Exiles eternal

Exiles see more clearly what goes down in the homeland than people living in the middle of it, says Bill Bonner.

Bill is away until 17 April. So in his absence, we're bringing you some of his most insightful, caustic and witty observations from the last 14 years. This article was first published on 7 July 2006.

"Is the weather nice? How's Aunt Gertie? And how's Tempest, the dog? He must be getting up there in dog years. Are the tomatoes ripe yet? Did you have corn on the cob for the Fourth? Did the relatives come up from... Virginia, right? And is that old honey locust tree in bloom?

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