Patriotic Purge: The Real Cost of War
Fighting for corruption and profits The great Gen. Smedley Butler wrote his classic War is a Racket in response to the pointless carnage of WWI. Some 15-22 million largely adolescent boys died for absolutely nothing. That fact that they can’t provide a more accurate estimate than that tells you clearly about the […]
Economy
Barbarians at the Redemption Gate
When interest rates are pushed artificially low in the midst of constantly-increasing costs of living, the avenues by which average Americans save and grow their wealth are limited. Frugality—demonstrated by spending less than you earn and socking away a portion of your income in bank CDs—becomes an exercise in frustration […]
Empire
The Hormuz Trap: Where Iran Turns US Power Into Vulnerability
For weeks, Western media have been selling audiences a familiar fantasy. Viewers are told the United States is preparing a decisive “battle for the Strait of Hormuz” in which elite Marines, airborne units and special forces (SOF) will smash Iranian defenses, escort tankers through and restore “freedom of navigation.” The […]
Activism
Patriotic Purge: The Real Cost of War
Fighting for corruption and profits The great Gen. Smedley Butler wrote his classic War is a Racket in response to the pointless carnage of WWI. Some 15-22 million largely adolescent boys died for absolutely nothing. That fact that they can’t provide a more accurate estimate than that tells you clearly about the […]
Health
Study Reports Meat Consumption Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Genetically Susceptible Individuals
Introduction A large-scale study analyzing data from the UK Biobank has identified a link between meat consumption and better cognitive function in individuals carrying a specific genetic variant associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, emerging from research on over 181,000 participants, suggest that dietary factors may […]
Tech
Technate, Ohio: How Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein Built The Silicon Heartland
Ohio has become the new destination for Big Tech data centers and AI infrastructure. The state owes much of its rapid transformation into the so-called “Silicon Heartland” to the now vast array of public-private partnerships pioneered by the state’s richest man, Leslie Wexner, and his former money manager and fixer, […]
Crypto
GameStop turned its $368 million bitcoin stash into an options income play
The video retailer sparked speculations of selling bitcoin after it transferred nearly all its coins to Coinbase Prime in January. What to know: GameStop’s (GME) massive, $420 million bitcoin transfer earlier this year was not an exit – but it’s not holding the coins anymore either. In its annual report filed Tuesday, the video […]
Podcasts
Episode 495 – This is the REAL Endgame in Iran
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Are you wondering how this whole Iran war debacle is going to end? Sick of the lies and propaganda slop that is being fed to the masses on this issue? Then you won’t want to miss this important edition of The Corbett Report podcast where James […]
Solutions
Doug Casey on Actionable Ways to Profit, Protect Your Wealth, and Expand Your Freedom in an Unstable World
International Man: As the world becomes more financially unstable, politically coercive, and economically distorted, how should smart investors position themselves today: not just to preserve purchasing power, but to come out of this period with more capital, more optionality, and greater personal freedom? Doug Casey: Throughout history, mankind has periodically gone through […]