Brief Tour of Current Events
April 25, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher A while back, I wrote an article about the revolving doors between politicians, the regulatory industry of government, and the private sector. First they had a hand in writing the laws, then they had a hand in administering the regulatory guidelines, and then they join forces with private […]
Closing the Gap
March 31, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher My mom and I got into a discussion about transportation and manufacturing in the United States as opposed to other countries like China, Malaysia or Singapore. I came to an interesting realization: we can buy products that were manufactured in a way that is illegal here in the […]
An American Warning Part 2
March 28, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I was chastised on the thread of “An American Warning” for advising folks that the treatment of the Native Americans is how we can expect to be treated as we socialize necessary services like health insurance or care. I was told I was “fear mongering”. Fear is based […]
Toothless Legislation Gumming at US Spy Program
March 24, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher It’s often a point of debate as to whether embargoes, sanctions or blockades are acts of war. When we listen to pundits talk about the foreign policies surrounding Iran and the US, the US sanctions are regarded as acts of diplomacy. The same is said of Israel’s sanctions […]
Cronyism Strikes Again!
March 14, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Just this past weekend there were some Americans who were given the gift of jetlag from their respective state governments. This gift is endearingly called “daylight savings”. For those not familiar or accustomed to this bi-annual practice, it’s when you go to sleep one night… and without the […]
You MUST Be Dependent
March 10, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I recently had an exchange with someone who told me if I don’t like the government then I should just stop using its services. I naturally responded with the fact that boycotting entities that have a monopoly over your basic essentials is hardly a reasonable solution, and while […]
Russia Pushes to Ban USD: Tick tock!
March 4, 2014 By: Bobby Casey, GWP Managing Director Russian lawmaker, Mikhail Degtyarev, proposed a bill to ban the use or possession of American currency in Russia. His rationale? He predicts the imminent collapse of the dollar system due to the massive growth of US national debt. This bill would partially revive the Soviet-era ban […]
Layers of Protection
March 3, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Regardless of what you think about J.D. Rockefeller as a person, or the things he did, please don’t allow that to assuage you from the truth and wisdom in this statement he made: “Own nothing and control everything.” We have this quote on our website and for very […]
What is Going On With China!?
February 24, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Since my last entry on December 9, 2013, “China’s Recent Monetary Moves”, China has placed a few more pieces on the Go board that indicate they have a unique strategy that eludes the west. In that installment, I pointed out that China is taking advantage of the United […]
Riots Du Jour!
February 20,2014 By: Kevin Kerr, Managing Editor and Trader for CommodityConfidential.com Can the American Implosion Be Far Off? Chaos in Caracas, the UN fiddling while Ukraine burns, political uncertainty in Italy, the list of unrest in various nations is long, and getting longer. How long will it be before we see struggling, angry Americans picking […]
