As America transformed into a society of political correctness, and where taxpayer funded programs and modifications were created to try to lessen the stigma of being on welfare under the auspices of providing ‘dignity’ to
As we have mentioned many times before here, the stock markets are not the economy and have little to do with the overall strength of the nation’s fiscal and productive capacity. And while Wall Street
From August of last year through December, foreigners dumped more than $550 billion in dollar based assets as the demise of the petrodollar in global trade continues to expand. And as we begin 2016, a
Last year during the fall semester of school, a massive protest involving racial bylines wreaked havoc on the campus of the University of Missouri. And before the smoke had cleared, the University President had stepped
Back in December, the European Union (EU) voted to once again follow in lock-step with their U.S. masters by extending sanctions against Russia for another seven months through July of 2016. But as the global
What do the Warren Commission, the 9/11 commission, and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission all have in common? They were formed by the government to protect the actual criminals involved in these crimes and instead scapegoat
First there was Greece (Grexit), who looked long and hard at leaving the Eurozone during last year’s financial crisis. And that discontent is being followed up now in Britain (Brexit), who is expected to propose
On March 11, the FDIC closed down is first bank for 2016 as North Milwaukee State Bank shuttered its doors. This institution is also the first bank failure in over five months, when Hometown National
On March 10 the European Central Bank (ECB) issued its highly anticipated policy announcement, and the shift from simply watching market action from the shadows is now over. This is because ECB head Mario Draghi
Perhaps the biggest dichotomy in the Christian religion is how the church obsesses more about collecting money for their corporate entities than it does about discipleship and personal relationships with its parishioners. And most ironic
Since the early 1970’s, the U.S. has relied upon Saudi Arabia’s place at the head of the global oil market to protect the dollar and its position as the global reserve currency. But what would
Over the past few weeks we have had several major banks and hedge funds play down the recent stock market rally, and affirm that the bear market trend that started in January still has further
Ever since President Richard Nixon initiated schedules to designate most recreational drugs as illegal, America began a War on Drugs that has now stretched over four decades and several trillions of dollars. The results however
On March 4, the Bavarian Banking Association recommended to its member banks that they take out all their deposits being held with the European Central Bank (ECB) and stockpile the cash for use as loans
The great civil rights activist Mahatma Ghandi once said, first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. And for the Bitcoin community, the day of capitulation by
For those who ever saw the movie Minority Report you may remember the scenes with Tom Cruise’s character running through a mall area where the billboards would scan his and other people’s retinas and instantly
As with most Federal Reserve Chairmen and Presidents, America’s central bankers rarely admit when the economy is in decline until well into a recession or downturn. Yet with analysts trying their best to spin the
Each year the United States government files a financial statement showing their assets and liabilities through the Department of the Treasury. And while previous years have been similar to 2015, in that their liabilities outweigh
If the world ever wanted to see in real time what people do when their government puts a tax on their savings, then all they need to do is take a look at Japan now
Edward Snowden and Julian Assange are not just whistleblowers in the global war to protect data and information, they are catalysts which are forcing many nations to look at the United States differently as the
Geo-politics is a messy business, and quite often much more complex than domestic politics. Because when one nation decides to implement a policy that has global ramifications, more often than not innocents can get killed
100 years ago, much of the world was interlaced with military pacts and alliances that eventually led to the first global war. Now in 2016, many of these same nations are rushing towards new alliances