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Burr – Gore Vidal

  Another great Gore Vidal historic novel in which he weaves together real events and the lives of historic people in something more interesting and readable than fiction. I knew little of Aaron Burr before Vidal’s biographic drama based on … Continue reading

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“A Big, Fat, Ugly Bubble” – by David Stockman

Another Stockman feat of economic insight. The US malaise that has traversed decades and administrations only worsens with time – growing and inflating towards an inevitable mega-crash of currency and asset valuations. The Donald had a chance to stop the … Continue reading

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The next market correction will be a doozy!

Lynette Zang of ITM trading is a previous Lehman Brothers analyst who now analyzes markets for hard asset investment (precious metals). In her podcast with Greg Hunter, she offers some eye-opening insights and charts concerning the financial status of the … Continue reading

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Forbidden Questions: 24 Key Issues Ignored by the Washington Elite and the Media – by Andrew Bacevich

Brilliant questions by retired Army Colonel and retired history/international relations BU professor Andrew Bacevich. These show not only what the media and politicians refuse to address, but likely what you seldom, and likely never, have considered. Read the article here, … Continue reading

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Manchester Terror Attack Proves that the War On Terror Is Failing – Washington’s Blog

Sharing a thoughtful post from Washington’s Blog for your enlightened consideration: “Given that the Manchester terrorist was a product of the interventions in Libya and Syria, it’s time to have an adult discussion about what it will take to stop … Continue reading

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Dump the Destroyers of Worlds… for the Sake of the Children

The future demands a different approach, decentralized power structures, the removal of wealth-consolidating scamsters, the rejection of demagogic race-baiters and crisis actors, a cessation of coercive Imperial interventionism into every corner of the world which perpetuates violence, blow back and … Continue reading

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Open Source EVERYTHING

Interesting podcast with Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Robert David Steele. Open sources lead to peace and prosperity for all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVBknoOSVIQ&feature=youtu.be  

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“Venezuela is Starving” – from the Wall Street Journal this week

“Once Latin America’s richest country, Venezuela can no longer feed its people, hobbled by the nationalization of farms as well as price and currency controls.” Please see the WSJ article from May 5, 2017.   I posted elsewhere some thoughts … Continue reading

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“The FDIC Illusion of Insured Bank Deposits”

  This graphic and title are lifted directly from demonocracy.info, which has great graphics to help visualize a very precarious financial system and monetary policy. With my interest spurred from the recent post on fractional reserve banking, I wanted to … Continue reading

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Precious metals still seem to be a wise purchase as a hedge against inflation, if not as real investment.

Overlaying three historical charts from the year 2000 to today: money supply in $Trillions, gold and silver in dollars/ounce. Metals dropped off of the growth curve in 2012, although the money supply has continued to grow (devaluing the dollar). One … Continue reading

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