Category Archives: The Price is Right

I have relied on no particular source of information in the process of forming an opinion regarding the causes and the promoters of the present disturbances in the US, and their objectives. I browse the Internet like anyone else. My … Continue reading →

The following is somewhat dated, but it indicates how little anything really changes. ~ Ed. A “system” refers to some activity that endures through time. Once a system is created and installed, the associated activity will be maintained for an … Continue reading →

In the year 1649 after nearly a decade of painstaking work, the legendary Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn put the finishing touches on one of his masterpieces: Christ Healing the Sick. The piece is considered a technical and artistic marvel, … Continue reading →

From the National Vital Statistics System of the USA, we gather the following information: Total number of deaths in the US, in the course of the year 2018: 2,839,205. From World-O-Meters, we gather the following information: Total coronavirus cases in … Continue reading →

I vaguely remember an anecdote attributed to the wisdom of “Honest Abe” Lincoln. It went something like this: “Suppose you have five horses, and we agree to call a horse a cow; how many cows would you have? Answer: “Well, … Continue reading →

Bitcoin is nothing more than a distraction, created to direct widespread public worry away from concern about the eventual collapse of the Dollar’s value. What entity would wish to distract investors’ attention away from concerns with the Dollar? Obviously, the … Continue reading →

The director of Fideicomiso de Fomento Minero (“The Trust for Encouraging Mining”) Norberto Roque Díaz de León, told “El Financiero” newspaper on August 20 that it would be a good idea to use silver in Mexican coinage, in order to … Continue reading →

November 16, 1999 ~ Rudiger Dornbusch, M.I.T. professor of economics and advisor to the World Bank and the I.M.F. has been giving us a sermon with a lot of truths on how to run a country: “Time and again, governments … Continue reading →

December 23, 1997 ~ The fascinating articles which have appeared in the last few months in the financial newspapers, dealing with the crises in Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan, provoke a suspicion that the debacle we are witnessing is nothing … Continue reading →

The original silver dollar, created at the birth of the United States, was based upon the silver Spanish “Pieces of Eight” minted at the Royal Mint in Mexico City, under Spanish rule at that time. This was a very widely … Continue reading →