Author: Robert Wenzel

As the 2008 financial crises developed, international traders sought the safety of the Swiss franc. This flight to safety intensified as the Greek financial crisis took center stage in 2009. It resulted in the value of the Swiss franc soaring against the euro  (and to a lesser degree against other currencies). This franc strength was a great boon to Swiss consumers, as it became cheaper and cheaper to buy  products from other European countries. It, however, had the opposite effect for Swiss manufacturers that exported their products. The products became much more expensive for consumers in other countries that used … Continue reading →

The neocons are flipping out over a column at the Ron Paul Institute that suggests the Charlie Hebdo Massacre was a false flag operation. Here’s neocon Field Commander Bill Kristol: So what is this? How often does Commander Kristol click over to RPI? There is less than a 60 minute difference  between the 2 tweets. I hope the commander is making a donation, though I don’t expect him to come in at the Hero of Peace  level. As for the column run by RPI, it was written by Paul Craig Roberts, PCR is a  a former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury … Continue reading →

So this is what Students for Liberty has become? Three SFL activists Egle Markeviciute (Lithuania), Alexandra Ivanov (Sweden) and Irena Schneider (USA/Russia) are out with an  essay at a web site they have named “I Do Not Support Ron Paul”. In the essay, they first tell us: Students For Liberty (SFL) is a big-tent organization that focuses on inclusion rather than division. But, in their view, this tent is not big enough to get Ron Paul under it: [T]he organization‘s decision to invite Ron Paul as a keynote speaker to the annual International Students For Liberty Conference (ISFLC) is upsetting … Continue reading →