Preface to all eight parts: This year was an extraordinary one for the world and an amazing one for Slope. Our user base has grown, our site has dozens more features, and we are poised for a great 2021, which will be our sixteenth year in business. Out of the thousands of posts this year, we have picked some we believe you will enjoy re-reading the most.
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Phasing Back
My opinion on what sectors of the economy would re-open
A Short History of Market Crashes
Springheel Jack walks us through the carnage.
Via Mundi
Political manipulations in the economy – – a pretty epic post.
Rage Against the Wrong Machine
One of my favorite posts of the entire year. Riots, mayhem, and the Fed
Still Alive
I never thought I’d do a post about Paul Williams, but here it is
We Can’t Go Back
Why things will never be the same after Covid-19
Peak College
A deep dive into the Varsity Blues scandal.
Cheater
The game of Monopoly as an allegory for the Federal Reserve
Remembrances of Things Past
I get a first-hand taste of just how different it is in a post-Covid world
Un-American
Why free enterprise is now dead in the once-great United States