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Category Archives: Viewpoint
Where Were You 31 Years Ago?
Q: How do you get your broker out of a tree? A: Cut the rope. ~ Common joke from October 1987 It was 31 years ago, on Oct. 19, that I watched a $300,000 stock portfolio begin to vaporize, with … Continue reading
How the Myth of the ‘Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists
The widely-accepted “history” of America’s Gilded Age was grossly inaccurate, but it told a compelling story that many fell for hook, line, and sinker…
How the Socialism of Imperial Rome Ushered in Feudalism
In years of peace, Diocletian, with his aides, faced the problems of economic decay. To overcome depression and prevent revolution, he substituted a managed economy for the law of supply and demand. He established a sound currency by guaranteeing to … Continue reading
The Merry Old Land of Oz
Over these past twenty-four years as an on-air commentator, I have revisited variations of this theme on numerous occasions – and today we are going to revist the following post from January 21, 2011. That, which you are about to … Continue reading
Say WHAT? Social Security Has Not Been ‘Looted’
The newly released Social Security Trustees Report describes serious fiscal issues with the program and stresses that it should be reformed soon, or the situation will become much worse. However, public support for reform is impeded by a common fiction … Continue reading
The Slow-Motion Financial Suicide of the Roman Empire
Are we the Reincarnation of Rome? “If you wanted to understand a politician you mustn’t pay too much attention to his speeches, but find out who were his paymasters. A politician couldn’t rise in public life, in France Rome any … Continue reading
The Way Things Are…
No matter the political direction the wind may blow, and no matter what we are told on the news – the job market in America is not all that we are led to believe and although this video is a … Continue reading
Why Gold Is The King Monetary Asset, Not Bitcoin
There seems to be a lot of misinformation being peddled on the internet about gold and bitcoin. One major misconception is the notion that bitcoin will replace gold as a monetary instrument. Some analysts, once stanch precious metals advocates now … Continue reading
Rickards: Blundering Into Recession
June 12 is just three weeks away… That’s when the Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, the Fed’s interest rate policy arm, will in all likelihood raise interest rates another 0.25%, the seventh such rate increase since the “liftoff” in interest … Continue reading
