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Bill Bonner

Since founding Agora Inc. in 1979, Bill Bonner has found success and garnered camaraderie in numerous communities and industries. A man of many talents, his entrepreneurial savvy, unique writings, philanthropic undertakings, and preservationist activities have all been recognized and awarded by some of America's most respected authorities. Along with Addison Wiggin, his friend and colleague, Bill has written two New York Times best-selling books, Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt. Both works have been critically acclaimed and internationally. With political journalist Lila Rajiva, he wrote his third New York Times best-selling book, Mobs, Messiahs and Markets, which offers concrete advice on how to avoid the public spectacle of modern finance. Since 1999, Bill has been a daily contributor and the driving force behind The Daily Reckoning. Bill's latest  book Dice Have No Memory: Big Bets and Bad Economics from Paris to the Pampas was released in April 2011. 

  1. Daily Resource Hunter

    The Return of The Worldwide Crack Up Boom • May 10, 2013

    A kiss is still a kiss. A sigh is still a sigh… And a bubble is still a bubble. When a kiss is over, it’s over. When a bubble pops…well…that’s all she wrote! All kisses end – even the wettest “French” kisses. And so do all bubbles – even sloppy mega-bubbles of liquidity. This one …Read more…

  2. Daily Reckoning

    How Money Buys Freedom • March 8, 2013

    “As long as I live under the capitalistic system, I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I will be damned if I propose to be at the beck and call of every itinerant scoundrel who has two cents to invest in a postage stamp. This, sir, is my …Read more…

  3. Daily Reckoning

    Why Central Planning Fails • March 6, 2013

    The Dow is still rising. It rose another 125 points yesterday… hitting a new record high. Gold is dawdling. We’re still thinking about how so many smart people came to believe things that aren’t true. Krugman, Stiglitz, Friedman, Bernanke — all seem to have a simpleton’s view of how the world works. They believe they …Read more…

  4. Daily Reckoning

    Failure of Leadership • February 12, 2013

    Poor Chuck Hagel. Every day, The Wall Street Journal wallops the fellow. He is whacked for not knowing what he is doing…smacked for not appreciating the threat of a nuclear Iran…and slapped hard for not bending over quickly enough to kiss neo-con butts. John McCain and Lindsay Graham went to work on him in the …Read more…

  5. Daily Reckoning

    The Charm of “Charm City” • February 5, 2013

    Never was working-class Baltimore happier with its lot in life. Yesterday, neighbors greeted each other with a smile. Co-workers exchanged stories…laughed…and slapped each other on the backs. No one seemed to care about crime or trash…or corruption…or school teachers who can’t read…or acres of boarded-up houses. Baltimore may be a dump. But no one complained …Read more…

  6. Daily Reckoning

    Revolving Zombies • February 4, 2013

    The defining characteristic of a zombified system is the way it hands out its rewards. In an honest economy, people do their best. They work hard. They take their chances. Some prevail because they are productive. Others are just lucky. The chips fall where they may. But as the system is taken over by zombies, …Read more…

  7. Daily Reckoning

    Zombie Nation • January 7, 2013

    Creating and sustaining a nation of zombies is expensive. Large sections of the US population have been turned into zombies. Retirees. Medicare dependents. Food stamp recipients. Disabled people. They are not necessarily bad people. They are not necessarily dishonest or lazy. But rather than add to wealth, they consume it. And when you have too …Read more…