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 | Mike Hewitt - Dollar Daze |
 America's Forgotten War Against the Central Banks |
| "Let me issue and control a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes
its laws." (Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Founder of Rothschild Banking Dynasty)
Many prominent Americans such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and
Andrew Jackson have argued and fought against the central banking polices used
throughout Europe.
A note issued by a central bank, such as the Federal Reserve Note, is bank
currency. These notes are given to the government in exchange for an interest-bearing
gTuesday, January 5, 2021 |
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| Benjamin Constant |
| On the Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns |
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He loved liberty as other men love power," was the judgment passed on Benjamin Constant by a 19th-century admirer.
His great public concern, all throughout his adult life, was the attainment of a free society, especially for his adopted country, France; and if a (by no means uncritical) French commentator exagSaturday, November 28, 2020 |
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 | Frederic Bastiat |
Introduction to Economic Sophisms  |
| My design in this little volume is to refute some of the arguments that are urged against the freedom of trade.
I do not propose to engage in a contest with the protectionists; but rather to instill a principle into the minds of those who hesitate because they sincerely doubt.
I am not one of those who say that protection is founded on men's interests. I am of the opinion rather that it is founded on errors, or, if you will, upon incomplete truths. Too many people fear liberty to permit us to coThursday, August 6, 2020 |
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| Famous diamonds |
| The Regent |
| In 1698, a slave found the 410 carat (82 g) uncut diamond in a Golconda mine, more specifically Paritala-Kollur Mine in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The slave stole the enormous rough concealing it in bandages of a self-inflicted leg wound, and fled to the seacoast.Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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| Famous diamonds |
The Orloff  |
| The Orloff diamond (sometimes spelled Orlov) was said to be a 300 carats rough stone discovered in South India. The precise date of the discovery is unknown, the circumstances are related in such a confused way, that it has hitherto been impossible to fix its first definite appearance but the diamond has been involved for centuries in historical events and even legends.Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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 | James Howard Kunstler |
Thirteen Russians ands a Ham Sandwich  |
| Remember that one from 1996? Funny, that was the American mainstream media bragging, after the fact, about our own meddling in another nation’s election.
WASHINGTON — A team of American political strategists who helped [California] Gov. Pete Wilson with his abortive presidential bid earlier this year said this week that they served as Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin’s secret campaign weapon in his comeback win over a Communist challenge.
—The Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1996
The beauty in RobMonday, February 19, 2018 |
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 | Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| The Floating Pound and Dollar, 1790-1830 |
| Here is a bit of new data, regarding the floating pound during the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1821, and also the floating dollar during the War of 1812, 1812-1819.
The source of the data is here:
http://www.centerforfinancialstability.org/hfs.ph
The data here is somewhat intermittent, so I plotted it as points rather than as lines. It is the gold price in London, in pounds. Convertibility was officially suspended in 1793, but as we can see there was not much change in the value of the pound vs. gold,Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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 | Hugo Salinas Price - Plata.com |
| Some Reflexions on History and Economics |
| Nicolas Oresme, a Catholic bishop (1320-1382), studied human behavior with regard to money, which in his time consisted of gold and silver coinage; he was perhaps the first to observe that humans attribute varying valuations to the money that comes into their hands. He stated that holders of gold and silver coins prefer to tender their most deteriorated coins in payments, and retain the most bright, shiny and perfect of their coins. Thus, he was the true originator of what has come to be known aMonday, January 22, 2018 |
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| BullionStar - Bullion Star |
| Why does money inflate |
| People who live in developed nations have grown used to inflation of around 2% a year over the last few decades. Why do prices generally rise by that amount? What drives the purchasing power of money in these countries? Why can’t prices stay constant year-over-year rather than increasing?
To help answer some of these questions, let's go far back in time. We'll divide the last one thousand or so years into three monetary eras: the silver coin period, metal-backed notes, and fiat money. How would Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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 | George F. Smith - Barbarous Relic |
| Living with the Exponential - I |
| Before the middle of this century, the growth rates of our technology— which will be indistinguishable from ourselves— will be so steep as to appear essentially vertical. From a strictly mathematical perspective, the growth rates will still be finite but so extreme that the changes they bring about will appear to rupture the fabric of human history. That, at least, will be the perspective of unenhanced biological humanity.
Kurzweil, Ray. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, SThursday, November 16, 2017 |
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 | Stewart Thomson - Graceland Update |
| Gold: Demand Vacuum Has Silver Lining |
| Since I issued my “book profits now” call for gold several weeks ago, the price has declined relentlessly from the $1360 area high.
Investors want to know if I see signs that a fresh rally could begin. The good news is that gold/silver stocks and silver bullion look better than gold bullion. Some stocks are rallying strongly while gold oozes lower.
This is the main problem for gold right now; a collapse in Indian market demand.
