From Bill Bonner, Chairman, Bonner & Partners:

OUZILLY, France – Rarely have we seen unanimity among our readers.

Last week, we wrote that Muslims – and even radical Islam – probably did not pose a serious threat, neither to the governments of the West nor to Western Civilization.

But reader opinion was almost unanimous: Muslims are up to no good.

You can read today’s Mailbag below for more on that. But first, let us turn to the here… the now.

Let us open our eyes and ears…

Les Vacances

This month, life slows down here in France.

Call a plumber? See a doctor? Set up a meeting with a business colleague? Good luck with that!

No matter what you want to do, you are likely to make little headway.

This is August. Shops close. Businesses take the phone off the hook. It is time forles vacances.

It is summertime. The sun is