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"The largest opportunities arise out of the largest gaps between perception and reality, expectations and reality, like where we are…

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain I’ve started…

'Twas the night before Christmas, and no one was in the House. Not a politician was stirring, not a banker,…

"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand exponential growth." —Albert Bartlett, a physicist On Friday,…

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."…

“Give me control over a nation's currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” — Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812) A…

"There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval." —George Santayana We have more alternatives today…

"It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone."…

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old…

Last week, it was 70 degrees in Saint Joseph, Michigan. I ditched work and went for a walk through the…

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." —Mother Teresa…

There are so many things happening right now, I don't know how much I'll be able to cover in this…

"A leader must inspire or his team will expire." —Orrin Woodward It is 3 o’clock in the morning, Sunday, and…

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." —Marcel Proust When I…

Less than a week after I was born, Nixon ended the Bretton Woods International Monetary System, whereby the dollar was…

My presentation went well, but not as well as I would have liked. I forgot to say certain things, and…

"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."---John F. Kennedy I'm back! My boys are…

"I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I…

"Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect…

"Our city—look around you, see with your own eyes—our ship pitches wildly, cannot lift her head from the depths, the…

"Parasites are not our enemies; they are reminders of our precarious place in the natural world." ---Carl Zimmer, author of…

“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.”—Iris Murdoch…

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything…

"The world consists of Yin and Yang, and understanding this is crucial for anyone seeking to navigate life's complexities." Life…

“Old Heraclitus, who was indeed a very great sage, discovered the most marvelous of all psychological laws: the regulative function…

"It ain’t what you know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so."…

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." ---Henry David…

The global monetary system is a big blobby glob of sticky goo that somehow keeps on slugging along through endless…

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."---Albert Einstein [caption id="attachment_2621" align="alignnone" width="900"] Paul Ehrenfest on the…

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” --- Albert Einstein I have never been…

“Gold—what can it not do, and undo?” – William Shakespeare I grew up in the 1970s and 80s. My dad…

"No State shall...make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts."---The U.S. Constitution (Article 1:…

 “Gold is money. Everything else is credit.” ---J.P. Morgan Last week, I had the opportunity to listen to a Steve…

No grandma's chicken noodle soup...no herbal teas, yoga mats, massages, workout gear...no green smoothies or turmeric shots...no vitamins or herbs...no…

When I lived in Italy, my colleague used to point out a town to me that didn't use money. Unfortunately,…

"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants." ---Isaac Newton…

When I was a college student at Indiana University in Bloomington, I often went to Collins Hall for lunch. Later…

Something happened to me coming home from Malaysia. On my flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, a skinny American gal…

It was my last night in Malaysia, on the way back from dinner. I stopped to get some fruit and…

A few days ago, I saw a troop of monkeys meandering through the resort where I was staying in Langkawi.…

I entered the dermatologist's office with mild trepidation, having never had a total-body skin check before. Like many professional women…

I opened my eyes, lifted the shade, and squinted out the window. A big, radiant sun was rising over a…

I was looking into media psychology when my research led me to James F. Tracy, an ex-tenured Associate Professor of…

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by…

When I was a young girl, my family and I watched The Wizard of Oz every year. This timeless 1939…

ew men have imagination enough for reality. ---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When a majority rules, it feels like their beliefs…

Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate a birthday in Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod. According to Matthew 2:1, some…

I love epiphanies, and I've been having more of them lately. While everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've…

I have great respect for quotemasters and aphorists. People who make keen pithy observations with general truths have serious intellect,…

I've always been fascinated by non-verbal communication, particularly letters and symbols, but also body language. In college I took a…

With my eyes closed, I can smell the water and feel the beach sand clinging to my feet. A wind…

I just found out that Javier Milei was elected President of Argentina. At first, I was surprised. Then a little…

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." --Edgar Degas Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist…

"Logic can take you from A to Z. Imagination can take you anywhere." ---Albert Einstein There is no logic without…

"Passion is energy," said Oprah Winfrey. "Feel the power from focusing on what excites you." This quote not only epitomizes…

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. —…

Last night's sunset was tempestuous, and so am I. Watching the U.S. dollar rise yet again, while everything else falls…