Prime Minister Modi has acted more like Prime Minister NapoleonWednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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 | John Butler - Goldmoney |
| The Golden Revolution, Revisited: Chapter 10 |
| This Insight continues the serial publication of the new, Revisited edition of my book, The Golden Revolution (John Wiley and Sons, 2012). (The first instalment can be found here.) The book is being published by Goldmoney and will also appear as a special series of Goldmoney Insights over the coming months. This instalment comprises the fifth chapter of Section II.View the Entire Research Piece as a PDF here.An Unstable Equilibrium“A Nash equilibrium is defined as a strategy combination with theWednesday, September 13, 2017 |
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 | Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin |
 Did I Say Yesturday, The Most Precious Metal Bullish Quote Ever Well, Trump Took Just 24 Hours To Top It! |
| Man, do I keep crazy hours! Seriously, I am now averaging four hours per night of sleep; to which I can only say, thank goodness for my 24/7 gym, and a laptop equipped with hundreds of podcasts, and thousands of Amazon Prime TV shows and movies. As for tonight, while I’m writing at the early hour of 11:00 PM Wednesday, I went to sleep at 9:30 PM. I wasn’t planning to get up, but after getting kicked in the shins playing soccer this evening, it hurts so much, I can’t get back to sleep. Thus, Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| Entitlement got you down Some do-it-yourself ideas for you, or someone you love, to develop self esteem |
| It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project. -Napoleon Hill
I learned that a local Texas church just sent their youth group to Latin America so that they could "help" the poor locals by repairing the sidewalk of their church. However, I learned it was one of the village contractors that actually repaired the sidewalk, but that the teenagers were allowed to help with some of the tasks, like mixing the cement. I notice that the sidewalks in front of their own chuSunday, July 9, 2017 |
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 | Jesse - Le Cafe Américain |
| Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - |
| "Legitimate power always includes attentiveness to justice, When power is not attentive to justice it cannot endure. This is a summons to us to keep the agenda of justice for the vulnerable alive and front and center to maintain a kind of subversive stance toward power.
The market ideology is now the new form of imperial power and many of us, without any critical reflection, have signed onto that and organized our lives in that way..."
Walter Brueggemann
"People of privilege will always riskThursday, May 25, 2017 |
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| Sprott Money |
| Signs and Portents - Jeff Nielson |
| There is going to be a massive
economic cataclysm
across (at least) the Western world, and it will include
horrific crashes in a number of bubble markets. Not only has this been explained
often to regular readers, but astute individuals will have easily drawn this
conclusion on their own.
The fundamental reasons for this upcoming Crash are as
numerous as they are troubling:
Our economies are bankrupt.
Our governments are only able to
pretend
not to be bankrupt thanks to the fraudulent manMonday, May 8, 2017 |
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| Stewart Thomson - Graceland Update |
| Debt Endgame And Gold Bull Era |
| The spectacular price action of gold within what I’ve dubbed the “Uptrend of Champions” continues to be impressive.I’ve suggested that the rally is poised to accelerate, and that’s clearly in play.2.Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.3.Gold is poised to surge through the minor $1270 area highs and race to my $1315 target.4.All lights are green for gold, and for silver the lights are even greener.Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.5.IWednesday, April 5, 2017 |
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| Hugo Salinas Price - Plata.com |
| Where Are We Today |
| The US has been regarded as the West's leader since WW II. The US led with the objective of international cooperation to achieve orderly growth and prosperity for the countries led by the US.
Now suppose you have a football team, and the quarterback comes out and says, "Quarterback is First!" and scolds members of his team, and insults one of his team-mates and sends him to the bench in disgrace. How long is that team going to hold together? Not very long, I would say.
The deeper fact is that thFriday, March 10, 2017 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Investing 101 – Beware eBay, Collectibles and “Pure” Gold Coins that are Gold Plated |
| Gold Investing 101 – Beware eBay, Collectibles and “Pure” Gold Coins that are Gold Plated (Part I)
Investors looking to gold again but gold buyers need to exert caution
‘Wolves of Wall Street’ ready to hungrily gobble up life savings of unsuspecting ‘widows and orphans’
Like all markets are few bad apples in gold market
Need to do due diligence on company buying from
Avoid companies marketing gold plated coins as “pure gold” coins
Collectible coins do not capture the value of gold and are notTuesday, March 7, 2017 |
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| James Howard Kunstler |
 “That War You Ordered….” |
| The gaslighting of the American public continues, with Gaslighter-in-Chief, The New York Times, whipping up a frenzy of Russia paranoia.*
It reminds me of an old gambit in fly fishing called the “artificial hatch.” Trout like to gorge on mayfly nymphs as they rise out of a stream and shuck their nymphal shells to fly away as winged adults. The bugs do this in bunches, at a particular time of day, according to sub-species. This “hatch” drives theSaturday, February 18, 2017 |
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