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Young People Turn To Collectivism Because Of These Psychological Disparities
Young People Turn To Collectivism Because Of These Psychological Disparities Are Americans changing with the times, are the times changing with Americans, or, has nothing really changed at all in the past century? Before we dive into this discussion it’s important to understand one thing above all else – There is nothing new under the […]
The Next European War
The Next European War The notion that history has nothing to teach us is one of the most pervasive beliefs in modern industrial society. It’s also one of the most misguided. Sure, we’ve got all these shiny new technological trinkets, and we love to insist to ourselves that this means we’re constantly breaking new ground […]
Here’s Why Modern Unbacked Money Derives Value from Gold
Here’s Why Modern Unbacked Money Derives Value from Gold Photo by Giorgio Trovato This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: The value behind money, why gold’s price has grudgingly responded to recent market turmoil and what higher energy prices mean for gold and […]
A Hinge Moment of History
A Hinge Moment of History I have lived in countries that have real domestic terrorism movements…. No country blessed enough not to have a domestic terrorism movement should be inventing one. We are living in a blizzard of lies. [W]e are more dependent on a handful of woke billionaires to tell us what reality is. […]
History Warns – All Governments are the Same!
History Warns – All Governments are the Same! A man pawns himself off as a baby Kangaroo’s mother. Politicians have LEARNED that they too can pretend that they are your parent and are solely interested in taking care of you when their objective is really raw power. Government presents itself as if it truly cares about “We […]
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete The financial system has entered uncharted waters and it would be wise to take nothing for granted. To assume the economy will move forward without a glitch in such an environment is extremely optimistic. With time, things change and evolve, this transformation can be seen in both society and […]
A Few Bananas Short of a Bunch
A FEW BANANAS SHORT OF A BUNCH “You’ve been living in a dream world, Neo.” – Morpheus “How did you go (morally) bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― With abject apologies to Ernest Hemingway and his “The Sun Also Rises” “I reject your reality and substitute my own.” – Adam Savage from Mythbusters I have this […]
The Pandemic Speaks
The Pandemic Speaks Are you finally ready to listen to me now? If so, here are my 10 timeless truths. The angel of death striking a door during the plague of ancient Rome. Engraving by J.G. Levasseur after J. Delaunay. Image via Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons. Audi, vide, tace. I have been trying to engage you […]
Revealing History
Revealing History COMMENT: I find it interesting how two people the general consensus has said were scoundrels, John Law and Julius Caesar, you have shown were actually people against the establishment. I read your Anatomy of a Debt Crisis and you have put together the contemporary historians where everyone else just seems to rely on the fake […]
What is 2032?
What is 2032? Many people have asked, “Why is 2032 going to be such a major change in the world’s political economy and society as a whole?” We are confronted by the end of the Sixth Wave come 2032, which will be a profound economic and political change. It appears these world leaders are pushing […]
Opinion v Fact
Opinion v Fact COMMENT: Marty, Each day I read reports from so called reputable people expressing what they think might happen given the backdrop today. It is laughable. Most do this based on superficial analysis or cursory comparisons with things that appear to line up, appear to rhythm, to paraphrase M Twain. What a joke. I say […]
un-Denial Manifesto: Energy and Denial
un-Denial Manifesto: Energy and Denial Six years ago this essay launched and defined un-Denial.com. I’m featuring it on the home page to celebrate 500 posts. This is the story of the two most important things that enabled the success and possible demise of humans: energy and denial. Simple single cell (prokaryotic) life emerges as a gradual […]
2020 the “Worst Year Ever”–You’re Joking, Right?
2020 the “Worst Year Ever”–You’re Joking, Right? So party on, because “the worst year ever” is ending and the rebound of financial markets, already the greatest in recorded history, will only become more fabulous. Of the lavish banquet of absurdities laid out in 2020, one of the most delectable is Time magazine’s December 14 cover declaring that […]
This Was All Predicted 10 Years Ago
This Was All Predicted 10 Years Ago In 2010, the scientific journal Nature published a collection of opinions looking ahead 10 years, i.e., where we are right now. Nature then published a short response from zoologist Peter Turchin in its February 2010 issue. Quantitative historical analysis reveals that complex human societies are affected by recurrent — and predictable — waves of political […]
