Beware a Wounded Dragon

March 19, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit There are increasing reports from credible sources that the Chinese economic miracle may be collapsing. This has enormous implications for the rest of the planet. To some, this may be simply a natural transition as the Chinese economy matures, as suggested in a report from Financial Times. To others, this is the collapsing of […]

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The War on Cash and Unintended Consequences

March 14, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditEver since 2008, the elements of economics have been, well, strange. Ever since 2001, the elements of security have been a little strange as well. And the two are connected in so many ways. As we have previously noted, Osama bin Laden viewed 9/11’s terrorism as an economic attack. And, the market collapse of 2008 […]

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Chinese General Calls for Attack on American Finances

February 17, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditWe have long warned that Unrestricted Warfare was underway and that its initial attack would be on our markets and finance. This was the strategy outlined in 1999 by two Senior Colonels in a book published by PLA Press, the official publisher of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). One of the authors of that […]

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Socialism vs. Capitalism

February 15, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit There are three great lies circulating. They are: Capitalism is EVIL. Government owes you something. America is rich and always will be. If you believe these three, then socialism looks pretty appealing. The problem is that all three are lies and socialism doesn’t work. Other than that, I like the idea. Let’s start with […]

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Why Would We Sell one of our Stock Exchanges to China?

February 11, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit A frightening article in today’s UK Telegraph suggests that another financial crisis could destroy capitalism as we know it. Let that sink in. Our system is at risk, as it was in 2008. As a reminder, consider this C-SPAN  interview with Representative Paul Kanjorski, wherein he described how our entire system almost collapsed. He […]

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….And Why It Could Happen Again (Part 2)

February 4, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit In early January 2009, a group within the Pentagon, tasked with understanding asymmetric warfare contracted me to research and explain the role that Economic Warfare may have played in the stock market crash underway at the time. We had already witnessed how the market crash played a decisive role in the Presidential election. […]

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Current Cyber Threats and the Impact on Global Stock Markets

January 23, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Last Sunday I had the privilege of addressing the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention. Thank you Joe Dugan! This was THE political event of the weekend and featured appearances by Governor Mike Huckabee, Senator Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Senator Rick Santorum, Governor Jim Gilmore, and Dr. Ben Carson. The other speakers were […]

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Unintended Consequences? How Oil May Determine Our Future

January 23, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Embed from Getty Images   The consensus thinking had been that lower oil prices would be beneficial for global consumers. Yet, ever since oil prices started falling rapidly, it seems as if things worsened rather than improved. And, when oil prices rebound (as they did yesterday), the stock market rallies. Clearly, there is […]

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Forgetting National Security, Ignoring Truth

January 6, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThe 1992 presidential election turned on one key phrase: “It’s the economy, stupid.” The Cold War had been won. America was the sole superpower of the world. We had just won the Gulf War. And, Americans were tired. We wanted to enjoy our prosperity. It was at that moment that we officially began to […]

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Game Changer in the Oil Wars?

January 2, 2016

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit As the New Year’s Bowls wrap up, something is at play with little notice. Half a world away, Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric (among many others in a mass execution), leading to riots and threats from Iran. This is extraordinarily serious as the Saudi regime is already struggling with the impact of […]

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