March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022 Where were you on March 9, 2022, when President Biden signed the death warrant on American freedom? On that day, in a hushed ceremony at the White House without the approval of Congress, the states or the American people, Biden signed into law Executive Order 14067. Buried in his order are a […]
The Specter of Hyperinflation Looms over the Economy
The Specter of Hyperinflation Looms over the Economy The threat of hyperinflation has haunted fiat money economies throughout history. Although past empires crumbled under the weight of unrestrained money printing, modern bankers at the Federal Reserve assure us that today’s financial system is immune to such a fate. Austrian business cycle theory, however, reveals that […]
Newsguard Case Highlights the Pentagon’s Censorship End-Around
Newsguard Case Highlights the Pentagon’s Censorship End-Around The Consortium News lawsuit against a private news rating system lays out how the government can suppress speech by proxy Monday, the independent website Consortium News filed suit against the United States of America and Newsguard Technologies. The complaint targeting both the government and a private media ratings service is an […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVII–Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Denial: Avoiding the Pain
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Denial: Avoiding the Pain I share an ongoing conversation with others in my town of Stouffville regarding a post on a local Facebook Group discussing ongoing expansion of our suburban community. Note the common thinking along the lines of growth being a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVI–Peak Oil, Complexity, Psychology, Magical Thinking, and War
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVI Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Peak Oil, Complexity, Psychology, Magical Thinking, and War Again, some sharing of my comments and others’ on a couple of recent FB Group posts. First, a post from the Peak Oil Group I am a member of where some great conversations happen. In this particular situation, […]
Today’s energy bottleneck may bring down major governments
Today’s energy bottleneck may bring down major governments Recently, I explained the key role played by diesel and jet fuel. In this post, I try to explain the energy bottleneck the world is facing because of an inadequate supply of these types of fuels, and the effects such a bottleneck may have. The world’s self-organizing economy tends […]
This “Unprecedented” Fiscal Doom Loop Is Getting Worse
This “Unprecedented” Fiscal Doom Loop Is Getting Worse Friend of Fringe Finance Lawrence Lepard released his most recent investor letter this week. I believe Larry to truly be one of the muted voices that the investing community would be better off considering. He gets little coverage in the mainstream media, which, in my opinion, makes him someone […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIV–Climate Change and Narratives to Support Continued Economic Growth
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Climate Change and Narratives to Support Continued Economic Growth The following commentary was once again prompted by an online media article, this one discussing the necessary paradigm shift required to confront the existential dilemma of climate change, particularly how we view our relationship with nature […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII–‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving Today’s thought was motivated by another Tyee article that carries on the notion of ‘clean energy’ and the ‘magical thinking’ needed to buy into such narratives. As long as language is being manipulated (e.g., ‘clean energy’ is a […]
Israel A ‘Nuclear Wildcard’ On ‘Dangerous Road To Armageddon’: Macgregor
Israel A ‘Nuclear Wildcard’ On ‘Dangerous Road To Armageddon’: Macgregor Tucker Carlson sat down with Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.), who laid out a disturbing scenario in which the United States could quickly be pulled into a direct conflict with Iran, Russia and China over Israel’s anticipated response to the October 7 Hamas attack. Carlson starts off highlighting […]
Debt, Currency Debasement & War—The Timeless Pillars of Failure
Debt, Currency Debasement & War—The Timeless Pillars of Failure Below, we follow the breadcrumbs of simple math and bond market signals toward an oft-repeated pattern of how once-great nations become, well…not so great any more. Debt Destroys Nations Debt, once it passes the Rubicon from extreme to just plain madness, destroys nations. Just ask the former […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX–Fossil Fuels: Contributing to Complexity and Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XIX June 7, 2021 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Fossil Fuels: Contributing to Complexity and Ecological Overshoot Andrew Nikiforuk is an author and contributing editor of the online media site The Tyee. He has been writing about the oil and gas industry for close to 20 years. In his most recent […]
