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Chart: Deaths of Roman Emperors vs. Coinage Debasement The Money Project is an ongoing collaboration between Visual Capitalist and Texas Precious Metals that seeks to use intuitive visualizations to explore the origins, nature, and use of money. Correlation does not necessarily imply causation. In other words, just because two sets of data may follow a similar pattern, it does not mean there is any direct causal relationship. However, as we were assembling our previous research on Currency and the Collapse of the Roman Empire, we noticed something that was too uncanny to skip past: during the 113-year stretch of time … Continue reading →

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The Japanese response to negative interest rates was to buy personal safes. The German response is to pull money out of bank accounts and stick it in safe deposit boxes. Both are perfectly understandable reactions to the prospect of having to pay interest to a bank for holding deposits. It is particularly interesting in Germany, where the Bundesbank a few years ago admitted that the average real rate of return on savings deposits has been negative for nearly the past 40 years. Now that nominal rates have turned negative too, the facade of savings accounts as a safe place to … Continue reading →

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Skeptics and believers alike tend to overlook the fact that the story of Atlantis, as told by the Egyptian priests who related the story to Solon, is a complex narrative involving three civilizations that supposedly existed contemporaneously with each other; namely, Athens, Egypt, and Atlantis itself. According to Sonchis, the head priest of Sais, the distant ancestors of the Athenians had led a coalition that counted amongst its members’ other Hellenic city-states and an ancient Egypt to a spectacular victory over the armies of Atlantis—which had aggressed upon them and attempted to reduce all who dwelt along the shores of … Continue reading →

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It seems the minute we hear the word ‘fat’, we go running for the hills. But when eaten properly, fats can actually be extremely beneficial to the body and promote metabolism and fat-burning, hormone production, and weight loss. Growing up with Coeliac’s disease, an intolerance to gluten, opened my eyes to the wonders of fats and how great I felt when I scaled back my grain consumption (even gluten free) and focused on obtaining the bulk of my calories from healthy, nourishing fats. Not only are grains pretty hard on the digestive system, they can cause a pretty severe insulin … Continue reading →

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The factually challenged (and largely plagiarized) 1977 TV miniseries Roots had an undeniable influence on how millions of Americans, black and white, view the era of slavery. A standout moment in this well-made piece of historical hooey occurs shortly after Kunta Kinte, the proud African (is there any other kind?), is brought to America and sold into slavery. Kinte is strung up and whipped within an inch of his life by a cruel overseer who is determined to force the kidnapped Mandinka to adopt his “slave name,” Toby. Again and again, the whip cracks, flaying the young warrior’s back. “Toby! … Continue reading →

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Famed investor and author of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report Marc Faber warned that central bank policies around the world, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, are monetizing debt — and unless something changes, we’re headed toward global socialism. In an interview with CNBC on Sunday, Faber especially noted Japan. The country’s central bank has been purchasing 100% of the government bonds its treasury is issuing. He said this kind of governmental asset buying will increase in the immediate future, despite the fact that such policies are doing little to stimulate the economy… “The central banks aren’t interested in what works, … Continue reading →

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Five years ago, after becoming frustrated with my fruitless tendency to juggle multiple activities at once, I tried an experiment: for one week, I would not multitask and see what happened. The experiment changed everything for the better. My relationships improved, my stress dissolved, and my productivity soared. There is zero downside to focusing on one thing at a time without distraction. One of the side benefits of my focusing on one undistracted task at a time was a new and almost unbearable impatience for wasted time. In the past, if I was on a call that wasn’t going anywhere, … Continue reading →

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Thus opens Simone Weil’s essay. She calls the Iliad thepurest and loveliest of mirrors for the way it shows force as being always at the center of human history. Force is that x that turns those who are subjected to it into a thing. As the Iliad shows us time and time again, this force is relentless and deadly. But force not only works upon the object of itself, its victims – it works on those who posses it as well. It is pitiless to both. It crushes those who are its victims, and it intoxicates those who wield it. But in truth, no … Continue reading →

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One of the people I genuinely enjoy listening to at investment conferences is James Rickards, bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars. Well, he’s out with a new book to be released in another three weeks titled, The New Case for Gold. I’ve read his first two books and, by and large, I agree with his conclusions. He believes that gold will be a major part of a new international replacement for the Bretton Woods agreement. On that, we agree. But he believes a gold linked version of the SDR, the Special Drawing Rights will be the … Continue reading →

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Big purchases aren’t always something to feel guilty about. After a few decades, years, or even months, there are plenty of items that will begin to pay for themselves and then some. Here’s when to expect to see a return on 11 major investments. 1. TUXEDO // 3 TO 4 WEARS A standard tux can easily go for $500 or more, which makes renting a tempting option. But if you plan on attending, at least, a few weddings in your lifetime, you’ll be glad you made the investment early on. According to one recent report, the average cost to rent … Continue reading →

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Spurinna was a haruspex. His calling was vital, if a little unusual, requiring him to see the future in the warm entrails of sacrificial animals. At the great festival of Lupercalia on the 15th of February 44 B.C., he was a worried man. While priests were running around the Palatine Hill hitting women with thongs to make them fertile, Spurinna was chewing over a terrible omen. The bull that Julius Caesar, Dictator of Rome, had sacrificed earlier that day had no heart. Spurinna knew it was a terrible sign: a sure portent of death. The following day, the haruspex oversaw … Continue reading →

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Maidhc Ó Cathail: In your latest book, you dub Hillary Clinton the “Queen of Chaos”. Can you explain why you chose this derogatory sobriquet to describe Hillary? Diana Johnstone: Libya, in a word. Hillary Clinton was so proud of her major role in instigating the war against Libya that she and her advisors initially planned to use it as a basis of a “Clinton doctrine”, meaning a “smart power” regime change strategy, as a presidential campaign slogan. The Libyan catastrophe actually inspired me to write this book, along with the mounting danger of war with Russia. War creates chaos, and Hillary … Continue reading →

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When you get right down to it, having a backed-up sink is a good problem to have: It means you’re enjoying the luxury of indoor plumbing. But that might be a small consolation when disaster strikes and you’re faced with calling a plumber for expensive (and urgent) attention. While there’s no guarantee against drain problems, some of the plumbers we’ve spoken with have some tips for avoiding costly repairs. Here’s how to keep everything but your wallet going down the drain. 1. NEVER POUR GREASE INTO THE SINK. Professionals say that kitchen sinks are typically where most clogs are found in … Continue reading →

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What is the 80/20 Rule and could it actually make 80% of your work disappear? If you’ve studied business or economics, you’re well familiar with the power of the Pareto Principle. The Man Behind The Concept Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was born in Italy in 1848. He would go on to become an important philosopher and economist. Legend has it that one day he noticed that 20% of the pea plants in his garden generated 80% of the healthy pea pods. This observation caused him to think about uneven distribution. He thought about wealth and discovered that 80% of the … Continue reading →

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