The Libertarian Opposition is Rising…
War, that most vain and venerated instrument of national pride, does not merely nudge the price of petrol upward, it rends asunder the delicate machinery of trade itself. Ships are halted, roads reduced to rubble, and the humble materials upon which industry depends are spirited away, so that fewer goods are fashioned while the public, […]
by Sean Dempsey | 04/06/24 There once were, in a certain indistinct corner of a Canadian kingdom whose borders were always expanding on paper yet never visited in person, two brothers who came into possession of adjoining lands. Yet possession in such a place was a delicate word; for everything, in truth, already belonged to […]
by Sean Dempsey | March 23, 2026 Abstract: If Israel is God’s chosen people (and I devoutly believe they are), then why does their story so often read like a tragedy of leaders doing what is sublimely wicked? Stated another way, why does the biblical record return again and again to that solemn sentence, “he […]
by Sean Dempsey “At the beginning of a fine May day, a svelte equestrienne, mounted on a sumptuous sorrel mare, was riding, in the middle of flowers, the lanes of the Bois.” – Joseph Grand (Camus) =========== After the Trilogytes attacked, the earth stood still, weeping at the indescribable carnage. Bitter and anguished cries shook […]
by Sean Dempsey03/01/2026 I staunchly believe President Trump should be impeached from office for war crimes and for violating his oath of office with respect to unilaterally waging a war without seeking authorization from Congress, as is constitutionally required under Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution. And, guess what? I also staunchly believe […]
By Sean Dempsey February 12, 2026 Today’s Republican Party often resembles an 11-year-old boy’s action-figure fantasy. Many in the GOP base, predominantly angry men, are acting out a macho daydream: blustering about “toughness” toward enemies foreign and domestic. They thump their chests about cracking down on Iran, putting the boot on the head of illegal […]
NB: There is no “right way” to deal with what’s coming. And what’s coming will be catastrophic. Especially if/when the commercial real estate market implodes (as early as Q1 2026). But the most important thing is being able to anticipate the coming issues (before others) and get a leg up to protect you and your […]
By Sean Dempsey, 01/06/25 Before discussing presidents, missiles, or the moral abstractions of foreign policy, it may be wise to consult the document that claims to authorize such discussions at all. The Constitution of the United States is not lengthy, nor especially poetic, but it is precise. On the question of war, it is remarkably […]
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain tldr; The US and global economies are on verge of an epic collapse. Before end of this year (perhaps even before end of October 2026), we will start to see financial/economic cracks emerge & dominos begin to fall. JAN 05, 2026 – STRATHAM, NH […]
The biggest systemic risk to markets right now. Will it be the pin to pop the “everything bubble?” The yen carry trade has long been the financial world’s favorite magic trick: borrow yen at 0%, sell it for dollars, then plow the proceeds into whatever shiny thing is booming that month: U.S. tech stocks, crypto, […]