Cutting the Grass In WW2, the Germans tried to conquer the British Isles and failed. Undeterred, Hitler assessed that it would take him two months to occupy Russia, reach Moscow, and demand surrender. He was wrong and greatly underestimated them. Errors of judgment...
Who Buys American Debt? Central banks acquired 1,136 tons of gold worth nearly $70B in 2022, which is the most in any calendar year going back to the end of WW2 when tracking of their purchases began. What’s this all about? Why are central banks filling up...
Not Backing Down, Not Backing Outand No Backup Plans I heard Vladimir Putin’s speech. The short version of it is that the war rages on and there’s no scenario in which Russia doesn’t either win on the battlefield or at the diplomatic table of...
Real Panic Will Soon Require IMF Bailouts In Lake Untersee, the most remote diving site in the world and one of the largest fresh bodies of water in Antarctica, researchers are astonished by the discovery of living giant stromatolites. They have survived for thousands...
If We Could Only Print your Way to Prosperity It’s got to be so upsetting; you’re looking at your government giving money to many foreign interests you’re thinking to yourself “WHY? What’s the return on investment for foreign aid?” These could...
I Am Shocked By This Data I was walking home with my daughter one day and this dog ran up to us barking with his teeth showing. Sensing that it could jump on my little girl with its weight, scare her, scratch her, or worse, I instantly began throwing fists,...