Bill Bonner

Dinner with a Rothschild…

Sep 2, 2014
"What's the secret?" We had decided to put the question directly. Why not? How often do you have dinner with a Rothschild, much less dozens of them? Today, one of Bordeaux's most notable winemakers goes to her grave. Philippine de Rothschild was already stone cold when we arrived in town on Saturday; she died last week at 80. Today,...

Accidental Immigrants

Sep 1, 2014

The winds of March blew up on Saturday. It is a period marked by les giboulées – where the...

What Is the Point of Government?

Aug 30, 2014

Poor Chuck Hagel. In early 2013, hardly a day went by without a good walloping from the Wall...

Here Come the Money Helicopters

Aug 29, 2014

Dear Diary, The summer is slipping away. In the morning, mists hang over the fields. The chestnut trees have...

The United States of France

Aug 28, 2014

It is another cool, cloudy day in Poitou. The whole summer has been like this – like a winter...

The Committee to Blow Up the World!

Aug 27, 2014

Dear Diary, All over the world stocks are rising. In the US, the S&P 500 rose over the 2,000...

Print, Dupe and Transfer

Aug 26, 2014

Dear Diary, Still in those lazy, not-so-hazy days of summer. August 15 marked the 43rd anniversary of that fateful...