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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Debt

Some people are more observant than others. Some are more capable of thinking outside the box than others. Whether this is by nature or nurture is a moot point.

Silver Will Benefit From America’s Debt Crisis

As the dollar is debased, people will panic into precious metals…

All That’s Missing Is a Black Swan

Any one of a dozen or so events could send the U.S. economy into a complete tailspin.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A Danger to the Nation

The real world cost of “free” education, “free” jobs, “free” money and other unicorn-like fantasies.

Trump’s Dynamite

Mr. Trump did not get elected by accident or by fluke. And he did not come along at a time when things were moving along nicely.

The Foxes Are in Charge of The Swamp

No situation is so hopeless… so absurd… or so disastrous that the feds can’t make it worse. No policy is too stupid… too counterproductive… or too corrupt that it can’t become the law of the land.

Is Argentina in America’s Future?

Never before has so much fake money created so much fake prosperity and faked out so many people.

Smart Money Divorces Dumb

The U.S. government is the largest player in the financial markets.

A Whimper and a Bang

In a Whimper, prices go down, money disappears, and the economy goes into depression. After that, our guess is that the Whimper will be followed by a Bang.

The Coming of the Roman Tax Collectors

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has been written about many times over the last two millennia, most notably in Edward Gibbon’s six-volume set of books of the same name. However, one significant aspect to the decline began in the fourth century that has received little attention from those who have written on […]

Doug Casey’s Current View of the World

Legendary speculator Doug Casey explains the difference between a national government and a nation’s economy, why the latter cannot be trusted with the former, and his perspective on today’s markets.

Weimar Greece

In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed as a peace agreement after World War I. Under the treaty, Germany accepted that they had caused the war and therefore were obligated to pay reparations to the tune of US $31.4 billion (US $442 billion in today’s money).

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