How Nixon and the Rockefellers Teamed Up to Destroy the Dollar
In 1971, David Rockefeller favored a “new international monetary system with greater flexibility” and “less reliance on gold.” Seeing an opportunity to expand his own power, Richard Nixon enthusiastically embraced the scheme. Original Article: "How Nixon and the Rockefellers Teamed Up
Marlboro CEO wants you to Quit Smoking
The CEO of Philip Morris International, the tobacco giant that manufactures and sells Marlboro cigarettes outside of the United States, revealed in an interview over the weekend that the company plans to stop selling cigarettes in the UK within the
Bretton Woods and the Spoliation of Europe
Having marked the quinquagenary of the destruction of the gold standard Sunday, August 15, it is natural to be a little nostalgic for the Bretton Woods system. After all, it might not have been the classical gold standard, but at
Kabul’s Collapse and DC’s Incurable Arrogance
There is no reason to expect the Afghanistan debacle to humble Washington policymakers. Korean War fiascos were swept under the rug, paving the way for the Vietnam War. The cycle didn't end there. Original Article: "Kabul's Collapse and DC's Incurable Arrogance" This
Welfare Payments and Foreign Policy Fears Are the Only Things Holding America Together
Fear of China and Iran, combined with the more practical desire for continued “free” money from the federal government, will continue to fuel opposition to any serious movement toward secession. Original Article: "Welfare Payments and Foreign Policy Fears Are the Only
The Secret Ronald Reagan Told Me about Gold and Great Nations
Today [August 15] marks 50 years since President Richard Nixon closed the “gold window,” ending the ability of foreign governments to exchange United States dollars for gold. Nixon’s action severed the last link between the dollar and gold, giving the
WaPo Editors: “Liberty” Requires Us to Implement Vaccine Passports
Mandating private and government employees to be immunized against covid-19 and requiring the use of standardized electronic passes as proof of immunization across the nation is what liberty is made of, the editors of the Washington Post argued last week. State
The Moon Wobble – What does it hold for our Future
How often have you been intrigued by the thoughts about space and the celestial bodies? As kids, we really get excited about knowing more about the unknown ideas and mysteries of the world. How a star that is billions of
Paranoia about American Weakness Rests on a Flawed Understanding of History
For some members of the American foreign policy establishment, the world is permanently stuck in 1938 Munich. Ever since the Munich agreement and the strategy of “appeasement” failed to deter the start of the Second World War, some scholars have
Living in the Age of Covid: “The Power of the Powerless”
A specter is haunting the world: the increasing prospect of a new totalitarianism under the extended covid response. Unlike the specter of communism, or the specter of “dissent” to communist dictatorship that Václav Havel ironically identified in his groundbreaking essay