ECONOMY
Corporations as Modern-Day Warlords
Read carefully between the lines, for all this will come to pass. Let me start by offering an apology to all those whose blood pressure will skyrocket upon reading this thought experiment. As we all know, science–the real thing, not “science”–advances via informed skepticism and experimentation. Some useful experiments can begin as gedanken, […]
Trade Wars Bring Pain… And Opportunity
It’s game on for the trade wars. After months of threatening tariffs on U.S. trading partners during his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has now taken definitive action on that front. On Saturday, February 1, Trump announced that the U.S. was imposing 25% tariffs on all goods imported to the U.S. […]
DOGE to audit Pentagon
The US departments of defense and education are next in line for budget reviews, President Donald Trump has confirmed. This includes the highly anticipated Pentagon audit. Elon Musk, as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been tasked with revising federal spending, and has set his sights […]
Attack Rapidly, Ruthlessly, Viciously, without Rest
QUESTION: Would you comment on Trump’s agenda? Paul ANSWER: Those in Washington have lived a privileged life. During the Mortgaged Backed Security Crisis, when real estate declined, it did not decline by much at all in Washington because the government is like a broken gun without a firing pin – it won’t […]
The Disturbing Truth About the Home You Think You Own
The North Dakota Referendum That Could Have Changed Everything In 2012, North Dakota held a referendum to become the first US state to abolish property taxes. The measure aimed to amend the state constitution, eliminating property taxes and requiring the government to find alternative revenue sources. Proponents argued that property […]
US Imposes New Iran Sanctions Targeting Oil Sales To China
The sanctions come after Trump signed an order to reinstate his so-called ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran. The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions meant to target Iranian oil shipments to China, which came after the president signed an executive order to reinstate the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran of […]
Who Knows? : Now that We Know Where the Money is AND isn’t, will reality hit the markets hard?
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.”~ Robespierre Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: In January 2020, the average American’s personal satisfaction peaked at 65% just before the pandemic. Since then, American satisfaction has fallen drastically, leading some […]
Rickards: A U.S. Recession is Coming
The new Trump administration is off to a fast start. All of the key nominations for the Trump cabinet and White House staff have been made, the Senate confirmation hearings (where needed) have mostly been held and some of the key positions have already been filled. Trump signed a large […]
Canada And Mexico Choose Economic Survival Rather Than Economic Collapse
It is so important to know when you are holding a losing hand. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau initially insisted that he would never back down, but Donald Trump had most of the leverage in this situation. Canada’s economy is very heavily dependent on foreign trade, and the U.S. is […]
Trumps Tariffs = Demise of the Dollar
Another aspect of Trump’s tariffs that he and his advisers fail to understand is clearly related to his concepts of how the world economy functions, which were seriously forged in the Middle Ages. I do not say this out of being a Trump hater. My job is to be unbiased […]
