Archive for August 26th, 2011

By Michael Oberndorf, RPA PatriotPost.us If I recall correctly — which I do — the federal oath of office binds employees thusly: “I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” I would like to take a look... »

by Robert P. Murphy Mises Daily Ever since Ben Bernanke began his massive infusions of money into the financial system, many analysts (including me) have been worried about the severe weakening of the dollar if and when the fractional-reserve-banking system magnified the initial injections severalfold. Although the trend could reverse, data from the past... »

By: Jim Willie CB MarketOracle.co.uk Something big is going on in the United States in a sentiment change, an altered state of psychology, a growing sense of panic. My opinion is that the nation has entered the early stage of comprehension among the population of systemic failure. The most immediate measures are the rash... »

With no easy solutions to the globe’s debt problems visible, Sprott Asset Management’s John Embry expects gold and silver to be significant beneficiaries but the road ahead will not be easy. Author: Geoff Candy MineWeb.com ….Speaking on Mineweb.com’s Gold Weekly podcast, Embry explains, “We’ve reached a stage in the debt cycle where it doesn’t... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com Following the already failed attempt by captured pan-European regulators to stop the local bank Friend-o treatment by instituting a short-selling ban, whose effectivenessas we pointed out lasted, oh, about 7 days, we find just what Plan B is. And, yes, Rothschild is involved. From the WSJ: “Societe Generale SA, whose... »

EndOfTheAmericanDream.com Is the number of earthquakes increasing? Are major earthquakes becoming more frequent? In the aftermath of the magnitude-5.8 earthquake in Virginia, a whole lot of people are asking those questions. All over the mainstream media, “experts” are coming on and assuring the public that all of this is “normal” and that the number... »

EconomicCollapseBlog.com Do you ever get the feeling that the middle class in America is shrinking? Well, you are not imagining things. A confluence of very troubling long-term economic trends has created an environment in which the middle class in America is being absolutely shredded. Today, most American families would be absolutely thrilled if they... »

by Gary North LewRockwell.com This appeared on MarketWatch on August 23: Get Ready for a Jackson Hole Surprise. After recent tough going in global markets and a raft of dismal economic reports, investors and institutions around the world are looking to the Tetons for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the cavalry to ride to... »

Liquidate Your Local Police by William Norman Grigg LewRockwell.com Mary Lee Cook, an 84-year-old resident of Oak Hill, Florida, didn’t seem like the kind of person who would secretly cultivate marijuana behind her home. Yet on June 6, deputies assigned to the East Volusia County Narcotics Task Force materialized on her doorstep in response... »

by John Thorpe Benzinga.com gnored by the media and dismissed by the Republican Party in general, liberty-minded Congressman Ron Paul leaped into third place today in the Gallup Presidential Nomination preference poll. Paul jumped over Michele Bachmann, the Tea Party darling/lunatic, relegating her to fourth-place in the current poll. Here’s how the numbers shake... »