Blood Money: The Civil War and the Federal Reserve

Blood Money: The Civil War and the Federal Reserve

Continuing from the prior column,John Remington Graham’s thesis that the mis-named “civil war” was fomented by bankers who desired a large national debt that they could acquire in order to expand and contract currency and credit and thus control the economy and government, I present today with permission Graham’s analysis of the repeal, in effect,…

Trump’s TikTok Ultimatum Is a Combination of Strong-Armed Robbery and Economic Fascism

Trump’s TikTok Ultimatum Is a Combination of Strong-Armed Robbery and Economic Fascism

Trump’s ultimatum that Microsoft and ByteDance have until 15 September to work out a deal on TikTok’s US operations or the popular video-sharing app will be banned under national security pretexts represents a new sanctions model that incorporates a combination of strong-armed robbery and economic fascism given the immense pressure that the US government is…

Americans, War – Slow Learners

Americans, War – Slow Learners

Nothing short of genius can account for losing so consistently given the enormous resources available to American forces. In light of this very low level of military competence, maybe wars are not our best choice of hobby. – Fred Reed (who probably learned this in Vietnam) According to a popular Internet calculation, the United States…

Biden’s Game Plan — Take No Risks & Run Out the Clock

Biden’s Game Plan — Take No Risks & Run Out the Clock

When Vice President Calvin Coolidge ascended to the presidency on the death of Warren Harding in 1923, a wag remarked that Silent Cal’s career had exhibited unmistakable signs of celestial intervention. Governor Coolidge vaulted to national attention during the Boston police strike of 1919, where, in a stinging letter to Sam Gompers of the AFL,…

Iran-Chinese Joker in a Game against the United States

Iran-Chinese Joker in a Game against the United States

The recent sanctions and isolationist policy of the White House towards China and Iran declaring them to be the US adversaries directly gave an impetus to countermoves of these countries against Washington’s policy. In that regard, the preparation announced by Iran in July for concluding a bilateral strategic Pact between Tehran and Beijing, involving an…