Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Through that lens, the current course of fiscal and monetary po

Yesterday, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher threw a little cold water on the V-shaped recovery madness everyone seems to be buying into these days.Please consider Fed's Fisher: GDP Gro

Just when bank executives appear near the peak of this mountain of populist rage, another landslide sends them tumbling back down again. This week has produced several setbacks, and it’s still

In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod

The Obama administration is busy touting the burgeoning success of its mortgage modification program. Unfortunately, it’s a farce: Out of one side of his mouth, the President touts a dedic

The last couple of months have witnessed the semi-violent chaos of new online traders jumping into the stock market mosh pit. This frenzy of activity was stirred into action by the better-than-expect

As the year comes to a close, Wall Street is setting up for another record year of bonuses which will be financed by bailout money. Kevin Depew debates the hot button issue on the latest Two Ways to

Everything we know about classic economic theory suggests the US economy should be experiencing Zimbabwe-like hyperinflation right now, thanks to the nearly $2.2 trillion the US Federal Reserve has p

President Barack Obama knocks Wall Street for being “motivated only by the appetite for quick kills and bloated bonuses.”One result of this mindset is US Treasury Department “pay Cz

Forget Armani, highballs, and Beamers. For decades, cocaine has been a prevailing vice among day traders, bankers, and brokers -- becoming so ingrained with New York's financial district that the cor