Archive for October 20th, 2011

Peter Cooper SilverBearCafe.com After seven years of investing in precious metals you become something of an old-hand, not that this would impress the true veterans who recall the late 1970s. They are getting a bit old themselves now. A sprightly 87-year old President Carter was on the BBC last night for a long interview,... »

By Jeff Nielson BullionBullsCanada.com Wednesday, 19 October 2011 I have been intentionally silent on the gold and silver markets for the past several weeks. Prior to that, I wrote several pieces just after and just before the latest take-down in precious metals to alert readers/investors to the fact that “volatility is the new weapon”... »

By David Galland SilverBearCafe.com The US monetary system – and by extension, that of much of the developed world – may very well be on the verge of collapse. Falling back on metaphor, while the world’s many financial experts and economists sit around arguing about the direction of the ship of state, most are... »

Not since at least 1960 has the US standard of living fallen so fast for so long. The average American has $1,315 less in annual disposable income now than at the onset of the Great Recession. By Ron Scherer CSMonitor.com NEW YORK – Think life is not as good as it used to be,... »

LewRockwell.com Amid the din of economic nonsense being bandied about since the collapse of the housing bubble and the steep ramping up of our national debt, there has been the persistent refrain that Washington should be run more like a business. If only more business people were in charge to wield their business acumen,... »

by Laurence M. Vance LewRockwell.com Nazi Germany – the totalitarian rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933-1945 – is infamously remembered for two things: World War II and the Holocaust. After pulling out of the League of Nations, rearming, annexing Austria, remilitarizing the Rhineland, allying with Mussolini’s fascist Italy, stripping German... »

by Robert Wenzel LewRockwell.com Until now, I have held back on making the accusation that some others have that George Soros has been a major influence on Occupy Wall Street, but when something becomes obvious, it’s time to state it. It is well known that Occupy Wall Street was launched by the curious group,... »

By Lee Duigon October 20, 2011 NewsWithViews.com When it comes to addressing America’s problems, the AARP takes the cake for the most fatuous suggestion of the year. In an editorial entitled “Small Steps, Big Dividends” (Oct. 2011, Vol. 52, No. 8), the editors of The AARP Bulletin begin by bewailing our $14.3 trillion national... »

By Coach Dave Daubenmire October 20, 2011 NewsWithViews.com A Who is a Who no Matter How Small Let there be no mistake about it. We are willfully ignorant. Purposefully blind might be an even better phrase. It is the most evil of all ignorance. Lying to oneself, denying what is obvious, hiding behind the... »