Category Archives: The History of it All

~ “Nova Roma” ~ March 2012 ~ Rome in the days of the Republic was a city-state, not an empire. Their army was comprised of citizen-soldiers, called to duty in times of peril. The afterglow of their system of government … Continue reading →

NOTE: The following article was written by Harry Hurt III and published in the September 1980 issue of Playboy Magazine. We previously published this column in June 0f 2012. The time has come to look back on history. Sadly, the … Continue reading →

“Take that copper!” ~ James Cagney, Angels With Dirty Faces, Dir. Michael Curtiz; Warner Bros, 1938 Right off the bat, copper is a very different metal. Like gold, it’s easy to work with for relatively simple tools and technologies, but … Continue reading →

In the early 1530s, a Spanish conquistador named Diego de Ordaz was exploring modern-day Venezuela when he first heard rumors of a nearby City of Gold. Ordaz thought he was about to hit the jackpot. And he wasted no time … Continue reading →

As the media begins to roil with reports of bank delays in the distribution of business recovery loans from the government plan to save business from the effects of quarantine and closure, it is important to ask if there is … Continue reading →

The Union’s financial success depended on military success. As presidential aide John Hay wrote in an anonymous newspaper article in January 1862 when any movement by the Union Army was stalled: “The Secretary of Finance has displayed wonderful zeal and … Continue reading →

“You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the Eternal God, I will rout you out.” ~ President Andrew Jackson ~ Prologue ~ On May 23, 1933, Congressman, Louis T. McFadden, brought … Continue reading →

There have been three central banks in our nation’s history. The first two, while deceptive and fraudulent, pale in comparison to the scope and size of the fraud being perpetrated by our current FED. What they all have in common … Continue reading →

“Long before we wake up from our dream of prosperity through an inflated currency, our gold, which alone could have kept us from catastrophe, will have vanished and no rate of interest will tempt it to return.” ~ U.S. Senator … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was watching a video of Yale History professor Timothy Snyder in which he states “It’s patently clear that some of the people who’re involved in current politics…are borrowing some of the tactics of the 1920s and 1930s.” That … Continue reading →