Warning: Stocks are NOT Good Indicators of When a Recession is Coming

This morning while catching up on my podcasts and economic news I listened to one of my favorite stock commentators make a comment which made […]

It’s All Falling Apart: Martinique Edition

The usually peaceful French Caribbean colony of Martinique has erupted into flames over the past several weeks. Before a review of the news and video […]

BLS Delivers Another Masterful Work of Propaganda

Last night when this author penned a piece predicting what would be a normalized estimation for the non-farm payrolls report, there was little indication of […]

October 4th Non-Farm Payroll Preview

The first Friday of the month is tomorrow which means of course the Bureau of Labor Statistics gets to release the monthly revisionfest also known […]

The Biden-Harris FEMA Lie About Hurricane Helene Relief

There are lies. There are damned lies. Then there is the absolute spew from the Biden-Harris administration out this week when they were caught flat-footed […]

Welcome to October or the God of Khaos

Then out of Khaos, Ouranos and Gaia came. They gave birth to the Ourea and the Nesoi. After them was the dark Tartaros. Eros was […]

Gold Does Not Move Higher Now Without Cause

The message that inflation has not been defeated and the world is in for more instability could not be any clearer than the signal that […]

Dualing Dollars – How would a Bifurcated United States Currency Function?

by John Galt August 19, 2009 A question I get quite often in my email is “When will we see the Amero?” The other version, […]

Here Come the Squadrists

By John Galt January 19, 2009 Salve, o poplod’Eori,Salve, o Patria Immorale!Son rinati I figli tuoiCon la fe’ dell’ideale.Il valor de’tuoi guerrieri,La virtu dei pionieri,la […]

Blame Wisconsin

The following is a reprint from 2009 to reflect where the problems that have impacted the United States for the last 25 years plus originated. […]

It’s the Solvency Stupid

July 8, 2008 9:12 am By John Galt There has been a lot of speculation and postulation by the Bubblevision crowd and those declaring a […]

The Wile E. Coyote Moment

by John Galt March 20, 2008There is a time when everything in a moment of history coalesces or intersects as I have stated in the […]

The Ballad of Hammerin’ Joe

By John Galt April 29, 2008 This is the storyAbout Hammerin’ Joe,Hittin’ everythingWith his hammer you know, Then one day,He made a mighty hit,And broke […]

Deflationerrory Thinking

By John Galt January 1, 2008 Sigh. There is a philosophical battle among the bears and doomers and it’s really quite frustrating as both parties […]

Painting the Swan

October 11, 2007 By John Galt For the uninitiated, I am a historian by training and hobby, an op-ed writer and blogger by habit. Yes, […]