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 | Lew Rockwell |
What Exactly Is ‘Racism’  |
| I want to look at two words that the State and its hangers-on have employed with much success on behalf of increases in government power. One is racism. The other is equality.
What exactly is “racism”? We almost never hear a definition. I doubt anyone really knows what it is. If you’re inclined to dispute this, ask yourself why, if racism truly is something clear and determinate, there is such ceaseless disagreement over which thoughts and behaviors are “racist” and which are not?
If put on theThursday, February 4, 2021 |
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 | Mike Maloney - Goldsilver |
 First Hand Account - How Gold Jewelry Can Save Your Life  |
| In 1981, a 10-year-old Vietnamese girl, her parents and nine brothers and sisters began preparing for a perilous journey, a journey they knew they might not survive.
Since the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, life had been hard for the little girl’s family. The Communist government of North Vietnam inherited a country deeply divided, devastated by war, and on the verge of economic collapse. In an attempt to unify the country, the government instituted a centrally pWednesday, November 25, 2020 |
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 | Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| The Never-Ending Wars of the United States of America |
| A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small 'inside' group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefiMonday, November 23, 2020 |
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 | Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| Devaluations of the 1930s Don't Justify Today's Funny Money Excess |
| Without question, the Great Depression was a time when the political
consensus moved from a Classical “hard money” approach towards a
Mercantilist “soft money” approach — leading, ultimately, to today’s
“print until the pain goes away” reaction. Actually, this trend had
started in the later 19th century, and was not fully expressed until
the 1970s – an evolution stretching over a hundred years or more.
But, the experience of the Great Depression period of the 1930s
stMonday, June 22, 2020 |
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| Mike Maloney - Goldsilver |
 Gold Silver Confiscation: Can the Government Seize Assets |
| One concern of retail precious metals investors is the possibility of a gold confiscation.Imagine having the forethought to buy gold to shield your finances from an economic or monetary crisis—only to have it taken away from you by your government. You’d lose not just the protective buffer you put in place but potentially a chunk of your net worth.Gold confiscation may sound preposterous to investors used to securities or real estate. But it’s happened in the past enough times to make it a reasoMonday, June 1, 2020 |
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 | Oilprice.com - oilprice.com |
| 5 Record Breaking Gemstones Even Billionaires Can’t Buy |
| As Elizabeth Taylor once said: “I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.”
It’s a good philosophy, because when it comes to the world’s biggest, rarest and most extraordinary gemstone discoveries, no one—not even billionaire President Donald Trump—could afford the possession.
We’re not talking about the average diamond engagement ring that sets you back $4,000 and was probably grown in a lab. And we’re not talking about the $3,000 ruThursday, February 22, 2018 |
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 | Jordan Roy Byrne - The Daily Gold |
| New Low in Gold Stocks is a Strong Buy Signal |
| Gold has been on the cusp of a major breakout but someone forgot to tell the gold stocks. Gold is right back at resistance levels yet the various gold stock indices are off their September 2017 highs by 11% to 16%. The relative weakness in the gold stocks (and Silver) is a signal that Gold is unlikely to breakout now. In fact, if Gold were to correct here the gold stocks could threaten support and perhaps make new lows. While that sounds quite bearish, history shows that a break to new lows in gTuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
 ATMs Hit By Malware “Jackpotting” Attacks That Dispense All Cash In Minutes |
| – ATMs in US hit by “jackpotting” attacks that empty ATMs in minutes
– FBI warns of attacks in US after similar crimes in Taiwan, Thailand and Europe– Hackers have stolen c.$1 million from ATMs across the US warns U.S. Secret Service– Target Diebold Nixdorf machines – #1 global ATM provider, 35% of ATMs worldwide– Digital deposits increasingly vulnerable – Time to save in physical gold
Editor: Mark O’Byrne
Source: TechViral.net
$1 million has been stolen from ATMs across the United States by hacWednesday, January 31, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
| Chinese Physical Gold Investment Demand Surges While Americans Pile Into Stock and Crypto Bubbles |
| Chinese demand for physical gold investment surged in the first three-quarters of 2017 while Americans ditched the shiny yellow metal for increased bets in the crypto mania and stock market bubble market. Even though China’s Hang Seng Stock Market outperformed the Dow Jones Index last year, Chinese citizens purchased the most gold bar and coin products Q1-Q3 2017 since the same period in 2013, when they took advantage of huge gold market price selloff.According to the World Gold Council, ChinesWednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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| Jordan Roy Byrne - The Daily Gold |
| What History Says for Gold Stocks in 2018-2019 |
| By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAIt has been a while since we’ve applied historical analysis to the precious metals sector. It is something we really enjoy as history can help define and contextualize current trends and help us spot opportunities. Back in March of this year we noted that the gold stocks could be following the path of recovery of housing stocks since their 2009 bottom. Recently, James Flanagan of Gann Global Financial has produced some excellent videos discussing some historical compTuesday, November 21, 2017 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Super Malaria Bug Spreads Through Southeast Asia |
| First identified in Cambodia, a new malaria superbug which is spread by mosquitoes, is ravaging southeast Asia. The new form of malaria is also drug-resistant, making the first line of defense against it, null and void.
