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The Hard Asset Inflation / Paper Asset Deflation Theory
The Hard Asset Inflation / Paper Asset Deflation Theory All fiat currencies are no more than floating abstractions of value. Society has put its faith in fiat currency issued by governments. These government-issued currencies are not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold or silver, but rather by the promises from the government that […]
The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme
The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme It won’t be long before governments around the world, including the one in Washington, self-destruct. Strong words, but anything less would be naïve. As economist Herbert Stein once said, “If something cannot go on forever, it has a tendency to stop.” Case in point: fiat money political regimes. Interventionist […]
Doug Casey on How Economic Witch Doctors Convince Everyone They’re Neurosurgeons
Doug Casey on How Economic Witch Doctors Convince Everyone They’re Neurosurgeons International Man: The average person doesn’t care about economics. But to the extent that he does, he only reads mainstream publications like The Economist and editorials in The New York Times. In these publications, the average person will find so-called economists advocating upside-down and destructive concepts like […]
The Time The US Banned Criticism of War
The Time The US Banned Criticism of War https://youtu.be/Y6oSn1Pqc6E
Brazil Censorship Regime: Popular Podcaster Monark Criminally Investigated and Fined $75,000 For Online Speech
Brazil Censorship Regime: Popular Podcaster Monark Criminally Investigated and Fined $75,000 For Online Speech Troubling news from Brazil. One of Brazil’s most popular podcasters, Monark (real name Bruno Monteiro Aiub), is under criminal investigation and has received a fine equivalent to $75,000 for his online conduct. Critics of the authority’s behavior here – like Brazil-based […]
From Covert to Overt: UK Government and Businesses Seek to Unleash Facial Recognition Technologies Across Urban Landscape
From Covert to Overt: UK Government and Businesses Seek to Unleash Facial Recognition Technologies Across Urban Landscape The Home Office is encouraging police forces across the country to make use of live facial recognition technologies for routine law enforcement. Retailers are also embracing the technology to monitor their customers. It increasingly seems that the UK […]
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers?
What If There Are No Politically Feasible Answers? Political Realism vs Ecological Realism At times, we are confronted with choices that demand us to pick between two undesirable alternatives, often known as a dilemma. The annals of history are brimming with such instances. When Hitler ascended to power in Germany and commenced his invasions across […]
Notes on Stormtrooper Syndrome
Notes on Stormtrooper Syndrome For some time now I’ve been looking for a way to talk about one of the most common bad habits of thought in the modern industrial world. Habits like this are far more important that a casual glance might suggest. Plenty of pragmatic factors are piling up crises for our civilization […]
Snowden Warns Today’s Surveillance Technology Makes 2013 Look Like ‘Child’s Play’
Edward Snowden said in an interview on June 8, 2023 that advances in surveillance technology have made it far easier for government agencies to spy on citizens than it was in 2013, when he first disclosed the broad use of spying by the NSA and other agencies. (Image: Screenshot/Citizenfour) Snowden Warns Today’s Surveillance Technology Makes […]
The Super Rich Are Robbing Us All Blind
The Super Rich Are Robbing Us All Blind They do it all the time. Adobe Stock Guess who’s the biggest welfare recipient in Mississippi state history. No, it’s not a single mom with three kids or a homeless drug addict. It’s Brett Favre, an American football hero. He’s worth $100 million. Recently, a reporter named Anna […]
Doug Casey on the Death of Privacy… and What Comes Next
Doug Casey on the Death of Privacy… and What Comes Next International Man: In practically every country, the allowable limit for cash withdrawals and transactions continues to be lowered. Further, rampant currency debasement is lowering the real value of these ridiculous limits. Why are governments so intent on phasing out cash? What is really behind this […]
You Are Not Alone, Anger Is Building Across The World!
You Are Not Alone, Anger Is Building Across The World! You are not alone if you are tired of watching your government grow increasingly oppressive and corrupt. Many people across the world share your pain. People continue to voice their anger and discontent, however, this is something the media often chooses not to report for […]
Fake News Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle
Fake News Curated by the Deep State: Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle “We Americans are the ultimate innocents. We are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth.”—Former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg Let’s talk about fake news stories, shall we? There’s the garden variety fake news that is […]
Doug Casey on How Governments Use Global Crises to Take More Control
Doug Casey on How Governments Use Global Crises to Take More Control International Man: Throughout history, governments have used crises—real or imagined—to eliminate freedoms, expand the power of the State, and justify all sorts of things the populace would never accept in normal times. After World War II, Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a […]
