A Warning of Economic Collapse

Traditional Catholic Bishop Richard Williamson’s latest missive should be a wake- up call for those who naively believe that the worst is behind for the US and Western economies after the March financial sell off and the long-anticipated implosion of the bubble economy.  His Excellency asserts that the US and much of the world are … Continue reading A Warning of Economic Collapse

Pope Francis Calls Marxist Economic Summit

Pope Francis and his mentor As if there needs to be further evidence that the current occupant of St. Peter's Chair in Rome is a Marxist, the announcement of an upcoming conference at Assisi entitled the "Economy of Francesco" should convince any skeptic otherwise. In his invitation letter to "young economists and entrepreneurs worldwide," Bergoglio … Continue reading Pope Francis Calls Marxist Economic Summit

The Ethics of a Gold Standard

The efficacy of a metallic monetary system is beyond dispute at least among real economists which eliminates just about 95% of whom are now engaged in the “profession.”  Money, which gold is, allows for specialization, the division of labor, and provides the means for mankind to escape from barter and, thus, a primitive existence.  Like … Continue reading The Ethics of a Gold Standard

Is Bitcoin A Diversion from the Natural Monetary Order?

As modern man continues to wantonly deviate, flaunt, and reject the natural law and the Divinely-created order from which it derives, it is not surprising that illusions like Bitcoin and other crypto currencies have captured the imagination of many and have provided a vehicle for scammers to rip off their fellow man. Crypto currencies are … Continue reading Is Bitcoin A Diversion from the Natural Monetary Order?

The Gold Standard: Protector of Individual Liberty and Economic Prosperity

vs.        The idea of a constitution and/or written legislation to secure individual rights so beloved by conservatives and among many libertarians has proven to be a myth. The US Constitution and all those that have been written and ratified in its wake throughout the world have done little to protect individual liberties or … Continue reading The Gold Standard: Protector of Individual Liberty and Economic Prosperity

The Fed’s “Inflation Target” is Impoverishing American Workers

   Fed Chair Jerome Powell apparently doesn't see the pernicious effects of inflation At one time, the Federal Reserve’s sole mandate was to maintain stable prices and to “fight inflation.”  To the Fed, the financial press, and most everyone else “inflation” means rising prices instead of its original and true definition as an increase in … Continue reading The Fed’s “Inflation Target” is Impoverishing American Workers

Is Political Decentralization the Only Hope for Western Civilization?

A couple of recent articles have once more made the case, at least implicitly, for political decentralization as the only viable path which will begin to solve the seemingly insurmountable political, economic, and social crises which the Western world now faces. In the last few months, over 3,000 millionaires have fled the hopelessly corrupt and … Continue reading Is Political Decentralization the Only Hope for Western Civilization?

“Strong Dollar,” “Weak Dollar,” What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?

The recent hullabaloo among President Trump’s top monetary officials about the Administration’s “dollar policy” is just the start of what will likely be the first of many contradictory pronoucements and reversals which will take place in the coming months/years as the world’s reserve currency continues to be compromised.  So far, the Greenback has had its … Continue reading “Strong Dollar,” “Weak Dollar,” What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?

What President Trump and the West Can Learn from China

Instead of a demonstration of its overwhelming military might intended to intimidate tiny North Korea and pressure China to lean on its defiant communist neighbor, President Trump and the West should try to learn a few things from China. The President’s trip to the Far East came on the heels of the completion of China’s … Continue reading What President Trump and the West Can Learn from China

In Remembrance of the October Revolution

The Communist monster, Vladimir Lenin This October marks the centennial anniversary of the Bolshevik takeover of Russia and the establishment of Soviet-style Communism which tragically, for the Russian people, would last for some seventy interminable years.  Not only did the Soviet regime liquidate and imprison millions, but its idiotic system of central planning impoverished the … Continue reading In Remembrance of the October Revolution