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Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself
NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor […]
Wikipedia: A Disinformation Operation?
Wikipedia: A Disinformation Operation? Wikipedia is generally thought of as an open, transparent, and mostly reliable online encyclopedia. Yet upon closer inspection, this turns out not to be the case. In fact, the English Wikipedia with its 9 billion worldwide page views per month is governed by just 500 active administrators, whose real identity in many cases remains unknown. Moreover, […]
The Death Of Free Speech: Zuckerberg Asks Governments For Instructions On “What Discourse Should Be Allowed”
The Death Of Free Speech: Zuckerberg Asks Governments For Instructions On “What Discourse Should Be Allowed” I have written for years on the effort of European countries to expand their crackdown on free speech globally through restrictions on social media and Internet speech. It appears that Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has relented in what may prove […]
The Prophet
The Prophet Oh how I miss George Carlin. Yes he was mainly known as a stand up comedian, but he was more than that, much more. He was a social critic, he challenged that status quo, he dared to go where society wasn’t prepared to go: Look at ourselves critically. He did it with biting […]
Are the World Elite Using a Rise in Nationalism to Reassert Globalisation?
Are the World Elite Using a Rise in Nationalism to Reassert Globalisation? Putting yourself in the mind of someone who commits an act of illegality is perhaps the only way we can begin to understand the motivation behind the transgression. A common reflex reaction to the most heinous of crimes is to simply call for the […]
Climate action shouldn’t mean choosing between personal and political responsibility
Climate action shouldn’t mean choosing between personal and political responsibility Can your individual behaviour make a real difference to the environment? And should you be expected to voluntarily change your life in the face of our worsening environmental crises? Some argue this emphasis on personal responsibility is a distraction from the real culprits: companies and governments. We often […]
2000 vs. 2020: The Role Of Monetary And Fiscal Policies In Stock Market Cycles
2000 vs. 2020: The Role Of Monetary And Fiscal Policies In Stock Market Cycles The equity market of 2020 has some of the lofty valuation features that showed up at the peak of 2000 cycle. Yet, a key difference is the accommodative stance of monetary and fiscal policies nowadays versus the restrictive stance of 2000. […]
Farewell to Paper Money?
Farewell to Paper Money? A decade or more ago, I began to discuss with associates the possibility of governments and banks colluding to eliminate physical cash. Back then, the idea struck most everyone as poppycock, that governments could never get away with it. I didn’t write on the subject until 2015, when several countries had […]
Governments Need to Face Reality — the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Collapsing
Governments Need to Face Reality — the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Collapsing From Saudi Arabia to Alberta, the numbers are clear. But we still shovel taxpayers’ money at oil and gas companies. While Canadian politicians keep up their parochial posturing, a global storm is brewing. Around the world there is early evidence of a seismic shift. […]
The Greatest Swindle in American History… And How They’ll Try It Again Soon
The Greatest Swindle in American History… And How They’ll Try It Again Soon International Man: Before 1913 there was no income tax, and the United States was a much freer country. Initially, the government sold the federal income tax to the American people as something only the rich would have to pay. Jeff Thomas: Yes, […]
Personal Politics, Public Impeachment, Persuasion and Post-Apocalyptic Planning
Personal Politics, Public Impeachment, Persuasion and Post-Apocalyptic Planning One of my primary concerns regarding the forthcoming economic chaos and societal breakdown is that there will be nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. As normalcy bias evaporates like tears on dehydrated sunken cheeks, hungry neighbors and pre-collapse friends and acquaintances will soon assimilate into zombie […]
Strangers in a Strange Land
Strangers in a Strange Land “Secrecy begets tyranny.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land “Thinking doesn’t pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land When I read quotes by men like H.L. Mencken and Robert Heinlein, I realize I’m not really a stranger in […]
The Globalists Have Declared War On Your Savings
The Globalists Have Declared War On Your Savings The globalists are coming for your savings in order to “save” the economy. When any one of the plethora of bubbles burst – pick your poison – and the next financial crisis impacts Wall Street and Main Street, how will the central banks and federal governments react? […]
UN Envoy’s Grim Warning Over Assange’s Life
UN Envoy’s Grim Warning Over Assange’s Life A United Nations expert in torture diagnosis has in the past week issued a stark warning that Australian whistleblower Julian Assange is in danger of dying from extreme prison conditions in Britain. It is testimony to the rank hypocrisy of British and American governments who lecture others around […]
The Economic Crash So Far: A Look At The Real Numbers
The Economic Crash So Far: A Look At The Real Numbers There are many problems when attempting to track a faltering economy. For one, the people in government generally do not want the public to know when the system is in decline because this looks bad for them. They prefer to rig statistical indicators as […]
