Since the days of Lord Novgorod, the great merchant city, the Russian lands were adorned with many a gleaming Golden Horde, though that term became far more sinister when it referred to the Mongol Empire that devasted Rus’, rather than that which filled the treasury. Now a Golden Horde has returned to Russia, but this time in the form precious metal, and just as she has eclipsed her ancient Eastern Foe, the Mongol Empire, now Russia’s gold reserves have waxed greater than her oriental ally China. Bloomberg reports: Russia has overtaken China as the fifth-biggest sovereign holder of gold, allowing it to diversify its foreign … Continue reading →

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The deluge of recent reporting regarding possible conflict with nuclear armed North Korea has somewhat obscured consideration of the much higher probability that Israel or even Saudi Arabia will take steps that will lead to a war with Iran that will inevitably draw the United States in. Israel is particularly inclined to move aggressively, with potentially serious consequences for the U.S., in the wake of the recent incident involving an alleged Iranian drone and the shooting down of an Israeli aircraft. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been repeatedly warning about the alleged threat along his northern border and has pledged that Israel … Continue reading →

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has one big hope for the future – that he lives to see the end of money. “…I’m hoping that I’m still going to be alive to see the elimination of money.” Speaking at a meeting for Apple shareholders in Cupertino, California earlier this month, Cook made it clear that he is firmly on the side of the war-on-cash establishment. “Because why would you have this stuff! Why go through all the expense of printing this stuff and then some people steal it, and you’ve got to worry about counterfeits and all these things,” he continued. As … Continue reading →

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Southern Independence: Why War?: The War To Prevent Southern Independence – Charles T Pace The South Was Right! – James Ronald Kennedy 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos – Jordan B. Peterson 2: Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry Volume II – Beyond the Basics – Massad Ayoob The Mystery of Banking – Murray N. Rothbard The Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861 – H. W. Johnstone Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies – M. Stanton Evans Chappaquiddick Speaks – Bill Pinney Lies My Teacher Told Me: The True History of the War for Southern Independence – Clyde N … Continue reading →

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If we accept to take a step back, we notice that the different conflicts which have bloodied the Greater Middle East for the last sixteen years, from Afghanistan to Libya, have not been a succession of civil wars, but the application of regional strategies. Thierry Meyssan reminds us of the objectives and the tactics of these wars since the « Arab Springs » and observes the preparation of those to come. At the end of 2010, a series of wars began, initially presented as popular uprisings. Successively, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen were swept under by the « Arab … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Peshut at RealForecasts.com has composed several very illuminating graphs based on the Rothbard-Salerno True Money Supply (TMS). In one graph Peshut shows the collapse of the growth rate of TMS beginning at the end of 2016, which was caused by the Fed beginning to raise the fed funds target rate at the end of the preceding year. What is of great interest is that the recent deceleration of monetary growth (the second red arrow) almost exactly matches in extent and rapidity the monetary deceleration (the first red arrow) that immediately preceded the financial crisis of 2007-2008. The Fed recently reaffirmed its commitment … Continue reading →

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Contrary to all of the hype about melting glaciers, at least 58 New Zealand glaciers advanced between 1983 and 2008. Indeed, Franz Josef Glacier advanced nearly continuously during those years. “We found that lower temperature caused the glaciers to advance, rather than increased precipitation as previously thought. These periods of reduced temperature affected the entire New Zealand region, and they were significant enough for the glaciers to re-advance in spite of human-induced climate change.” It is not going to be fun trying to survive in the northern reaches of our planet. Remember that movie about the sudden onset of a new … Continue reading →

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Amid all the anti-gun hysteria these days, it’s important to remember just how useful firearms actually are. They allow people who would otherwise be victims to defend themselves. A prime example of this comes out of Oklahoma where a mother and daughter took on the guy trying to rob their family-owned liquor store. It did not work out well for him. The two women spoke out about the incident, as well. When the gunman turned away, the women said they grabbed guns of their own and opened fire. They said all they could think about was saving the other’s life. “The next thing … Continue reading →

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Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology.

Will Trump answer the call?