As of now, five countries in Southeast Asia have reported artemisinin-resistant malaria. (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.) What is more concerning, however, is that along the border between Cambodia and Thailand, the parasite has become resistant to almost all trWednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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 | JS Kim - Smart Knowledge U |
| Is There Any Validity to the Claim that Bitcoin Could be a Trojan Horse (v2.0) |
| by by JS Kim
This article is copyrighted, and subject to all international copyrighting laws. Republishing of this article is strictly prohibited unless expressed written consent has been given by SmartKnowledge Pte Ltd. First published on 15 August 2017 and updated on 14 September 2017.
Is There Any Validity to the Claim that Bitcoin Could Be a Trojan Horse, v2.0
I am presenting this article again here for the following reason. Though the original article remains intact, the additions to theFriday, September 15, 2017 |
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| Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| Alan Reynolds Argues For the Gold Standard, 1982 |
| Here are Allan Meltzer and Alan Reynolds, arguing for Monetarism and the gold standard, in 1982. I think it is an interesting exchange. You could say that things haven’t changed much since then. But, I don’t think that is true. Nobody really takes the Monetarism of that era seriously anymore. The Monetarists themselves had to give up all the fantasies of those days, and are now on what I call third-generation Monetarism, which is Nominal GDP Targeting.
There is a lot of talk about “rules-based” Monday, September 11, 2017 |
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 | FOFOA - FoFOA |
| Nine! |
| Wow, I can hardly believe it's been nine years. Where the heck has the time gone, and where the heck is Freegold? ;D
A little more than two years ago, I changed format to an NFF (not-for-free) blog in order to keep me enthused and engaged, and more importantly, to keep out the trolls. I wished FOA had done that rather than quitting, so that's how I view it. I have hundreds of subscribers, and when they quit, so will I. The Freegold Speakeasy now has 100 posts and 20,000 comments.
This beingThursday, August 24, 2017 |
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 | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
| Perth Mint export triumph reflects Australian gold sector growth |
| The Perth Mint’s success in exporting AUD11 billion worth of gold to China in the past year reflects the increasing significance of the Australian gold sector. There are currently 66 gold mines operating throughout the country, including 14 of the biggest in the world, according to this Channel 9 News report. Eleven of those are in Western Australia, the nation’s biggest gold State, where four new mines are also currently under construction. That adds up to employment for about 25,000 people, aWednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| India Bans Gold Exports “Without a Valid Reason” |
| In addition to its crackdown on cash, India stepped up its attack on gold. The aim is to cut down on gold imports. India does that in a roundabout way, by cracking down on exports.
Bloomberg reports India Bans Gold Exports Above 22 Carats to Plug Trade Loopholes.
India has banned the export of gold products with purity above 22 carats with immediate effect, a move that the industry sees as a way of curbing irregularities in the trade.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued a notice liWednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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| Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| Would Free Trade Be OK If The U.S. Had A Trade Surplus |
| There is a lot of grumbling that free trade is eroding economic health in the U.S. There is some merit to these arguments; also, the U.S. economy hasn’t been very healthy for a long time. Recently, there has been talk about new tariffs on steel. This has been supported by Wilber Ross, now U.S. Secretary of CommercThursday, July 27, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Total Airplane Laptop Ban Coming or Not What are the Issues |
| Following intelligence reports that ISIS may be planning to attack airlines with laptop computers rigged as bombs, Trump initiated a ban on laptops on some flights from some airports.
Rumors had it that the ban was going to be extended to make things “uniformly fair”.
Fortunately, common sense prevailed, for now.
Laptop Ban on All Flights?
A Financial Times headline from today reads: US looks at extending laptop ban to all flights.
Also from today, the Guardian reports Trump ‘Laptop’ Ban May Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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 | Chris Powell - GATA |
| Thai central bank chief welcomes proposal to reduce U.S. dollar transactions |
| YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Thailand's central bank chief said Saturday he welcomed moves to wean Southeast Asia off its reliance on the U.S. dollar, as Japanese representatives put forward a bilateral currency swap proposal on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank's annual summit.
Japan's proposed framework, if realized, would allow the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to withdraw up to 4 trillion yen ($40 billion) during times of financial crisis.
Although Bank of ThailandSunday, May 7, 2017 |
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 | James Howard Kunstler |
| The Sound of One Wing Flapping |
| And suddenly the storms of early Trumptopia subside, or seem to. The surface of things turns eerily placid as the sweets of May sweep away the toils of an elongated mud season. Somebody stuffed Kim Jong Un back in his bunker with a carton of Kools and the Vin Diesel video library. France appears resigned to Hollandaise Lite in the refreshing form of boy wonder Macron. It’s been weeks since The New York Times complained about the Russians stealing Hillary’s turn as leader of the free world. We’reMonday, May 1, 2017 |
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