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'''James Dale Davidson''' is an American private investor and investment writer, co-writer of the newsletter ''Strategic Investment'',<ref name=mt/> and co-author with [[William Rees-Mogg]] of ''[[Blood in the Streets (book)|Blood in the Streets]]: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad'' (1987),<ref>"BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad" (Review), Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 1987, https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-dale-with-william-rees-mogg-davidson/blood-in-the-streets-investment-profits-in-a-wo/</ref> ''[[The Great Reckoning]]'' (1991),<ref name=mt>Tom Lucas, "UK: Book Review - The great reckoning - A global warning on wealth", Management Today, 01 May 1992, http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/409185/UK-Book-Review---great-reckoning---global-warning-wealth/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH</ref><ref>"The Great Reckoning" (Review), [[Kirkus Reviews]], August 1, 1991, https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-dale-davidson/the-great-reckoning/</ref><ref>Will Hutton, "Beware the Ides of Mogg", London Review of Books, April 9, 1992, http://www.lrb.co.uk/v14/n07/will-hutton/beware-the-ides-of-mogg</ref> and ''[[The Sovereign Individual]]'' (1997). He also wrote ''[[The Plague of the Black Debt - How to Survive the Coming Depression]]'' in 1993 where he incorrectly predicted that as part of a "deep depression...Clinton is going to be a one-term president...I am as sure of this as I am that the sun will rise tomorrow" and that the national debt would increase by a trillion dollars during Clinton's "one-term" presidency. He further wrote in the book that [[Boris Yeltsin]], President of the Russian Federation, would lose his job and that Russia will come under the control of a nationalist, militarist regime. He has been credited with predicting the U.S. [[Subprime mortgage crisis]], though much earlier than it actually occurred.
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|04|16}}
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| education = [[University of Maryland]]
| notable_works = ''The Great Reckoning'', ''Sovereign Individual''
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'''James Dale Davidson''' is an American private investor and investment writer, co-writer of the newsletter ''Strategic Investment'',<ref name=mt/> and co-author with [[William Rees-Mogg]] of ''Blood in the Streets: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad'' (1987),<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-dale-with-william-rees-mogg-davidson/blood-in-the-streets-investment-profits-in-a-wo/ BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad" (Review)] Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 1987</ref> ''The Great Reckoning'' (1991),<ref name=mt>Tom Lucas, [http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/409185/UK-Book-Review---great-reckoning---global-warning-wealth/ Book Review - The great reckoning - A global warning on wealth], ''Management Today'', May 1, 1992</ref><ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-dale-davidson/the-great-reckoning/ The Great Reckoning (Review)], ''Kirkus Reviews'', August 1, 1991</ref><ref>Will Hutton, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v14/n07/will-hutton/beware-the-ides-of-mogg Beware the Ides of Mogg], London Review of Books, April 9, 1992</ref> and ''[[The Sovereign Individual]]'' (1997). He wrote ''The Plague of the Black Debt - How to Survive the Coming Depression'' in 1993 in which he predicted that as part of a "deep depression...Clinton is going to be a one-term president...I am as sure of this as I am that the sun will rise tomorrow" and that the [[National debt of the United States|US national debt]] would increase by a trillion dollars during Clinton's "one-term" presidency. He further wrote in the book that [[Boris Yeltsin]], President of the Russian Federation, would lose his job and that Russia will come under the control of [[Putinism|a nationalist, militarist regime]]. He has been credited with predicting the U.S. [[subprime mortgage crisis]], though much earlier than it actually occurred.


Davidson is also the founder and former head of the [[National Taxpayers Union]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taxpayers Union fought for 21 years |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F12662822889&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The Washington Times |date=1995-01-31 |accessdate=2008-04-11 }}</ref> On his website, Davidson is said to be a "famous economist",<ref>JL Yastine, [http://thesovereigninvestor.com/exclusives/80-stock-market-crash-to-strike-in-2016/?z=451506 "80% Stock Market Crash To Strike in 2016, Economist Warns"] August 22, 2016, Retrieved August 25, 2016</ref> and although he has written several books on economic analysis, he has not taken any formal university degree in that field or published in any peer-reviewed journal.
Davidson was the founder and former head of the [[National Taxpayers Union]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taxpayers Union fought for 21 years |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F12662822889&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The Washington Times |date=January 31, 1995 |accessdate=April 11, 2008 }}</ref> On his website, Davidson claims to be a "famous economist",<ref>JL Yastine, [http://thesovereigninvestor.com/exclusives/80-stock-market-crash-to-strike-in-2016/?z=451506 "80% Stock Market Crash To Strike in 2016, Economist Warns"] August 22, 2016, Retrieved August 25, 2016</ref> despite the fact that he has not received any university degree in [[economics]] or published in any [[peer-review]]ed journal.


