The Giant in the chair.

by roger mitchell | Dec 21, 2025

  Natale is definitely a moment for optimism and goodwill. A wonderful time, in hopefully a wonderful life. For many of us, December 24 (la Vigilia), is also the last day of the old year, and the best moment to consider the previous twelve months. And what have...

Robin Williams and Robber Barons.

by roger mitchell | Dec 7, 2025

Let’s cut to the chase right out the blocks.  Robber Baron: American industrial or financial magnates of the late 1800s who became wealthy by unethical means, such as questionable stock-market operations and exploitation of labor. Think Dick Dastardly. Our industry’s...

The hobgoblin of small minds.

by roger mitchell | Nov 22, 2025

  There is a growing angst in the air that we are perhaps no longer in Kansas. By now only the small-minded can deny this. Gotham, the city of Wall Street, has elected a major who freely speaks the language of Karl Marx, and debates like a 9-year-old. One really...

Landman!

by roger mitchell | Nov 17, 2025

The price of a barrel of oil is the most important variable in all of macroeconomics, finance, and geopolitics. That is not hyperbole. For many people, and for various reasons, $80 is Goldilocks.   The Wisdom of Tommy Norris. Landman is a recent, very successful...

Meaning amidst chaos.

by roger mitchell | Oct 26, 2025

  The room was familiar. I had been there before. When it started.  Talk to me about “duty” Tony.  It sounded almost like a cry for help to a father-figure, from a person looking for some reassurance. And that in reality is exactly what it was. Authenticity is...