I have no idea what the words mean, but the Korean version of Future Inc. just landed on my doorstep, and I couldn’t be more pleased.

Buy it at your local Korean language bookstore.

I thought the nature of free market capitalism was for the federal government to avoid picking winners at all costs. You let the "genius of the market" work its magic, and let the chips fall where they may.

JPMorgan and Fed Move to Bail Out Bear Stearns

This just strikes me as unprecedented. We are moving into an era where the little guy is allowed to fail, but the little guy is also, through his tax burden, required to bail out the big guys, even when they make horribly stupid mistakes on a global level.

This is not an insignificant development.

I’m a futurist and I’m a little freaked out. This cool. And freaky. Provocative!

In Peru,
where savings in U.S. dollars were long a popular hedge against
inflation, many citizens are closing dollar accounts in favor of
Peruvian soles.

You’ll admit, this is not a typical sentence you see written down. It’s like some kind of a dream.

Leaders everywhere must imagine a future without a steady dollar. Either that, or we shouldn’t borrow trillions to pay for distant wars without raising taxes. Or, you know, pay $700,000 for simple condominiums using worthless loans. You know, fiscal policy.

As the American presidential election sinks lower, ever lower, into a tired, pointless hair-pulling match about race and military bravado, I’m beginning to think that the government may not be a help in this matter.

Which is too bad, since they are the only ones who make fiscal policy.

I have a lot of friends from Peru. Maybe they’ll buy some of my dollars!

-Garland

LEAST SURPRISING TREND OF 2008:

American usage of public transit at a 50 year high.

Hmm, distant, cheaply bought homes and skyrocketing gasoline prices. Who woulda thunk it?

Now answer me this – why is the DC Metro service getting even spottier, even more delayed, just as people need it most?

Advanced planning – it’s not just for breakfast!