Jeff D. Opdyke

Welcome to your weekly digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world.  First up …

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Elect some clowns…expect a circus, as they say.  Forgive me here—I am not trying to be outwardly political. I largely try to stay away from …

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This is the story of the Toyota Camry. It has absolutely nothing to do with cars.   Instead, it’s the story of how a car can demonstrate …

[Read more...] about What the Price of New Camry Tells Us About Gold and Inflation

Welcome to your weekly digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world.  First up …

[Read more...] about Digest: Why the Government Is Actively Trying to Cause a Recession

In the not-so-distant future, the world is a dark and gloomy place, ruled by a tyrannical artificial intelligence known as ChatGPT.  It all …

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You just can’t trust a mermaid.  I made a loan to one.   It ended in default.   But I got my revenge in the …

[Read more...] about I Sold a Mermaid…and Made a Big Profit

For years, China had enforced a strict zero-COVID policy, responding to every small outbreak with mass testing and enforced quarantines. Then …

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