This is the start of a new series of articles from Jim Rickards, which will delve into the war in Ukraine and its implications. Today, Jim outlines the stark differences between the narrative we’re being told about this war and the reality of what is actually going on. Read on…
Having created a dangerous and debilitating debt bubble, the Fed’s now determined to take the air out of it…as long as higher interest rates don’t cause too much trouble.
My colleague Tom Dyson just asked dear readers what they thought of our service. Many remarked that your editor was ‘too negative’.
Citizens of an honest republic can decide for themselves when to go out of doors. But the subjects of an empire ask permission. They get bread; they must join in the circuses too.
Between war, interest on the debt, and regulation, we’re already facing US$4 trillion a year. This is equivalent to spending about 85 cents of every dollar of federal tax income on things that ‘The People’ don’t really want or need…things that will make us all poorer.
But wait…who are the bad guys? And why do we care? Bad guy theory (BGT) was developed, by us, to make fun of those who think people can be so clearly divided, between good and bad. True or False. Us versus Them.
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