Author: Charles Hugh Smith

"Whenever you want to cheer yourself up, consider the good qualities of your companions."

Speaking of lean years, it took the NASDAQ stock market index almost 17 years to recover…

Addiction, illness and derangement are all immensely profitable, along with monopoly, cartels and collapsing quality.

All three pillars propping up workforce spending are cracking. Plan accordingly.

I think of Bill whenever the breeze brings his chimes to life.

This is proof-positive we're not just poorer now than we were 40 years ago, we're much,…