‘Pity the nation whose people are sheep ‘And whose shepherds mislead them ‘Pity the nation whose leaders are liars ‘Whose sages are silenced ‘And whose bigots haunt the airwaves ‘Pity the nation that raises not its voice ‘Except to praise conquerors ‘And acclaim the bully as hero ‘And […]
By Bill Bonner,
‘The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.’ . Emperor Hirohito, after Hiroshima The situation last week did not develop to Joe Biden’s advantage. But what did anyone expect? Put an old man at a podium; he’s likely to dodder a bit. And so what? Biden was never more than a figurehead anyway. […]
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‘This is how our republic ends. Not with a debate but with a snivel between two candidates vying to demonstrate how utterly unqualified either is to lead us..’ Comment found on the Internet We connect the dots. We look for patterns. Sometimes right. Sometimes wrong. Always in doubt. And always with a jolly demeanour. Which […]
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‘Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.’ Jack Paar ‘It’s the creolization of France’, whispered a neighbour. “Creolization” was the type of word we used to admire. Or, at least we admired the French for using words like that. Big, Latinate words… the kind a professor of history might use… make people sound intelligent. And […]
By Bill Bonner,
We are watching events in Argentina. Like a political prisoner in a dark cell, we listen to the explosions and hope the revolution goes our way. An old friend, Rob Marstrand, lives in Buenos Aires. He’s been paying attention too… and betting heavily on Javier Milei’s success at rocking the boat. He reports that the […]
By Bill Bonner,
From the dotcom bubble to the Iraq War – when Bill’s financial forecasts or foreign policy views clashed with popular opinion.
By Bill Bonner,
The force of a correction is equal and opposite to the delusion that preceded it.
By Bill Bonner,
Poor Zelenskyy! The actor got used to being centre stage. Practically every TV station used to carry pictures of him, dressed in his olive-green war-fighting costume — he was The Man! Fighting to protect Western Civilisation from the steppe barbarians, he was able to raise billions of dollars. Fame…fortune — it was all his.
By Bill Bonner,
Through September, the US government had already borrowed $1.7 trillion, so far this year. It is on target to reach a total of $2 trillion before the year is out. This is the second biggest borrowing spree in history (after 2020).
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Last week, all of a sudden, explosions…gunfire…bodies…mayhem — and as the dust settled, there was Truth, blindingly obvious…yet, still shocking. Truth about the past…and a warning about the future.
By Bill Bonner,
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