William Barr is the U.S. Attorney General… Again. What Does This Mean for Cannabis?
On Valentine’s Day, a familiar name was confirmed as the United States Attorney General: William Barr, a lawyer who had previously served as attorney general under former President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. While the media is focusing on Barr’s dealings...
Liberty and Justice for Some: America’s 1% Are Wealthier Than They’ve Been Since 1929
In more ways than one, America 2019 is starting to resemble its former self from 90 years ago. 1929 was a time of euphoria, particularly among those who could afford to invest in the stock market. And for those who couldn’t, the divide between the haves and the...
Car-mageddon: Why We Should Care About Flagging Automobile Sales
Watchful financial commentators have been talking about the retail-pocalypse and the declining housing market of late, and those are certainly fair indicators of an American economy in jeopardy. Yet, we must not ignore “car-mageddon,” the precipitous decline in...
Which Country Is Becoming the Next Gold Superstar?
It has been well documented that major world superpowers like China and Russia have been stockpiling gold in massive quantities. You might be surprised, however, to discover that there’s an up-and-coming gold super-achiever out there which hardly anybody’s paying...
Tragic Milestone: The National Debt Just Topped $22 Trillion
Situated in One Bryant Park in Manhattan, the National Debt Clock has been working overtime for the past year, numbers whizzing by as America’s mounting debt piles up like laundry in a frat house. And now, a new “milestone” has been reached as the nation’s debt...
Core Money: Gold and Silver’s Value Universe
I personally own precious metals because it's the sensible thing to do. With the national debts of all modern nations, from Australia to Japan, the entire continent of Europe, Canada, and the granddaddy of all debtor nations, my native U.S. of A. ballooning into the tens of trillions, it's not even an option to have only fiat digits in your asset portfolio. Educate yourself on the all-important attributes of precious metals investments!