Commentary on the contrarian’s dream, digging for copper, the United Kingdom strangled by austerity, Canada’s housing bubble, and the case against energy security.

Doug Kass on why the time has come to switch from bonds to equities.

The Street -- Kass: A Contrarian's Dream
Today's dominant investor classes -- individual investors, hedge funds and pension funds -- have de-risked and are relatively uncommitted to equities.

Commentary on the Chinese energy connection, the many versions of capitalism, Mitt debating himself, the best and the rest, how occupation became legal, and scientology.

The background behind the Prime Minister’s trip to China next week. Thanks to Evan of Victoria.

Commentary on rediscovering capitalism, the strange moral relativism of the Republican Party, the Greek default decision tree, how the banks changed the rules, and Harper's big move.

Hernando de Soto on the need to rediscover capitalism by remembering the importance of record keeping. (ed’s note – where of course the state plays a critical role).

Commentary on China’s capitalism, some of the women in the room, the high cost of university and college, Occupy, and what Harper was getting at in Davos, maybe.

The Economist has added a China section joining Britain and the United States as the only countries so examined. Will it become remembered as one of the great reverse indicators in publishing history? It doesn’t help that we are reminded about how influential the Communist Party is in the country’s economy.