No, unfortunately, this is not a headline from The Onion. In a world in which U.S. foreign policy looks more like tragic comedy than a projection of strength and democracy, things continue to get more and more surreal. I suppose this

DAILY PRICES Today’s Gold Prices:  USD 1141.90, EUR 1012.23 and GBP 744.10 per ounce. Yesterday’s Gold Prices: Bank Holiday in UK Friday’s Gold Prices:  USD 1,125.50, EUR 998.23 and GBP 730.99 per ounce. (LBMA AM) Gold was marginally higher yesterday

In case you aren’t up to speed on your Japanese history, the nation’s post WWII Constitution prohibits military action unless it’s in self-defense. Clearly a sensible approach, which is why the current Japanese government, led by the demonstrably insane and

By financial independence, I don’t mean an inherited trust fund–I mean earning an independent living as a self-employed person. Sure, it’s nice if you chose the right parents and inherited a fortune. But even without the inherited fortune, financial independence

With each passing day, it become clearer and clearer just what a crumbling charade of greed, cronyism and phony humanitarianism the Clinton family really is. In the latest revelation, we find out that Bill Clinton tried to get State Department support