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 | Lew Rockwell |
| Open Borders |
| Many left libertarians demand open borders. Nations have no significance, they tell us. To think otherwise, to recognize any limits to immigration, arbitrarily restricts people’s liberty. Those of us who think otherwise, they say, are no better than fascists.
Joe Salerno’s brilliant and comprehensive article, “Mises on Nationalism, the Right to Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration” shows that Mises rejected the extreme anti-nationalist, open borders position.
As Salerno shows, MiseThursday, March 26, 2020 |
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 | Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| Economic Nationalism |
| I thought that I would chew over the idea of “economic nationalism” for a bit, to see if we could find something useful in it. The neo-liberal free trade/no borders consensus is a little too easily promoted by many today, apparently without much thought. I am generally in the neo-liberal camp, but I wanted to think about it.
For some reason, “nationalism” is a naughty word these days, but all that it means is that one feels an allegiance to one’s “nation.” The main reason for the badmouthing of Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |
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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| The egregious errors of static statistics |
| The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, and also of the modern state itself, which is meant to be selfless in the interest of the common good. We can be certain that when a person moves from outside to inside the machinery of the state, he or she changes from representing the people to representing the state. Presumably therFriday, March 16, 2018 |
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 | Thorsten Polleit |
| The Best Way to Compete with China Is to Free the Economy |
| As things stand, China holds around 20 percent, or $ 1.2 trillion, of outstanding US credit market debt. This is the result of decades of “symbiotic interaction”, if one follows the hidden message that is embedded in the neologism “Chinamerica”: Americans consume more goods from China than they export to China, and the Chinese are willingly financing the US trade deficit with their “over-savings” by holding dollars and US dollar-denominated debt. In 2017 alone, it amounted to $ 375 billion.For aMonday, March 12, 2018 |
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| Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| The truth about trade |
| The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as the US develops her trade policy, particularly with respect to China, and as the UK negotiates her Brexit terms with the EU. Ignorance dominates this subject. Surely, people say, industry should be protected from unfair trade practices, such as goods manufactured in foreign sweat-shops, or unfair dumping of commodities, such as steel. If President Trump caThursday, January 18, 2018 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Palladium Prices Surge To New Record High Over $1,100 On Supply Crunch Concerns |
| – Palladium prices surge to new record high over $1,100/oz today
– Palladium surges past record nominal price seen in 2001 after 55% surge in 2017– Best-performing precious metal and commodity of 2017 is palladium
– Palladium prices top platinum prices for first time in 16 years– Strong Chinese car demand and switch from diesel to petrol cars sees demand surge– Supply crunch as six year supply deficit & 2017 deficit expected to hit 83,000 ounces
– Palladium supply crunch to intensify if world’s Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Gold Market Themes for 2018 |
| 2018 has just begun. What will a new year bring for the gold market?
Macroeconomic Outlook Will Remain Unpleasant
The current economic expansion is surprisingly durable, as it has already lasted more than 100 months. It worries many investors who are afraid of the upcoming recessions. Surely, there are many reasons to worry, and the recession will eventually come. But we are not at this point yet. The current expansion is unusually long, but it is exceptionally sluggish. This year we expect thatTuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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 | James Howard Kunstler |
Forecast 2018 — What Could Go Wrong  |
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If you take your cues from Consensus Trance Central — the cable news networks, The New York Times, WashPost, and HuffPo — Trump is all that ails this foundering empire. Well, Trump and Russia, since the Golden Golem of Greatness is in league with Vladimir Putin to loot the world, or something like that.
Since I believe that the financial system is at the heart of today’s meta-question (What Could Go Wrong?), it would be perhaps more to the point to ask: what has held this matrix of rackeMonday, January 1, 2018 |
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 | Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist |
| What Trumps Dollars and Gold |
| I have commented and written extensively on the generally negative correlation of the US dollar and gold. In simple terms, when the US dollar moves up or down, the price of gold tends to do the opposite. This makes sense because the price of gold is quoted on world markets in good ol’ American greenbacks. That said, there are many other factors that contribute to the price of gold. These include: world economic health; geopolitical events; physical demand for jewelry, investment, hoarding, and iWednesday, November 29, 2017 |
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 | Deepcaster |
| The Key to Profitably Ending Precious Metals Price Suppression And Other Markets Manipulation! |
| DEEPCASTER LLCFORTRESS ASSETS PORTFOLIO | LETTERS, ALERTS & ARTICLESHIGH POTENTIAL SPECULATOR | HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIOPreserve & Enhance WealthInvestment & Geopolitical IntelligenceHere we Reveal the heretofore unacknowledged Necessary (but not entirely sufficient) Condition for Profitably (to Investors) ending Precious Metals Price Suppression and other Markets Manipulation.Even some of the Mainstream Media have now finally acknowledged that the private, for-profit, Federal Reserve-led Globalist Friday, November 24, 2017 |
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 | Jan Skoyles - GoldCore |
| Gold Will Be Safe Haven Again In Looming EU Crisis |
| – Gold will be safe haven again in looming EU crisis
– EU crisis is no longer just about debt but about political discontent
– EU officials refuse to acknowledge changing face of politics across the union
– Catalonia shows measures governments will use to maintain control
– EU currently holds control over banks accounts and ability to use cash
– Protect your savings with gold in the face of increased financial threat from EU
Editor: Mark O’Byrne
When we talk about the Eurozone crisis we are usThursday, October 26, 2017 |
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 | Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd |
| Lithium Supercycle |
| The truth, in regards to the world’s mineral resources, is that we in the western developed countries are usually not in control of supply.
