European Central Bank Swallows Nation States
Three months ago, I wrote an article covering the financial crisis in Europe. The article, which is now the final chapter in the updated...
Is the Wicked Witch of the Recession Dead?
Though the practice of Sophistry evolved in ancient Greece, it was Plato, Socrates’ most eloquent student who, according to Wikipedia, “… is largely responsible...
A GREEK TRAGEDY
Twenty thousand battle-hardened troops and cavalry stormed off 600 Persian war ships onto the Plains of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
These were the...
Bennie and the Feds: How Libya Played the Fed during the Financial Crisis
BENNIE AND THE FEDS
Ben Bernanke has all the emotion of a fried circuit board.
His dome is buffed, his beard is fastidiously trimmed, but I’ve...
Financial Crisis and the Financial Stability Board
Readers of Crisis by Design will recall that the “heart of the beast” is the Financial Stability Board, housed in the Bank for International...
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“The most egregious failure was by WHO in the delay in sounding the alarm.”
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I want to share some insights and information about the virus and points about the U.S. economy and financial system.
And also share some good...
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It is finally happening.
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THE CRYPTO REVOLUTION: AN UPDATE
If one were to paint a Mosaic of the investment world over the last 100 years or so, it would portray a landscape that...
The Media Flanks Mordor
(Haven’t read Part 1 yet? Read it here)
Here is the media campaign that flanked the coup and pushed for an “international solution”.
On September 22,...
