American Consequences - November 2017

This month, we look closer at the possibility of a debt "jubilee"... why everyone likes spending... three ways to deal with credit-card debt... longer-duration U.S. debt... whether Puerto Rico might be the first "test case"... Kamala Harris' chief of staff... what if everything was free... how to protect yourself from a Jubilee... why "social justice warriors" love economic crisis... and talk with Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary.


Cover
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Contents
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Inside This Issue By Steven Longenecker
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Letter From the Editor By P.J. O'Rourke
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What Moved the Market
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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From Our Inbox
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Easy Come, Easy Go By Turney Duff
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Three Foolproof Ways to Deal With Credit-Card Debt By Dr. David Eifrig
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$63 Trillion of World Debt in One Visualization
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Monty Hall's Lesson for the U.S. Treasury By Todd G. Buchholz
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Will Puerto Rico's Debt Be the First 'Jubilee'? Justin Spittler Interviews Doug Casey
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A $37,000 Deal Does Matter By Peter Byrne
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FREE: Debt-Free?... By P.J. O'Rourke
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Real Portfolios: How to Protect Yourself From a Jubilee
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2020 Visions: The Next Presidential Campaign By P.J. O'Rourke
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Why Social Justice Loves Economic Crisis By Buck Sexton
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Of Money and Morals By Alex Mayyasi
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A Conversation With... Kevin O'Leary
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Read This
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Featured Contributors
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