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.
The Daily Reckoning Australia
Popolo Americano
In the animal kingdom, alpha males often drive off rivals. Primates, seals, birds…they often fight – sometimes to the death — for the right to mate.
China Capitulation Part 6 – A gruesome murder, family intrigue, and dark money movements
The death of a Hong Kong socialite three years ago shocked many when it happened. As the trial proceedings went on, it revealed the tip of the iceberg of corruption and dark money that operates in China, Hong Kong, and those that trade with them…
Tearing Down the Dollar Temple
One of the key ingredients for good money was that it be ‘trustworthy.’ How trustworthy is money that can be taken away, confiscated, barricaded or used to undermine your government.
Who will replace the US shale boom?
America’s shale oil and gas boom changed the world. But it is over. Who will repeat its success story on home soil? And which companies will emulate the 10x gains?
A President’s Day Special
Our view, a minority one…and widely viewed as ‘defeatist’…is that these things take place regardless of what anyone thinks. History marches along, thoughts get in step.
