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The Art of Survival, Taoism and the Warring States

May 5, 2020

The Art of Survival, Taoism and the Warring States Longtime correspondent Paul B. suggested I re-publish three essays that have renewed relevance. This is the first essay, from June 2008. Thank you, Paul, for the suggestion. I’m not trying to be difficult, but I can’t help cutting against the grain on topics like surviving the […]

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Why Assets Will Crash

May 4, 2020

Why Assets Will Crash This is how it happens that boats that were once worth tens of thousands of dollars are set adrift by owners who can no longer afford to pay slip fees. The increasing concentration of the ownership of wealth/assets in the top 10% has an under-appreciated consequence: when only the top 10% […]

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The Pandemic Is Deepening America’s Many Divides

April 30, 2020

The Pandemic Is Deepening America’s Many Divides And so we’ve reached the precarious state of disunion in which the only thing the warring elites can agree upon is that the Federal Reserve should rescue their private wealth, regardless of cost or consequences. America’s divides are proliferating and deepening by the day. The key political and economic […]

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No, This Is Not Another 1929, 1973, 1987, 2000, or 2008

April 26, 2020

No, This Is Not Another 1929, 1973, 1987, 2000, or 2008 Basing one’s decisions on analogs from the past is entering a fool’s paradise of folly. Like addicts who cannot control their cravings, financial analysts cannot stop themselves from seeking some analog situation in the past which will clarify the swirling chaos in their crystal […]

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Overcapacity / Oversupply Everywhere: Massive Deflation Ahead

April 16, 2020

Overcapacity / Oversupply Everywhere: Massive Deflation Ahead The price of a great many assets will crash, out of proportion to the decline in demand.  Oil is the poster child of the forces driving massive deflation: overcapacity / oversupply and a collapse in demand. Overcapacity / oversupply and a collapse in demand are not limited to the […]

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The World Has Changed More Than We Know

April 9, 2020

The World Has Changed More Than We Know Put another way: eras end. While the mainstream media understandably focuses on the here and now of the pandemic, some commentators are looking at the long-term consequences. Here is a small sampling: Coronavirus, synchronous failure and the global phase-shiftCoronavirus Will Require Us to Completely Reshape the EconomyFlorence Hit by […]

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What Comes Next?

April 8, 2020

What Comes Next? Predicting life after coronavirus If covid-19 is indeed hastening the permanent disruption of the status quo, what will life in a post-coronavirus world look like? In a prognosticating session building on last week’s Economic Shockwaves roundtable, John Rubino, Charles Hugh Smith and I — also joined by Chris Martenson this time — discuss the […]

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