Petrodollar System Flirts With Collapse… What It Means for Gold, Oil, and the Dollar
by Nick Giambruno via International Man It’s been rightly said that “he who holds the gold makes the rules.” After World War 2, the US...
Where’s Your Loyalty?
by Jeff Thomas via International Man Recently, after reading an essay of mine, a reader angrily questioned my loyalty to the USA. My immediate reaction...
The Great Depression II
by Jeff Thomas via International Man Whenever a movie has been a huge hit, the film industry tries to follow it up by doing a...
Why Markets Always Beat Central Bankers and Presidents
by David Stockman via International Man Goodness me, even the Wall Street Journal is catching on. In a piece about the inflationary rebound theory of...
Recycling in North Vancouver
by Walter Block via International Man I don’t know how this is done in Vancouver and its other suburbs, but in North Vancouver, the law...
Doug Casey Debunks the So-Called “Green Economy”
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...
Here’s Why US Threats Against Russian Gold Reserves Mean a Monetary Reset Is Imminent
by Nick Giambruno via International Man “It’s possible to have more than one reserve currency.” These are the recent words of Jerome Powell, the Chairman of...
Doug Casey on Making a Crisis Your Friend
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...
David Stockman on America’s Debt Palooza… From $1 Trillion to $30 Trillion in a Heartbeat
by David Stockman via International Man My, how the frog does boil! Recently, the national debt (aka public debt) crossed the $30 trillion milestone, yet...
Russia, Ukraine, and the Battle for the World Order
by Nick Giambruno via International Man The rules-based international order… The liberal international order… The international community… You undoubtedly have heard the media and politicians...
The Next Empire
by Jeff Thomas via International Man Throughout history, political, financial, and military leaders have sought to create empires. Westerners often think of ancient Rome as...
Doug Casey on Whether the US Could Soon Declare a “State of Emergency” Like Canada
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...
Here’s Why Our Monetary System is a Giant Ponzi Scheme
by Chris MacIntosh via International Man Ponzi schemes keep going until the perpetrator is stopped from the outside. They never stop by of their own...
David Stockman on Scientism and the New Road to Serfdom
by David Stockman via International Man It’s long past time for conservative folks to wake up. Today’s great threat to capitalist prosperity, personal liberty and...
The Necessity of Human Action
by Jeff Thomas via International Man In 1987, Levon Helm, a former cotton farmer from Arkansas, sat brooding in his yard, trying to describe why...
Should Minimum Wage Implementers Be Jailed?
by Walter Block via International Man Notice the question posed above mentions implementers, not supporters. The latter consists of, what? 95% of the electorate? We...
Doug Casey on the Likelihood of a Military Conflict Over Ukraine…
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...
The Need for Information Filtration
by Jeff Thomas via International Man In generations past, information was provided by word of mouth, or through reading, either in a book, a letter...
Doug Casey on Why Finding a Bolthole is More Important Than Ever
by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Today, political risks around the world are growing rapidly. Aside from acquiring a second passport or residency...
The Rise of China… And What it Means for the World
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...
Hand of the Soviet Presidium in Crimea
by David Stockman via International Man Washington’s hypocritical and tendentious accusations against Russia’s reabsorption of Crimea imply that the dead hand of the Soviet presidium...
Boiling the Frog
by Jeff Thomas via International Man “There was, of course, no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often,...
Rulers Seek to Rule
by Jeff Thomas via International Man Rulers seek to rule. Well, that seems a bit obvious, doesn’t it? And yet, time after time, we elect...
Implications of the “Great Reset” Agenda and What it Means for You
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...
“Capitalism Has Failed”
by Jeff Thomas via International Man Today, more than at any time previously, Westerners are justifying a move toward collectivist thinking with the phrase, “Capitalism...