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Fabius Maximus

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Who was Fabius Maximus?

Fabius Maximus was the Roman leader who saved Rome from Hannibal by recognizing its weakness and therefore the need to conserve its strength. He turned from the easy path of macho “boldness” to the long, difficult task of rebuilding Rome’s power and greatness. His life holds profound lessons for 21st Century Americans.

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A work of intellectual analysis stands on its own logic, supported only by the author’s track record.


Recent Articles by Fabius Maximus

A Note about the US Economy and the Recent Elections (Yes, We’re Nuts)
November 9th, 2009

Another Crack in Republic’s Foundations: Not the Size of the Debt, But When it’s Due
November 2nd, 2009

Has the US Financial System been Nationalized?
October 28th, 2009

An Important Letter Sent to the President about the Danger of Climate Change
October 21st, 2009

The Falling US Dollar – Bane or Boon?
October 14th, 2009

Economists Discuss the Impact of the Stimulus on our Recession
October 12th, 2009

Are We Defending the Pakistan of our Dreams, or the Real Thing?
October 7th, 2009

Update on our Government’s Deteriorating Solvency
October 5th, 2009

Update: War Watch – Iran
September 29th, 2009

Some Americans Worry about We’ll Have a Lost Decade. Bad News – We Just Had It.
September 1st, 2009

A Revolution is Not a Dinner Party. Thoughts about the Future of China
August 19th, 2009

Beginning of the End of the Republic’s Solvency. Soon Come the First Steps to a Reformed Regime – or a New Regime.
August 14th, 2009

A Window into the Hidden Workings of our Financial System
August 12th, 2009

Will China Collapse?
August 7th, 2009

More about “Government Sachs” (They Own America; We Just Live Here)
July 31st, 2009

Another Big Step for China on its Road to Becoming a Great Power
July 27th, 2009

About Goldman Sachs, the Exemplar of our Financial System
July 22nd, 2009

Why has the Worst Recession Since the 1930’s had Such a Mild Effect on America?
July 15th, 2009

Is a college education worth a million dollars?
July 10th, 2009

A great, brief analysis of problem with America’s society – a model to follow when looking at other problems
June 5th, 2009

The decay of our government, visible for all to see
June 3rd, 2009

What past President does Obama most closely resemble?
May 31st, 2009

The first step on the road to America’s reform
May 29th, 2009

"The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold”, by Andy Kroll in The Nation
May 28th, 2009

Niall Ferguson, poet-laureate of the American Empire
May 27th, 2009

An example of important climate change research hidden, lest it spoil the media’s narrative
May 22nd, 2009

Are we citizens? Or peasants?
May 21st, 2009

A look at the temperature record of Alaska – any sign of global warming?
May 18th, 2009

Why are we fighting in Pakistan?
May 15th, 2009

A Piracy SitRep
May 12th, 2009

Dispatches from the front lines in the war for America’s soul
May 11th, 2009

An important and politically significant guide to the Great Depression
May 4th, 2009

It’s official. TARP is just theft.
May 1st, 2009

Napoleon’s advice to President Obama about the financial crisis
April 29th, 2009

The best way to rob us is to own a bank
April 10th, 2009

Strong recommendation to read: “A Tale of Two Depressions”
April 9th, 2009

The world changed last week, unreported and unseen
April 6th, 2009

Important, even vital, articles from last week
April 5th, 2009

Another step to solving the housing crisis: downsize cities by destroying neighborhoods
April 2nd, 2009

Bush’s bailout plan is now Obama’s. His quiet eloquence guides the sheep into the pen
April 1st, 2009

Fetters of the mind blind us so that we cannot see a solution to this crisis
April 1st, 2009

Now Is The Time For America To Get Angry
March 24th, 2009

“How unlimited interest rates destroyed the economy”
March 20th, 2009

A look at the new world - after the downturn
March 20th, 2009

A note on the green religion, one of the growth industries in America
March 17th, 2009

Globalization and free trade - wonders of a past era, now enemies of America
March 16th, 2009

A look at America’s future - grim unless we get smart and pull together
March 12th, 2009

Our ruling elites scamper and play while our world burns
March 11th, 2009

Economic theory as a guiding light for government action in this crisis
March 10th, 2009

The housing crisis allows America to look in the mirror. What do we see?
March 9th, 2009

Locked into the bailout state
March 4th, 2009

Update Mexico: “The Long Arm of the Lawless”
February 28th, 2009

Obama makes his first major policy error
February 27th, 2009

A lesson about markets: “I will buy your monkeys”
February 24th, 2009

Everything you need to know about government stimulus programs (read this - it’s about your money)
February 24th, 2009

This financial crisis is the transition to a new world; like birth, it is painful
February 24th, 2009

Everything written about the economic crisis overlooks its true nature
February 24th, 2009

A very important article by an expert, discussing the necessary next step to solve the financial crisis
February 17th, 2009

Update: yes, the Paulson Plan was just theft
February 14th, 2009

IMF official says the world’s advanced nations are already in a depression
February 10th, 2009

Stand by for action - more theft of our money being planned in Washington
February 3rd, 2009

A solution to our financial problems: steal wealth from other nations
February 2nd, 2009

America reaches a tipping point as Washington becomes its heart and soul
January 29th, 2009

A Situation Report About The Global Economy, As The Flames Break Thru The Firewalls
January 26th, 2009

America passes a milestone!
January 20th, 2009

New reports about Mexico, the failing state on our border
January 16th, 2009

A look at the future by DoD, a must-read for anyone interested in geopolitics!
January 15th, 2009