“The spectre of resource insecurity has come back with a vengeance. The world is undergoing a period of intensified resource stress, driven in part by the scale and speed of demand growth from emerging economies and a decade of tight commodity markets. Poorly designed and short-sighted policies are also making things worse, not better. Whether or not resouTuesday, October 17, 2017 |
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 | Peter McKenzie-Brown - Language Instinct |
| Playing the Enemy |
| A commentary on a great read
In Playing the Enemy, John Carlin tells the story of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the decisive role it played in creating a real post-apartheid South African nationalism. The author interviewed many of the people in the book, including Mandela, the rugby team and its management, Mandela's bodyguards, African National Congress insiders, and the head of the apartheid South African intelligence service. He has woven their lives and reactions to the game intSunday, October 8, 2017 |
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| Nathan Lewis - New World Economics |
| Real World Examples Of More Revenue With A 15 Corporate Tax Rate |
| (This item originally appeared at Forbes.com on September 14, 2017.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2017/09/14/real-world-examples-of-more-revenue-with-a-15-corporate-tax-rate/#3619e6cf4d15
One of the harder economic concepts to embrace is that tax revenues, as a percentage of GDP, are often lower when rates are higher, and higher when rates are lower. Huh? The reason is that high rates have a multitude of effects, among them: people do not engage in highly-taxed activities; and thereFriday, September 15, 2017 |
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| Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd |
| Only Political Dividing Line Left - Roots Based Politics |
| aheadoftheherd.com
Because of the rise of Globalism in the late 20th century the U.S. and Western Europe have recently seen stirrings of nationalist awakenings. Terrorism, turmoil in the Middle East and waves of Muslim refugees have fueled the trend.
Wikipedia says this about Nationalism; “a nation should govern itself, free from unwanted outside interference, and is linked to the concept of self-determination. Nationalism is further oriented towards developing and maintaining a national idenSunday, September 10, 2017 |
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 | Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Capital |
| Blowing Off The Roof |
| Of all the absurd Washington pantomimes none has been as reliably entertaining and maddening as the annual debates to raise the debt ceiling. Although the outcome was always a foregone conclusion (the ceiling would be raised), the excitement came when fiscal conservatives bemoaned the perils of runaway debt and “attempted” to exact spending restrictions through threats “to shut down the government,” (which often led to news coverage of tourists being turned away from national parks.) On the otheSaturday, September 9, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| China, Russia Alliance Deepens Against American Overstretch |
| – China and Russia allied on Syria and North Korea
– Beijing & Moscow economic & monetary ties deepen
– Trump needs Russia in order to maintain balance of power in superpower triumvirate
– Sino-Russian relations currently in their “best time in history” says Chinese President ahead of G20
– China, Russia call for calm diplomacy on Syria, Korea
– China, Russia “fed up with Washington’s pursuit of hegemony”
– US is “biggest source of global strategic risks” according to China state media
– ImportaMonday, July 10, 2017 |
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| Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| Left wing, ... |
| One of the saddest things about Britain’s recent general election was the level of ignorance displayed by all parties on the broad subject of political economics. I use the term to include both political philosophy and pure economic theory.Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Nationalists seem to think free markets are right-wing. The Conservatives appear to have lost all compass, most government ministers believing free markets without government regulation are chaotic, with unscrupulThursday, June 22, 2017 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| What’s Triggering The Left Now: Soon You Won’t Be Allowed To Say “Patriot” |
| There was a time when liberals and conservatives both agreed on one thing. They both used to love their country. Though they differed on what values and policies would be best for their homeland, they still had that shred of common ground.
That’s clearly no longer the case. Across the Western world, you’ll find that even moderate liberals are often uncomfortable with terms like “patriotism” and “nationalism.” As for the far-left, they now view these terms as poisonous and archaic. That’s becauseThursday, June 15, 2017 |
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| Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Operation Temperer: “The UK Will Be Under Martial Law In A Year’s Time” |
| This article was originally published by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.com
Operation Temperer – U.K. Will Likely Institute Martial Law Measures Within A Year
After the Manchester suicide bombing only two weeks ago I warned my readers that the repetition of terror attacks is breeding complacency within the public, in Europe most acutely. It is not uncommon now for attacks killing dozens to be forgotten within a week of the event. The news feeds are awash in distraction, and of course, sometimes thFriday, June 9, 2017 |
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