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by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Commodity prices go through cycles. Where are we in this cycle, and what do you think comes next? Doug Casey: Commodities, historically, are the worst investment in the world. The price trend of commodities for the last 5,000 years has been down. In neolithic times, a caveman […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we discussed the rising tensions between the US and Russia over Ukraine. What is your take on what has transpired since then? Doug Casey: I think it makes sense first to recount the genesis of this war. It started when an American-backed […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Politicians, the media, and large corporations promote solar and wind energy as replacements for fossil fuels. Western governments are trying to pick winners and are subsidizing wind and solar energy to the tune of billions. What’s going on here? Doug Casey: Solar and wind energy can be useful. But generally […]
by Doug Casey via International Man Nick Giambruno: Doug, you’re one of the foremost authorities in the world on the topic of crisis investing. Tell us a bit about your background on this topic. Doug Casey: After my second book, Crisis Investing, came out in 1979, I started publishing a newsletter of the same name. […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Historically, when a crisis takes shape, politicians declare a “state of emergency,” which allows government to take action in ways it’s normally not allowed to. This tactic has been used over and over again to justify all sorts of government action, removal of individual rights, and more. […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Inflation, as measured by the government’s own crooked CPI statistics, recently hit a 40-year high. What is going on here? Doug Casey: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) itself has been totally corrupted over the years, mainly by changing definitions of what it entails. That’s why it’s interesting […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Recently, the Biden administration threatened Russia over Ukraine. What’s really going on? Is the US government toying with the prospect of war with Russia over Ukraine? Doug Casey: Over thousands of years of history, governments have always threatened each other with war. It’s a good part of […]
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. via Mises.org This talk was delivered at the Doug Casey conference “When Money Dies” in Phoenix on October 1, 2011: “There isn’t anyone around who is willing to stand up and say, ‘I’m a fascist; I think fascism is a great social and economic system.’” Everyone knows that the term fascist […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Lee Kuan Yew, the former leader of Singapore, once said: “The size of China’s displacement of the world balance is such that the world must find a new balance. It is not possible to pretend that this is just another big player. This is the biggest player […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: By now, most people have heard about the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Great Reset” agenda led by Klaus Schwab. The WEF sees the COVID pandemic as an opportunity to reshape the economic and social structures of the world. With the unpleasantness of 2020 and 2021 behind us, […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Over the last few years, the global hysteria has shined a light on the morality of most people and their personal ethics. It has been eye-opening, to say the least. Let’s discuss the meaning of ethics and what it means to live by them. Webster’s Dictionary defines […]
by Doug Casey International Man: Communist and socialist ideas are growing in popularity among the millennial and Gen Z generations. In fact, the majority of young people dislike capitalism and favor a more socialist or even a communist economic system. This is evidenced by the rise of politicians like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) and The […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: The average person doesn’t care about economics. But to the extent that he does, he only reads mainstream publications like The Economist and editorials in The New York Times. In these publications, the average person will find so-called economists advocating upside-down and destructive concepts like negative interest […]
by Doug Casey via International Man To eliminate misunderstanding as to what taxes are, it is helpful to define the word “theft.” One good definition is “the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another.” The definition does not go on to say, “unless you’re the government.” There is no difference, in […]
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Throughout history, governments have used crises—real or imagined—to eliminate freedoms, expand the power of the State, and justify all sorts of things the populace would never accept in normal times. After World War II, Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This […]
by Doug Casey via International Man There are at least seven characteristics that define a sociopath, although I’m sure the list could be extended: Sociopaths completely lack a conscience or any capacity for real regret about hurting people. Although they pretend the opposite. Sociopaths put their own desires and wants on a totally different level […]
by Jeff Thomas via International Man When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing—when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors—when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and […]
by Doug Casey International Man: Western countries are leading the charge in restructuring their economies around the issue of climate change. They’re committed to a comprehensive agenda to “decarbonize” their economies by 2050. What’s your take on this? Doug Casey: To sum it up in one word, it’s insane. In two words, it’s criminally insane. […]
by Doug Casey International Man: The economic, political, social, and cultural situation seems to have become increasingly volatile in the United States and more broadly in the West. Is this a unique situation or part of a recurring historical cycle? Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe introduced a popular theory in their book, The Fourth […]