Charles Hugh SmithWhat’s “Free” About “Free Speech”?Free speech is getting a lot of attention these days, so let’s consider what’s actually “free” about it and what’s not “free.” The general…2d ago2d ago
Charles Hugh SmithDoes Anyone Else Smell a Market Crash in the Air?Just as thunderstorms scent the air before their arrival, market crashes often announce themselves in the autumn zephyrs. Markets don’t…6d ago6d ago
Charles Hugh SmithIs the “Everything Bubble” About to Pop?Is the “Everything Bubble” about to pop? Let’s start with what we’re told: there is no bubble, all the assets soaring to unprecedented…Sep 52Sep 52
Charles Hugh SmithWhat If All the Conventional Models Fail to Predict What Happens Next?A truly staggering quantity of content is aimed at predicting what happens next, a.k.a. the future, and justifies their prediction by…Sep 25Sep 25
Charles Hugh SmithThe La-La-Land Fairy Tale of a “Soft Landing”The reason why a “soft landing” is a fairy tale straight out of La-La-Land is all bubbles pop, and a “soft landing” is based on bubbles…Aug 29Aug 29
Charles Hugh SmithSuccess Is a TrapIf success is a trap, isn’t that where we all want to be, trapped in success? Maybe not. In response to my recent essay for subscribers…Aug 271Aug 271
Charles Hugh SmithWe’ve Left the Bottom 60% in the Dust, but Never Mind: S&P500 to 6000!It’s a toss-up which is wider: the widening gap between the top 10% and the bottom 60%, or the gap between the complacency of the top 10%…Aug 262Aug 262
Charles Hugh SmithThe Social Recession Is AcceleratingA reader asked about the term social recession which he’d noted in my book Get a Job, Build a Real Career and Defy a Bewildering Economy…Aug 23Aug 23
Charles Hugh SmithWho Wins and Who Loses When the Housing Bubble Pops?Let’s start by stipulating that my interest in housing bubbles is purely abstract. I’m not rooting for any set of participants or betting…Aug 21Aug 21