The Coming Crisis

via The Zman In a crisis, people either turn to their institutions or they turn to their leaders to provide a path forward through the emergency. This is especially true when the path forward is waiting out the emergency. People respect action, so they have to have faith in their leaders if the right course is … Read more

Real Gold Price Lowest In 50 Years

by Egon von Greyerz As we approach the beginning of the biggest wealth destruction in history, it is timely to turn to the wisdom of one of the great philosophers. Plato (428-348 BC) stated: “The greatest wealth is to live content with little” And this is the lesson that most people in the world will … Read more

Trade War Rhetoric Intensifies: ‘No One Is In A Position To Dictate To The Chinese’

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The trade war rhetoric continues to heighten tension between the United States and Chinese governments.  The president of Communist China, Xi Jinping even said that “no one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people,” when referencing U.S. demands during the trade war. There appears to be no end in sight … Read more

Fake news is killing the oceans!

by Fabius Maximus Summary: Nothing shows America’s broken vision like the persistence of fake news propaganda despite years of debunking by experts. This leaves us divided and unable to respond to our problems, as neither Left nor Right clearly see the world. “We’re choking the ocean with plastic” is one such tale, showing how real … Read more

Facebook offered users privacy wall, then let tech giants around it

Internal records show that the social network had arrangements with Microsoft, Amazon and others, effectively exempting some partners from its usual privacy rules. The documents underscore how personal data has become the digital age’s prized commodity. For years, Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more intrusive access to users’ personal data than … Read more

EXPLOSIVE: THE DEVELOPING GLOBAL DISASTER THAT MAKES A WATERTIGHT CASE FOR HARD BREXIT

by John Ward We have all (myself included) been overly obsessed with the Brexit “process” over the past year. It’s time intelligent Brits and commercial opinion leaders focused on the disastrous global economic picture….and woke up to the last thing we should be on March 30th 2019: members of the European Union. Sometimes, the radical view … Read more

Planning is underway for a ‘full and rapid’ withdrawal of US troops from Syria

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1075386280198987776 WASHINGTON—In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from northeastern Syria, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, a move that throws the American strategy in the Middle East into turmoil. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-preparing-for-a-full-withdrawal-of-its-forces-from-northeastern-syria-11545225641 President Trump declares in a tweet that the U.S. mission to defeat the militant group in Syria … Read more

What Did Flynn Lie About?

by SP What  Did Michael Flynn Lie About? It looks like there were 2 primary events Flynn did not discuss in the way the FBI wanted him to. 1.  Giving a lecture in Moscow paid for by the news and entertainment agency RT.  (here and here) 2. During the Obama to Trump transition period, in the last week … Read more

Financial Times Person of the Year: George SOROS

The philanthropist has become a standard bearer for liberal democracy, an idea under siege from populists. “It was a tremendous boost to reinforce my belief that we are doing something right,” says Mr Soros. “We haven’t stopped having a beneficial influence.”.. The Financial Times’s choice of Person of the Year is usually a reflection of their … Read more

WATCH: Tucker Carlson Decimates Far-Left Boycott Of His Show Over ‘Dirtier’ Comment

Fox News host Tucker Carlson dissected a left-wing organized boycott of his show on Monday which started after he suggested last week that migrant caravans will make the U.S. “dirtier.” While some advertisers have decided for the time being to not advertise on Carlson’s show as a result of his remarks, several major companies are … Read more

“Bad Business on Steroids”: A Day in the Life of a Wells Fargo Executive

It was over two years ago that Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal burst into the headlines, and since then, there has been an unrelenting torrent of bad news. In late October, the American Banker reported that two executives were placed on leave after they received notifications of pending sanctions from the Office of the Comptroller of the … Read more

$5.7T in Non-Financial US Corporate Debt. And It All Gets More Expensive From Here… JPMorgan Downgraded: “Offers the Least Upside”

Investors to Corporate America: You’ve got a debt problem New York (CNN Business)It’s getting awfully difficult for investors to ignore Corporate America’s mountain of debt. Fears of an economic slowdown — or even recession — have turned a spotlight on the debt that businesses piled up during the past decade, when borrowing costs were historically … Read more