Theme:

US Plays Chicken with Reserve Currency: With FASAB 56 and without Mattis and Kelly, Trump threatens to declare national emergency.

Stories:

• The Wall and the Shutdown: The Risks of Earning Money from a Negative Return on Investment Process
• Harry Reid’s Parting Shot
• Caveat Emptor – FASAB 56: Stories Growing
• Small Business Confidence Declines
• China declares intention to takeover Taiwan
• The EU Defense Fund & the Push for a European Military
• European Elections in March
• Brexit: Hard Brexit or Referendum?
• Yellow Vests Call for Bank Boycott
• What’s Up with Kim’s Sudden Resignation at World Bank?
• China Lowers Treasury Positions
• China Lands on the Far Side of the Moon
• Japanese court rejects bid by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn
• Technocracy and the New Democrats: Climate Change gets ready to push for radically greater central control
• The Disinformation Epidemic: Tracking actual resource allocation vs. covert gossip/ Positive return on investment vs entertainment

Hero:

Christian Bale

Runner Up: Tucker Carleson’s Brilliant Rant about Families and the Economy

Coming Up: Hero of 2019 – Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Anniversary

Let’s Go to the Movies

California Typewriter

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