The Daily Reckoning

It?s hard to believe that more than ten years have gone by since we began writing The Daily Reckoning out of a Paris office back in July of 1999?

Since then, a lot has changed. We have seen the dot com boom and bust?a massive expansion of credit?real estate mania and meltdown?and epic highs and lows in the markets.

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The Daily Reckoning's Recent Articles

What Is Bitcoin?

by The Daily Reckoning.

Are we at the threshold of a new currency era? Bitcoin has exploded in popularity in recent months, leaving analysts conflicted as to its value. Is it real money?

On Paying Our “Fair Share”

by The Daily Reckoning.

President Obama often asserts that fairness requires everyone "to play by the same rules." He then calls for raising tax rates paid by "millionaires and billionaires," but no one else.