In his books and his monthly newsletter, ''Strategic Investment'', Davidson has promoted conspiracy theories claimed to link the [[Clinton administration]] to the death of [[Vince Foster]], a Deputy White House Counsel during the first half-year Clinton's administration.<ref>Susan Schmidt, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/07/04/two-years-after-fosters-death-conspiracy-theories-thrive/b5d81ae1-a210-43ea-802a-811db3714ca4/ “TWO YEARS AFTER FOSTER'S DEATH, CONSPIRACY THEORIES THRIVE”], ''Washington Post'', July 4, 1995, Retrieved August 16, 2017</ref> Foster’s death was deemed a suicide by five official or governmental investigations.
In his books and his monthly newsletter, ''Strategic Investment'', Davidson has promoted [[conspiracy theories]] claimed to link the [[Clinton administration]] to the death of Deputy White House Counsel [[Vince Foster]].<ref>Susan Schmidt, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/07/04/two-years-after-fosters-death-conspiracy-theories-thrive/b5d81ae1-a210-43ea-802a-811db3714ca4/ TWO YEARS AFTER FOSTER'S DEATH, CONSPIRACY THEORIES THRIVE], ''Washington Post'', July 4, 1995, Retrieved August 16, 2017</ref> Foster's death was deemed a suicide by five official or governmental investigations.


Davidson is an original investor and board member of the conservative news site, ''Newsmax'', and in February 2010 posted a video on the related website AftershockProfits.com, claiming that "supposed improvements" to economy during the Clinton administration were "faked by the government" and a "hoax."<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2010/04/26/hyperinflation-for-sale-newsmax-and-dick-morris/163697 "Hyperinflation for sale: Newsmax and Dick Morris cash in on anti-Obama rhetoric"], ''Media Matters'', April 26, 2010, Retrieved August 16, 2017</ref>
Davidson is an original investor and board member of the conservative news site [[Newsmax Media]]. In February 2010, he posted a video on the website AftershockProfits.com claiming that "supposed improvements" in the US economy during the Clinton administration were "faked by the government" and a "hoax."<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2010/04/26/hyperinflation-for-sale-newsmax-and-dick-morris/163697 Hyperinflation for sale: Newsmax and Dick Morris cash in on anti-Obama rhetoric], ''Media Matters'', April 26, 2010, Retrieved August 16, 2017</ref>

==See also==
*[[Furtive fallacy]]


==References==
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==External links==
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James Dale Davidson
Born (1946-04-16) April 16, 1946 (age 78)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maryland
Notable workThe Great Reckoning, Sovereign Individual

James Dale Davidson is an American private investor and investment writer, co-writer of the newsletter Strategic Investment,[1] and co-author with William Rees-Mogg of Blood in the Streets: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad (1987),[2] The Great Reckoning (1991),[1][3][4] and The Sovereign Individual (1997). He wrote The Plague of the Black Debt - How to Survive the Coming Depression in 1993 in which he predicted that as part of a "deep depression...Clinton is going to be a one-term president...I am as sure of this as I am that the sun will rise tomorrow" and that the US national debt would increase by a trillion dollars during Clinton's "one-term" presidency. He further wrote in the book that Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation, would lose his job and that Russia will come under the control of a nationalist, militarist regime. He has been credited with predicting the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, though much earlier than it actually occurred.

Davidson was the founder and former head of the National Taxpayers Union.[5] On his website, Davidson claims to be a "famous economist",[6] despite the fact that he has not received any university degree in economics or published in any peer-reviewed journal.

In his books and his monthly newsletter, Strategic Investment, Davidson has promoted conspiracy theories claimed to link the Clinton administration to the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster.[7] Foster's death was deemed a suicide by five official or governmental investigations.

Davidson is an original investor and board member of the conservative news site Newsmax Media. In February 2010, he posted a video on the website AftershockProfits.com claiming that "supposed improvements" in the US economy during the Clinton administration were "faked by the government" and a "hoax."[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tom Lucas, Book Review - The great reckoning - A global warning on wealth, Management Today, May 1, 1992
  2. ^ BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Investment Profits in a World Gone Mad" (Review) Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 1987
  3. ^ The Great Reckoning (Review), Kirkus Reviews, August 1, 1991
  4. ^ Will Hutton, Beware the Ides of Mogg, London Review of Books, April 9, 1992
  5. ^ "Taxpayers Union fought for 21 years". The Washington Times. January 31, 1995. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  6. ^ JL Yastine, "80% Stock Market Crash To Strike in 2016, Economist Warns" August 22, 2016, Retrieved August 25, 2016
  7. ^ Susan Schmidt, TWO YEARS AFTER FOSTER'S DEATH, CONSPIRACY THEORIES THRIVE, Washington Post, July 4, 1995, Retrieved August 16, 2017
  8. ^ Hyperinflation for sale: Newsmax and Dick Morris cash in on anti-Obama rhetoric, Media Matters, April 26, 2010, Retrieved August 16, 2017
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