’s… Continue reading EU’s Greek Debt Crisis Reach-Around Increasingly Uncertain
DSK le Banquier Grenouille Nage Dans l’Eau Chaude
Longtime readers of this Web log will remember Jacques, my thoroughly French friend from La Sorbonne. As luck would have it, he’s in Washington this week on business. I invited him over for dinner, of course, on Thursday, at my place in Great Falls, Virginia. My girlfriend Cerise was there, along with my dear sister… Continue reading DSK le Banquier Grenouille Nage Dans l’Eau Chaude
The Donald Makes Plans to Trump the Presidency
[The following consultation occurred on Wednesday, May 11. On Monday, May 16, Donald Trump announced, during the NBC network’s presentation of its fall schedule, that he will not be running for President – as much as he would like too, of course. Golly, I sure hope it wasn’t something I said!] Wednesday morning, sandwiched in between a Portuguese diplomat seeking advice… Continue reading The Donald Makes Plans to Trump the Presidency