Jim Burnes writes:
There is an interesting analysis of this process in the book, "The Sovereign Individual". [...]
Yes, I saw this in a bookstore. It looks interesting; if and when I wade through my current stack of unread books, I intend to pick it up. I'd be interested in hearing the opinions of any c-punks who have read it, if you think it's relevant to the list.
Anyone have any background on the author's of this book?
Lord Rees-Moggs (and someone who I can't remember)
It's Lord William Rees-Mogg. His co-author is James Dale Davidson, the founder of the U.S. National Taxpayers' Union. The two of them previously wrote "Blood in the Streets" and "The Great Reckoning", and publish a newsletter called "Strategic Investment". Davidson also wrote a pamphlet called "The Plague of the Black Debt" (!), which appears to be intended as an advertisement for the newsletter. (I sent away for a sample copy of SI a couple of years ago, and found it to be a rather odd bird as far as investment newsletters go. As I recall, it did have a fair amount of investment analysis and advice -- presented in a rather breathless, hyperbolic style, IHMO -- but it was mixed in with numerous articles dealing with Whitewater, Vince Foster, and so forth. I didn't subscribe.) Here are a few links, courtesy of Alta Vista: http://www.amazon.com (search for ISBN 0684810077; includes reader reviews) http://www.strategicinvestment.com/sample.html (see it for yourself) http://www.worth.com/articles/Z9611F08.html (the world of newsletter marketing) http://www.free-market.com/zychik/1996/10/15.html (mentions SI, unfavorably) http://cybersurfing.com/hfd/profl.html (caveat emptor) -- Martin Janzen janzen@idacom.hp.com