Economics is not a morality tale
January 14th, 2009

Some thoughts about the economy of mid-21st century America
January 13th, 2009

Let’s “hope and pray that Hirsch is wrong” about our oil supply
January 11th, 2009

A speech by the President which deserves close attention
January 9th, 2009

This crisis will prove that Americans are not sheep (unless we are)
January 9th, 2009

A warning from Paul Krugman of what should be blindingly obvious (but is not obvious to many experts)
January 8th, 2009

An Epistle to the good savers of America
January 7th, 2009

Some guesses about the economy in 2009
December 30th, 2008

Words of wisdom about the global recession, from the greatest economist of our era
December 29th, 2008

The best analysis to date of the short-term causes of the crisis
December 25th, 2008

Situation report: global economy, December 2008
December 20th, 2008

Quote of the day, by P. J. O’Rouke
December 18th, 2008

Perhaps the most useful thing you will read today…
December 18th, 2008

“A depression is for capitalism like a good, cold douche.”
December 18th, 2008

Destroying houses in order to boost home prices
December 16th, 2008

About the state of economic science, and advice from a famous economist
December 9th, 2008

Obama proposes a new New Deal - like Japan, will we burn money to keep warm?
December 9th, 2008

Three people look at America’s economy
December 8th, 2008

The greatness of John Maynard Keynes, our only guide in this crisis
December 5th, 2008

The Brit Ministry of Defense looks at world’s future - it’s grim.
December 5th, 2008

What’s up with the price of oil?
November 25th, 2008

What’s up with the price of oil?
November 24th, 2008

America’s Defense Meltdown, now avilable for free download
November 20th, 2008

Expect little or nothing from meetings like the G20 - or the Obama Administration
November 18th, 2008

America gets ready for new leadership (or is it back to the future?)
November 15th, 2008

The US economy must go to Defcon 1
November 15th, 2008

All we have to fear is our optimism
November 13th, 2008

What comes after the Consitution? Can we see the outline of a “Mark 3″ version of the United States?
November 11th, 2008

A look at out future, 2009 - 2010 … and beyond
November 10th, 2008

A look at the next phase of the financial crisis
November 1st, 2008

Causes of the financial crisis (no, its not the usual list)
October 30th, 2008

A look ahead to the end of this financial crisis
October 30th, 2008

New recommendations to solve our financial crisis (and I admit that I was wrong)
October 23rd, 2008

The core problem of this financial crisis, which also explains how we got in this mess
October 22nd, 2008

The USA *after* this financial crisis - part 2, a new economy for America
October 20th, 2008

The coming collapse in business spending - made visible today
October 15th, 2008

Forecasting the results of this financial crisis - part I, about politics
October 15th, 2008

The USA *after* this financial crisis - part 2, a new economy for America
October 14th, 2008

Results from the IMF meeting - just thin gruel
October 12th, 2008

The economy is in shock. The effects of this will soon become visible
October 11th, 2008

Status report on the financial crisis: we’re at a critical point in time
October 11th, 2008

We need a new set of solutions for the economic crisis
October 9th, 2008

A sitrep on the financial crisis: why has the treatment been so slow, so small?
October 8th, 2008

Fed taking steps to implement Recommendation #1: stabilize the financial system
October 7th, 2008

No coins, no COIN
October 7th, 2008

The last opportunity for effective action before disaster strikes
October 4th, 2008

America is changing. Read some chillling words from a liberal economist
October 3rd, 2008

A quick guide to the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008″
October 2nd, 2008

The most important news of the month. Perhaps the year.
September 30th, 2008

A solution to our financial crisis
September 27th, 2008

A vital but widely misunderstood aspect of our financial crisis
September 23rd, 2008

Rumors of financial war: Russia vs. US
September 23rd, 2008

Essential steps to surviving the current crisis
September 23rd, 2008

A new sitrep, as we move into phase 3 of the financial crisis
September 22nd, 2008

America appoints a Magister Populi to deal with the financial crisis
September 21st, 2008

What do we know about the financial crisis? What are the key questions?
September 21st, 2008

High priority report: a geopolitical sitrep on the financial crisis
September 19th, 2008

High priority report: a geopolitical sitrep on the financial crisis
September 16th, 2008

Alaska is near Russia, and Gov Palin’s other foreign policy experience
September 13th, 2008

Treasury Secretary Paulson leads us across the Rubicon
September 12th, 2008

Treasury Secretary Paulson leads us across the Rubicon
September 9th, 2008

Iran buys wheat from American - is this significant?
August 28th, 2008

The secret cause of high oil prices
August 14th, 2008

Truth and Beauty: on the collapse of the world’s other monetary zone
July 30th, 2008

Good news about oil, but for our grandkids - not us
July 28th, 2008

Can the European Monetary Union survive the next recession?
July 15th, 2008

China becomes a super-power (geopolitical analysis need not be war-mongering)
July 11th, 2008

The King of Saudi Arabia talks about oil; we should listen.
July 4th, 2008

The most dangerous form of Peak Oil
June 26th, 2008

Consequences of a long, deep recession - part III
June 24th, 2008

Consequences of a serious US recession - part II
June 23rd, 2008

Consequences of a long, deep recession - part I
June 23rd, 2008

The geopolitics of inflation, an introduction
June 18th, 2008

A giant breaks his chains and again walks the earth: inflation
June 16th, 2008

“Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable”
June 11th, 2008

The world changed last week, with no headlines to mark the news
June 2nd, 2008

Peak Oil Doomsters debunked, end of civilization called off
May 14th, 2008