As mentioned in the previous post, I read Who Really Owns Your Gold by William Garner. I also read Discourse…

I read a wild book this weekend...Who Really Owns Your Gold by William Garner (fourth edition). It was published in…

My next dog will likely be a Dogo Argentino. Half dog and half lion, this breed is extremely loyal and…

This poor gold mining investor, AKA Wendy, is going to have to apply for a job at Wendy's fast-food restaurant,…

To a certain group of people, Climate Crisis is a "fact" supported by The Science. It calls for our benevolent…

Remember Fleetwood Mac's 1980s pop hit? Tell me lies, Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me lies, tell me, tell…

Riddle me this. It’s physical. It is not made by the earth, but from stars exploding. It cannot be created…

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is…

As I was scrolling through news, it occurred to me that "reading between the lines" and connecting information is an…

Don't get too excited, but I'm writing a book. This is the reason for the long delay between Part 1…

While TV medical experts were swiftly being replaced with TV military experts (and my son was playing wargames on his…

We are in the middle of winter here in Michigan, and I counted six deer sleeping outside in the snowy…

Society is in a quandary, a sort-of narrative-driven hypnosis. Remember how the pandemic replaced the trade war with China? Have…

“If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.” – John Allston. It's important to understand the mechanics of mind…

Happy new year! Out with the stale old---in with the fresh new. I started out the year thinking about all…

American psychologist James Hillman said, “The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and…

I was reading something today that reminded me of Sir John Bagot Glubb. After studying eleven empires from the Assyrians…

Andrew Carnegie was a very smart guy. In 1901, he became the richest man in the world when J.P. Morgan…

What is this fourth industrial revolution? I started this series with The Fourth Industrial Revolution: World Economic Forum (Part 1),…

I am a martial artist. I'm no longer a practicing martial artist, but I've studied the art of war, the…

It was Carl Sagan who said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” So here's a blast…

I still have not finished Part 2 of the fourth-industrial-revolution piece. As I read through the WEF’s projects and agenda,…

Okay, I'm still working on Part 2 of "The Forth Industrial Revolution" piece, but I have something quick to say…

[caption id="attachment_205" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jim Turley, Hernando de Soto y Gail Becker en el World Economic Forum Perú 2013.[/caption] I've…

I hope you had a wonderful Independence Day (speaking to Americans). We had a nice time visiting family and friends,…

What does the United States, Germany, the IMF, Italy, France, the Russian Federation, China, Switzerland, Japan, India, The Netherlands, Turkey,…

When I was growing up, journalism was very different than it is today. Walter Cronkite, an American broadcast journalist from…

So I’ve been thinking about Bitcoin again… The narrative of Bitcoin assumes that the cost of commodities and utilities will…

Rumi said, “Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much…

I love you all…but few can see reality, and this scares me. If I’m wrong, please kindly let me know,…

I like simple words and ideas. If you ask me what’s wrong with the world, I’ll tell you it’s greed.…

[caption id="attachment_167" align="alignnone" width="960"] The 02/23/1945 Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph BKA Joe Rosenthal’s picture of six U.S. Marines raising the US…

Bitcoin has a market cap which is less than Tesla stock, so its price can move swiftly in any direction.…

I’ve been thinking about the mechanics of all things financial. In the past, I’ve talked a lot about debt, but…

[caption id="attachment_158" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle, Authored by DrMoschi, on Wikimedia Commons[/caption] It bothers me that…

I've been mostly silent on the BLM movement because of the violence I see in the media, but I'm going…

So now we’ve got a car company that has never made money selling cars, with a market cap greater than…

The term “FANG” refers to the four popular technology stocks: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (Google). Just about everyone with…

Powerful people know all about narrative. It is the greatest tool in their arsenal. If you can get people to…

It’s right in front of us, but we do not see. I’m not talking about the coronavirus or the bailout…

While the pandemic is the main focus of the media now, there’s something else going on behind the scenes (the…

The Dow Jones was extremely volatile Monday thru Friday. In percentage terms, it was the worst week since the 2008…

Yet again, a wild week on Wall Street! Stocks swung hugely both up and down, while oil was crushed to…