The Daily Reckoning was founded in 1999, at the beginning of the Internet era. From humble beginnings in a small office in Paris, Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin created one of the world’s first email newsletters. Today, The Daily Reckoning is published daily in English, French and German in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany and South Africa. It provides over half a million subscribers with literary economic perspective, international market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas. In short it helps readers live well in uncertain times and make sense of the ever-changing global economy. To receive the best in timely and topical thinking on economic and financial policy issues and events, sign up for this free e-letter here (http://dailyreckoning.com/sign-up/). Each issue delivers a feature-length article by a senior member or our editorial team and a guest essay from a leading thinker or nationally acclaimed columnists. Columnists include: Addison Wiggin, Greg Guenthner, Neil George, Dan Amoss, Ray Blanco, Byron King, Chris Mayer, Jim Nelson, Jonas Elmerraji, and Steve Sarnoff. Many leaders in economics, finance and politics contribute to Daily Reckoning, including: author Doug Casey, author Gerald Celente, Asian equities sleuth Dr. Mark Faber, author James Howard Kunstler, Rep. Ron Paul, author/editor Barry Ritholtz, Lew Rockwell, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.