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U.S. Government Is Spending $88 Billion a Month in Interest on National Debt… Equal to Spending on Defense and Education Combined

The problem with an increasing debt burden is that it costs more to maintain it: This is precisely the issue with which the U.S. Treasury is wrangling at present. As total U.S. national debt ticks over $39 trillion, the interest … Continue reading

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The Daily Headlines: April 8, 2026:

Silver Outshines Gold: Prices Surge 6% to $77 The ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran propelled gold and silver prices to nearly two-week highs. Silver outperformed gold, with spot prices surging over 6% to $77.64 per ounce, while gold … Continue reading

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The Daily Headlines: April 6, 2026

Trump Officials Prepping for ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Where Oil Hits $150-a-Barrel – and Unleashes More Pain at the Gas Pump White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its … Continue reading

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Snyder: What Have They Done To Our Food?

Most of the pre-packaged garbage that we are being sold in our local grocery stores is “Frankenstein food”, but even though this is widely known most of the general population just keeps gobbling it down anyway. This is something that … Continue reading

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Why UBS Says You Shouldn’t Ditch Gold Even After It’s Tumble Into a Bear Market During the Iran War

UBS has a message for investors worried about gold’s tumble into a bear market: don’t ditch the precious metal now. The investment bank’s global wealth management office doubled down on its bullish stance on gold in a note published on … Continue reading

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Hickman: Jerome Powell tells Congress ~ “Good luck with that debt problem…“”

George Washington handed Alexander Hamilton an impossible task in September 1789. America owed about $75 million in debt from the Revolutionary War. Individual states had already defaulted. Foreign creditors considered the new country a total joke. And domestic bondholders at … Continue reading

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Owning a Piece of History: Why Artifacts Matter

Do historical objects matter? Are ancient artifacts anything more than old scraps of paper, moth-eaten fragments of fabric, or rusty hunks of metal? In frenetic modern life, with its emphasis on the now and the brand new, most people are … Continue reading

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U.S. Treasury Declares Insolvency with $47.8 Trillion Liabilities

The U.S. government has been declared insolvent by the Treasury Department, according to its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025. The report shows total assets of $6.06 trillion against liabilities of $47.78 trillion as of September 30, 2025, a … Continue reading

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Gold’s Biggest Fire-Sale In 43 Years: Perception vs Opportunity

If you are new to gold, or if you are a speculator in gold (or even worse, a levered speculator in gold), you are likely asking yourselves what in the “H. E. double tooth-picks” just happened to gold? It lost … Continue reading

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The Daily Headlines! March 16, 2026:

The National Debt Isn’t $39 Trillion. One Economist Says It’s Actually $100 Trillion The U.S. national debt is nearly $39 trillion. One of the country’s top fiscal economists says the real number is closer to $100 trillion — and that … Continue reading

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