Economic Historian Pillows

"You will be visited by three ghosts - the Ghost of Porfolios Past, The Ghost of Present Positions and the Ghost of Commodities Future."

Economy - USA.

"Poor bastard."

Bank of Cyprus-sia

'I was a multi-millionaire back when it meant something.'

How To Profit From An Economic Collapse

"Reminds me of the day when I could afford to buy a tractor."

Inflation wave

"They could make a Drachma out of this crisis."

The Sinking of the S.S. Great Britain

'Yeh, I built up quite a collection of credit cards during the boom years.'

Easy street ends.

Evolution to Debt.

"We’re off to happy hour. Where are you headed?" "1987. For cheaper gas, a better hairline and quieter knees."

Thrift: Celebrate new year economically

Depression - an idea whose time has come back!

'These fortune cookies are outdated. They quote Greenspan instead of Bernanke.'

'I remember when all these fields were covered in houses.'

Memorials of The Great Exhibition - 1851. No. XX

No, you idiots, they don't include a "comments" section.

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

"You're fired."

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

Adult Courses. It's so hard keeping the information from different classes separate! I'm talking film history and psychology. I failed a test because I said a "psychopath" is the walkway Norman Bates took home. I also confused geography and aeronautics. I said the "great plains" are located at an Air Force testing base in the California desert. My worst nightmare was confusing the thinks ti learned in driver's education and statistics. But at least I now know it's driving where you must st

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

'I remember when you used to look for answers using your astute powers of deduction.'

Gender Equality

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

'It's a nice idea. A bit rough around the edges but I'm sure it will evolve given time.'

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'