Great financial books I recommend (how to think/live): Richest Man in Babylon (Clason) Cashflow Quadrant (Kiyosaki) Becoming your own Banker (Nash) The Case for IBC (Murphy) Great books for understanding current financial system (improves investing acumen): Lords of Easy Money (Leonard) How the Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (Schiff) – literally a picture book, […]
The 5 Phases of Internal Libertarian Politics
1) Unity.A common enemy (not usually the state, but a person of low moral character, an ineffectual leader, and/or a charlatan) galvanizes good libertarians to band together and fight against that person’s specific tyranny or fight to gain better direction for the movement. This is a period of great unity and friendship, as minor differences […]
Top 4 Cases of Mass Hysteria: History of Group Psychosis
Mass-psychosis has been a plague on humanity since perhaps the dawn of time. Fear sparks it; religious fervor feeds it & fans the flame. It creates a mindless mob-mentality and brings out the WORST of mankind. Here is a brief history of the phenomenon: 1692: USA. The Salem Witch Trials Religion/Ideology: Puritanism Seemingly good & […]
Turning Libertarian Autism Outward vs Inward
Drama, Drama, Drama The last few weeks have proved interesting. Once again, in dramatic fashion, a group of well-meaning liberty-lovers all focused on the same goals, the same purpose, the same politics, and the same heroic cause have come together to take aim … on each other. Knives out and guns blazing, they fight. We […]
How to Survive (and even Profit by) the Coming Banking Collapse!
NB: There is no “right way” to deal with what’s coming. And what’s coming is catastrophic. 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 family: 1. MOVE SAVINGS TO LESS RISKY BANKS, BROKERAGES, AND/OR INSURANCE COMPANIES The bigger […]
The Banking Sector is on Verge of Collapse
Look at this chart! It says everything one needs to know in a single graphic. The problem is orders of magnitude worse than it was before the 2008 financial crisis. Many many many times worse! No, our banking system is not “sound” as your fearless leaders would like you to believe. And the problem this […]
Truth?
“Who are you?”Said Pooh to me.“I’m me,” said me to Pooh“Well, who is Pooh if you are ‘Me’?Who’s the one true Pooh?” “You’re Pooh!” said I“That’s true” laughed Pooh,“But what is true?” asked he. “What is true…?” mused Pooh. “The sky is blue” said me.“Yes, it’s blue” grinned Pooh“It’s true; I see, I see.” “I […]
NATO is the Schoolyard Bully
If a bully at school started a “we hate Allison club” and the point of their club was “we will defend all boys from that horrible girl named Allison if she bothers us” Then they invite every one around Allison to join it. And then some of Allison’s friends are given money and promises of […]
Ode to the People’s Spud
A “potato’s potato” the others would call him Not exactly rotund, but … nor was he slim. A stud for the ages, a chap— A warm face to slap on And gee golly we’ll miss him now that he’s gone! A head so divine: quite bulbous it was And smooth! Not even the wisp of […]
Founding Fathers’ Quotes on Democracy
Our Founding Fathers had some very clear and unambiguous opinions on the horrors of Democracy. They were very clear that a Republic was the form of government America was meant to follow; a pure or “direct” democracy would only lead us to ruin. And they were quite right!