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Category Archives: The History of it All
What FDR Did to Our Money
For more than 125 years, the United States had a gold-coin, silver-coin monetary system. No, it was not a paper-money system backed by gold, as so many mainstream commentators have been taught to believe. It was a system in which … Continue reading
Lessons from the Economic Catastrophe of 1929
(Bank Failures Played a Crucial Role in Deepening the Economic Crisis) The Great Depression of 1929 stands as one of the most significant economic crises in modern history, casting a long shadow over the global financial landscape. Sparked by a … Continue reading
The Mystery Of The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. There have … Continue reading
Hickman: Foreign Central Banks Now Own More Gold Than USD Proof That The Bureaucratic State Needs to Go
For centuries, the Byzantine Empire’s gold coin, known as the solidus, had been the backbone of global trade in the medieval world; nearly pure gold, the solidus was trusted by merchants from Baghdad to London. But by the 11th century, … Continue reading
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
Marx’s Economic Forecasts: Over 150 Years of Failure
From atop the flawed foundation of the Labor Theory of Value, Karl Marx made a series of predictions about capitalism that time has proven incorrect. Among these are the immiseration of the masses due to capital accumulation, chronic overproduction, capitalist-driven … Continue reading
Back to the Future – Once Again ~ May 20, 2025
About once a year we will return to a series of posts from the past – most – if not all of them will come back to haunt us once more. BEWARE of the repetition of history. ~ Ed. Glass-Steagall … Continue reading
The First Coin Minted By The United States Is A Rare Half-Dime That Could Be Worth A Fortune In 2025
The 1792 half disme (or half-dime)(pronounced “deem”) is shrouded in mystery, rich with history, and is a true token of coin-collecting lore. Plus, this particular little proto-nickel is worth quite a lot. Firsts, in particular, tend to mean something in … Continue reading
Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson to Lose Billions to Trump’s Latest Executive Order
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Visitors from around the world come to the United States for healthcare because the U.S. has the best healthcare in the world, if you have money.
The Lure of Plunder
Leftists deep down believe that all our earnings, like our children, belong to the government. In its beneficence, government gives some back, often with strings, instead of taking every dime. November 2, 2021 ~ Remember when Democrats proposed in their … Continue reading







