Brian Gongol

He thinks pessimism about the economy is more a media-generated story than a reflection of reality

The UK is facing a huge budget problem with massive spending cuts, pretty much across the board. Except that cutting the Ministry of Defense would likely cause it to fall out of line with NATO requirements, and there are only so many remaining powerful defense forces in the world, of which the US and the UK are two.

Private businesses are looking for lots of state and local financing for their expansions. Is it really efficient?


Just wait until a hard landing


An amusingly persistent response to some unpleasant online comments