CONTRARIAN THINKING

Myths and Wall Street

There is a popular saying " When there is blood in the Streets, You buy Property. In the Hollywood Movie 'ËœThe Inside Man' the sentence was used frequently to describe situation of Character in that Movie making money during world war.

The economy is in the tank, and medicare and social security is bankrupt (as in none for us). Wall street? forget about it. It hasn't made any real gains since the end of the last century. Unless you want serious heart burn, stay the hell out of the market.

If you are thinking of getting into a mutual fund, then you might want to consider going for the gold, instead. The sexy ETF that I have in mind is StreetTracks Gold Trust.

A brief response to the Foreword & Introduction of "Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?"

From the Complete History of Adam Panflick. A Semi-fictional Memoir

Adam Turns Down A Sinecure. From the Complete History of Adam Panflick. A Semi-fictional Memoir

The Knicks passed over Brandon Jennings in the 2009 draft for Jordan Hill. Brandon took delight in doing his own Jordan imitation, though it wasn't Jordan Hill he was channeling. The Knicks have a habit of making average players look like Michael Jordan.

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Review of the book Deschooling Our Lives, edited by Matt Hern, a collection of essays by proponents of alternatives to conventional classroom education. Mostly rightheaded and at times inspiring, but also unappealingly polemical.

Review of the book Free at Last by Daniel Greenberg, the founder of the Sudbury Valley radical free school. A worthwhile and even inspiring read for those convinced conventional education needs a paradigm shift and not just some tinkering.

Film critic Armond White fearlessly and openly criticized Roger Ebert, blaming him for the downfall of quality movie reviews. While White is painted as the bad guy, are his complaints justifiable?

Review of the documentary New World Order, about Alex Jones and other conspiracy theorists. Some interesting tidbits, but the minimalist style isn't a good fit for this material. Unsatisfying in its lack of analysis, commentary, or context.

Christopher Hitchens, writer for Vanity Fair and several other publications, has recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. I try to describe why his work matters and why we should hope for a speedy recovery.

A look at idea generation and why it is important. Innovation is synonymous to being enterprising, to being an entrepreneur. Ways for idea generation and general tips.

This article discusses how the current market and economic environment may end up being a great buying opportunity for long-term investors.

General comments about the pending new world economic order, and the price the U.S. is paying to help establish it.

Roy A. Barnes' top ten romantic movies include the first film he ever saw in a movie theater more than once (without parents), and three movies about Olympic hopefuls who meet with tragedy, fictional and otherwise. Read on and be touched by romance in the cinema!

Experienced Traders follow the Smart Money. Now, most investors out there are clueless what this means because you're busy going to a 9 to 5 job. Investors just want to make money and as long as they observe their portfolio increasing, that's all they care about.

Just a reminder of who it was that changed, not only the music industry forever, but also worldwide culture and the way we live.