Economics and Investing:

The New American magazine cites my novel “Patriots” in a recent article on hyperinflation.

More derivatives news: Credit-Default Swap Risk Bomb Is Wired to Explode: Mark Buchanan. (Thanks to BigTex for the link.)

Bob S. spotted this: USDA economic research say CPI of food price to rise 3.5% – 4% in 2011.

Reader AmEx (American Expatriate) was the first of several readers to send this: Three Men Arrested In Nickel Theft At Local Steel Plant

Meanwhile, some sad news from England: Thieves desecrating memorials to our war heroes every other day as metal plaques and statues are being sold for scrap