Like always, you have to follow the money. And the money is on the future. And boy are they chasing it! The future is about authentication. Your iris scan will suffice. It’s miles beyond identification. No Luddite screen names and passwords. The future is cashless. No fuss, no mess, no dirty dollar bills. The future […]

It’s no secret that housing in San Francisco remains outrageously expensive, but if one recent Craigslist ad is to be taken seriously, it seems that the situation could be reaching a new low. A pair of self-described 20-something start-up guys placed an ad offering up their crawlspace for the bargain price of $500 per month. […]

In 2012, Consumer Reports penned an article about the serious underfunding affecting the pensions of both private and public sector employees.  In it, they warned that workers in both categories “might not get everything [they’ve] earned.”  The article did assure private sector workers that being “vested” meant their pension assets were guaranteed by federal law, unless their employee went bankrupt, or the […]

Chances are, you received an allowance when you were a child. Perhaps you dutifully deposited those dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies into a savings account at your local bank. Or maybe you were taught to squirrel away a few bucks under your pillow, or bury it in a tin can in the back yard. […]

Since 1982, Attorney John Whitehead Attorney has been defending people persecuted for their individual right to believe, speak, think and act according to their conscience. As reported by Rutherford.org, today, Whitehead’s work has never been more in demand. His Rutherford Institute has a  network of over 700 attorneys nationwide who advocate for “free speech, religious freedoms and civil liberties.” Whitehead’s work and outspoken […]

The conversation about minimum wage legislation continues to be one of America’s most hotly debated topics. Some argue that instead of experiencing with increasing it, we should see what happens when it’s eliminated altogether. Donald J. Boudreaux, writing for the Foundation for Economic Education, points out that the push to increase the minimum wage is […]

In recent days the body of a 22-year-old girl was found in a car on the parking lot of a Walmart store in Salinas, California. According to Fox News, there are a couple of bizarre twists. First, the attractive young woman – identified as Lauren Jessie Moss – was last seen alive in mid-November. Secondly, and […]

The Federal Government, since 1999, has been actively collecting, preparing and storing massive amounts of medical and emergency supplies. According to SHTF.com, a half a billion dollars per year has been spent stockpiling these items. An agency called the Public Health Emergency Countermeasures Enterprise (PHECE) is the overseer of the project. They coordinate with the usual cast of alphabet agencies – the Center for Disease Control […]

CNN Money’s “fact-checkers” Cristina Alesci and Laurie Frankel ended up with egg on their faces on Wednesday after they rated as “false” a well-established and proven Clinton Cash fact involving Hillary Clinton’s State Dept. approving the transfer of 20 percent of U.S. uranium to the Russian government, as nine investors in the deal funneled $145 […]

Experts worry about stock, bond and real estate market excesses. But a bubble is forming that dwarfs them all: in pension plans. Millions of Americans and Canadians who are counting on pension benefits to fund their retirements risk being severely disappointed. (Article by Peter Diekmeyer, republished from https://www.sprottmoney.com/blog/the-pension-bubble-how-the-defaults-will-occur-peter-diekmeyer.html) The hard money community has, of course, been […]

History is replete with examples of civilizations that have crumbled once they reach the zenith of maximum resource consumption and allocation. Once they go past a certain unsustainable point, the house of cards falls down and what seemed like a far-fetched worry is now the grim reality of societal collapse. For example, 18th century France […]

U.S. and Western left-wing media hate to admit it and, actually, they don’t very often – especially now that an avowed socialist is making such inroads with the American electorate during this presidential cycle – but socialism just doesn’t work, no matter who tries it and no matter how wealthy the nation is. Cuba has […]

The United States, as the world’s preeminent economic and military power, is also, in many ways, the world’s most vulnerable society, for most of our citizens have grown accustomed to a higher standard of living than almost most every other nation. And this soft underbelly of society would be exposed in a dramatic – and […]

In the few years since Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana, an overwhelming body of research has refuted the idea that legal pot comes at the expense of our civil society. In fact, a new study suggests quite the opposite: that marijuana prohibition comes with a cost to state coffers. (Article by Jared Keller, […]

Venezuelans are facing tumultuous times. Inflation rates are running at 700%. Standing in line for hours and hours, and risking one’s life, to buy what ever staple of food that might be available is the norm. The lack of minerals, vitamins and robust nutrition in food shortages could mean starvation for the weakest in society. These dire circumstances didn’t happen overnight, […]