The world’s new reserve currency. I wanna know when the fighting starts. I’m referencing here this quote attributed to Gandhi: First they ignore …
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The Real Crypto Scammers
People who don’t understand crypto. Rare is the thing in this world that can be pronounced with absolute certainty as nonsense. Drivel. Bilge. …
A Tale of Two Crises
Where to start your escape plan. My inbox is filled with newsletters about two countries … South Africa and the United States. Every morning, when …
The “Do or Die” Moment
A debt reckoning approaches… “If everyone is jumping off of a bridge, you gonna do that, too?” Every parent knows that sentence. Every child of …
Rise of the Burger Bots
Despair and opportunity in tomorrow’s America. We pick up today where we left off yesterday: The lunacy of a minimum wage set at $50 per hour, as …
$100,000 a Year for Flipping Burgers
America’s future? California Rep. Barbara Lee wants us to “do the math.” So, Dear Reader, let’s all break out our calculators… Rep. Lee, who …
America’s Future
Why I’m dreading the election. I’ve rarely had conversations about US politics while living abroad. People are just not as interested in America as …
Greece’s Golden Visa Gets Another Overhaul
Invest now—or miss out. Well, one of my predictions for 2024 has already been torched. In an earlier article I suggested that after the many …
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The Next Bank Crisis
All the pieces are in place. You have a friend named Sam. Sam wants to start a new bank. He comes to you looking for seed capital. As part of your …
The Truth About US Jobs Numbers
The math ain’t mathing. We learned last month that the U.S. of A. added 353,000 jobs in January compared to December 2023. Sounds good. That …