Category Archives: The History of it All
Archaeologists have found a fort that the Romans built to protect their silver mines – complete with wooden spikes
Archaeologists have discovered wooden defenses surrounding an ancient Roman military base for the first time in Bad Ems, western Germany. The fence, which is topped with sharpened wooden stakes similar to barbed wire, is the type of fortification mentioned in … Continue reading
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Gold as a Deflation Hedge
United States (1930s) “The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history. . . But we act as though we are able to predict historical events, or, even worse, as if we are able to … Continue reading
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Corruption’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
“Everywhere Rome was failing in her duties as mistress of the civilised world. Her own internal degeneracy was faithfully reflected in the abnegation of her imperial duties. When in any country the small-farmer class is being squeezed off the land; … Continue reading
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The End of World Dollar Hegemony: Turning the USA into Weimar Germany
In a recent essay, I explained how over time the US abused its responsibility to control the supply of dollars, the world’s premier reserve currency for settling international trade accounts among nations. This abrogation of its duties is leading to … Continue reading
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Treasure hunters digging for £200MILLION of Nazi gold at Polish palace discover Swastika-marked coins that prove Hitler’s men WERE there
Treasure hunters searching for Nazi gold in the grounds of an 18th century palace in Poland have found a scattering of WWII-era German coins. The six Reichsbank pfennigs clearly marked with Swastikas were uncovered at the palace in the village … Continue reading
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Hornberger: The Socialism of Social Security
October 11, 2019 – It amuses me whenever I hear President Trump and his fellow Republicans excoriating Democrats Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftists for being socialists. After all, let’s not forget that Trump and Republicans, along … Continue reading
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Ossell: A brief history of what may be about to happen
It has been an interesting Sunday for me. Some weeks ago the following was sent to me by its author. It was written by him some years ago – 2017, but unbeknownst to me, I was about to meet him … Continue reading
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