If you decide to buy gold, I’ll pass on the advice of every ‘gold bug’ I’ve ever listened to…
Author: Gary Beatty
Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part Two
Dominance of the U.S. dollar in international finance has been in decline since at least 1971…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part One
Historically, under Anglo-Saxon common law, bankruptcy was often treated in society as a moral rather than business issue…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Shooting Range in Aspen Springs
From what I’ve been able to gather, the proposed range is within two miles of our Aspen Springs property…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Dumbfounded by Mr. Proffitt’s Behavior
If we look up the term ‘scofflaw’ in a dictionary, we shouldn’t be surprised to see Mr. Proffitt’s portrait next to the definition…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Bright Future for Comedy in American Politics
How can we not find the actions of these governors amusing?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Random Observations About the Election
Within 24 hours of merely becoming President-elect, Donald Trump improved the economy…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Too Big to Fail, Redux?
On the south central plain of Oklahoma is the small town of Lindsay, population (as of the 2020 census) under 3,000…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trump’s Brilliant Political Stunt
Are those analogies silly? Of course! That’s the point — which many of Harris’ supporters completely miss…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Discussion of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
I suggest the actions of the current administration over the past three years clearly demonstrate contempt for the rule of law…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Equity & Hurricane Debris
That is how we deal with federal ‘equity’ bureaucracy here in Florida…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, Part 4
The local media, of course, are in a frenzy… and it’s working. Grocery stores shelves are empty…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Desire for a Better Class of Tourists
“…tourism might look like the goose to lay the golden eggs. But like Blanche Dubois in dim light, the tourism economic panacea is a seductive illusion…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Three
So I went to the definitions provided for Article 18 in general (Subsection 24-18-102), and there was no definition for “shall not” there either…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Two
Many law schools still require first year students to learn legal research the “old way” before allowing them to use computers…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part One
Bill Hudson’s recent series about a meeting of Pagosa area residents to consider the recall of a county commissioner for a possible conflict of interest caught my interest…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part Two
When the Saudi’s made their deal with Russia, they ended the exclusive use of U.S. petro-dollars as the means of buying oil…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part One
By 1927, the planned U.S. inflation was accomplishing its goal of helping England. Two years later that inflation resulted in the 1929 stock market crash…