International Man: Trump is pitching a “tariff dividend” that would take revenue from new import tariffs and recycle it into $2,000 checks for Americans—framed not as welfare, but as a patriotic return on America’s trade strength. What do you make of this? Doug Casey: Frankly, it’s ridiculous. Whenever Trump talks, it’s clear […]
International Man: Doug, you recently visited Azerbaijan—a country most people have never heard of, let alone could find on a map. You’ve spent decades exploring some of the world’s least understood regions. What brought you to Azerbaijan, and how does it compare with other obscure countries you’ve visited for potential opportunity? […]
For the past few years, I’ve been on a journey that started with a single, terrifying question… My son, Maxim, was 18. He’d just finished high school (home school), and he had no idea what to do next. And frankly, neither did I. The default path we’ve all been sold—go […]
International Man: It seems now more than ever that people have less and less in common with others who happen to carry the same government ID. At the same time, like-minded people are finding each other from across the world. What’s your take on this trend? What does it mean […]
Tim McGraw wrote: Young men in America today are lost in computer space.
International Man: Recently, the State Bank of Vietnam deactivated more than 86 million bank accounts as part of its shift toward a new national digital ID system. Officials call it a ‘security upgrade,’ but it effectively cut off millions from their own money overnight. In Thailand, we’ve seen a similar push […]
International Man: The Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates. What does it signal about the current state of the US economy? Doug Casey: Let me introduce the subject with a joke. Einstein dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter greets him effusively and says, “Unfortunately, Mr. Einstein, because we’re a centrally planned […]
President Reagan famously said that the closest thing to eternal life on this earth is a government agency. Surely that aphorism applies to the Federal RESERVE. And most especially when you put a Trumpian ALL CAPS focus on the “reserve” part of its title. That is to say, the purpose […]
International Man: Donald Trump has already deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, DC, and threatened to send them into more cities. Is this a legitimate use of executive power, or a dangerous escalation? Doug Casey: Once upon a time, that wouldn’t even have been a question, because the Posse Comitatus Act […]
French Emperor Napoleon III reserved a special set of aluminum cutlery for only his most honored dinner guests. Ordinary guests had to settle for gold utensils. In the mid-1800s, aluminum was rarer and more coveted than gold. As a result, aluminum bullion bars were included among France’s national treasures, and […]