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Forget the Russians: It’s the Federal Reserve Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections
Forget the Russians: It’s the Federal Reserve Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections The US Constitution never granted the federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning of America’s founding, the […]
Ron Paul: The Fed Is In The Stock Market And They Don’t Want Us To Know The Details
Ron Paul: The Fed Is In The Stock Market And They Don’t Want Us To Know The Details On Tuesday September 3, 2019, former Texas congressman Ron Paul appeared on an episode of the Quoth the Raven podcast to weigh in on the state of equity markets, the media’s role in indoctrinating the masses with Keynesian theory, […]
Are Recessions Inevitable?
Are Recessions Inevitable? Stocks fell last week following news that the yield curve on Treasury notes had inverted. This means that a short-term Treasury note was paying higher interest rates than long-term Treasury note. An inverted yield curve is widely seen as a sign of an impending recession. Some economic commentators reacted to the inverted […]
Ron Paul Warns: “Hapless” Guaido Now “Worth More Dead Than Alive” To Washington’s Venezuelan Coup-Creators
Ron Paul Warns: “Hapless” Guaido Now “Worth More Dead Than Alive” To Washington’s Venezuelan Coup-Creators Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido failed to kick-start a military uprising on Tuesday. After this fizzle, RT reports that his life may be in danger from his own CIA backers, the director of the Ron Paul Institute argued in a debate. Daniel McAdams […]
Is Trump Really About to Attack Venezuela?
Is Trump Really About to Attack Venezuela? Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the last of the US diplomats out of Venezuela, saying their presence was a “constraint” on US policy toward the country. The wording seemed intended to convey the idea that the US is about to launch military action to place […]
Interview: Ron Paul and the Never-Ending Story of Empire
Interview: Ron Paul and the Never-Ending Story of Empire The other day was felt like the fulfillment of a life goal. Sitting down to talk politics, economics, and climate with the irreplaceable Ron Paul was beyond a thrill, it was an honor. It’s been a long time coming. This blog and the content I produce […]
Trump’s Venezuela Fiasco
Trump’s Venezuela Fiasco Last week President Trump announced that the United States would no longer recognize Nicholas Maduro as president of Venezuela and would recognize the head of its national assembly, Jose Guaido, as president instead. US thus openly backs regime change. But what has long been a dream of the neocons may well turn […]
Fire the Fed?
Fire the Fed? President Trump’s frustration with the Federal Reserve’s (minuscule) interest rate increases that he blames for the downturn in the stock market has reportedly led him to inquire if he has the authority to remove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Chairman Powell has stated that he would not comply with a presidential request for […]
Rough Times Ahead, But Liberty Can Still Win
Rough Times Ahead, But Liberty Can Still Win While Congress and the president fight over funding a border wall, they continue to ignore the coming economic tsunami caused by the approximately 22 trillion dollars (and rapidly increasing) federal debt. President Trump may not be troubled by the debt’s effect on the economy because he believes […]
Ron Paul: The Market Correction Could Make Things ‘Worse Than 1929’
Ron Paul: The Market Correction Could Make Things ‘Worse Than 1929’ Former presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul says that the current market conditions are ripe for a correction of 50% and Wall Street is vulnerable to depression-like conditions in the next year. “It could be worse than 1929,” Dr. Paul said recently in an interview. Paul […]
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace
The Russia Investigation is about Criminalizing Peace “For those who long wondered why throughout the presidential campaign Trump could not bring himself to say a critical word about Russian President Vladimir Putin, we now know the answer: Trump was hoping to do business in Russia, and doing so would require the approval of Putin.” – […]
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’?
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’? It’s not often that US Government officials are honest when they talk about our foreign policy. The unprovoked 2003 attack on Iraq was called a “liberation.” The 2011 US-led destruction of Libya was a “humanitarian intervention.” And so on. So, in a way, Secretary of State Mike […]
Trump Is Right, the Fed Is Crazy
Trump Is Right, the Fed Is Crazy President Trump recently called the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes crazy. Leaving aside President Trump’s specific complaint, which is likely motivated by the belief that low rates will help him win reelection, he is right that “crazy” is a good way to describe the Federal Reserve. When not […]
Ten Years After the Last Meltdown: Is Another One Around the Corner?
Ten Years After the Last Meltdown: Is Another One Around the Corner? September marked a decade since the bursting of the housing bubble, which was followed by the stock market meltdown and the government bailout of the big banks and Wall Street. Last week’s frantic stock market sell-off indicates the failure to learn the lesson […]
