The dots that matter
In a sky crowded with explosions and mass murder, some barely twinkle. Still, they fit more or less neatly into our (hypothetical) big picture.
Where are the morons, now?
Where are the morons, now?
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Violence begets sell off
Violence begets sell off
The US is still on track. It is still a very powerful empire, but so far, all of the major initiatives undertaken this century seem designed to help bring it down. This latest war is no exception.
Crude Catastrophe
Crude Catastrophe
In terms of gold the picture changes. It took about ten barrels of oil to buy an ounce of gold in 1971. Now, it takes 78 of them. Is oil too cheap? Is gold too expensive?
Crackpottery
Crackpottery
When the stock market goes up, for example. But when stocks go up faster than GDP, it merely shifts wealth from average households to the richest ones — those that own most of corporate America.
In the Shadows
In the Shadows
Poor Jeff Epstein. The kindest word you will hear about him in the press is that he is dead.
Calm…like a morgue
Calm…like a morgue
America’s big devaluation began in 1971…and is on-going. In gold terms, the dollar has lost 99.2% of its value. And it is being devalued — though not officially — everyday.
Supreme Smackdown
Supreme Smackdown
Tariffs never made any sense to us. Civilized prosperity is built on trade, not autonomy. The man who makes his own shoes, grows his own food, and builds his own automobile, is a very busy man.
The Doctor Will See You Now
The Doctor Will See You Now
We see machines that can do almost everything, physically and mentally, that a human can do. But with none of the sick days or bad attitudes that characterize our race.
Pain, Pleasure, and Poverty
Pain, Pleasure, and Poverty
The allure of power is that you can get ordinary people to do things they don’t want to do. Threats and violence follow; they’re the only ways to get them to do it.
