COWARDS: What Politicians, Radicals and the Media Refuse to Say

June 11, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditGlenn Beck’s latest book is released tomorrow and it may be his best. Well, we may be biased because it features a chapter on Economic Terrorism that not only references but also endorses our work. Glenn really “gets it” and that is obvious in COWARDS. The book covers significant topics such as The Progressive […]

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The Economic War Underway

June 3, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditNearly four years ago when we began to explain that there was an economic war in progress, few paid attention. Many scoffed. But some took time to look at the information and were convinced. There should have been little doubt because the data is compelling. But, American arrogance, supported by political partisanship and outright greed […]

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Misplaced Regulation

May 17, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditIn our many briefings, we have warned against the secret weapons that can, have been, and are being used against our economy. We discuss things like Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and naked short selling as just a couple of examples. We point out that Credit Default Swaps were specifically exempted from ANY regulation until the […]

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Credit Default Swaps Remain a Secret Weapon of Economic Warfare

May 14, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThe hand-wringing and analysis of how JP Morgan could lose $2 billion in bad trading continues today. One report on CNBC had the following insights: JPMorgan Chase lost at least $2 billion in its failed hedging strategy not only because it was sloppy, but because it grew too big in a rarefied market of […]

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JP Morgan Proves that Credit Default Swaps Remain Dangerous; FBI Admits We are in an Economic War

May 13, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditTwo of the big stories on Friday support what we have been saying for years. The first was the revelation that JP Morgan Chase would lose at least $2 billion from Credit Default Swaps. We have long argued that rather than being safe instruments that can reduce risks, these are financial weapons of mass […]

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Yes, It Can Happen Here . . .and it will Unless . . .

May 9, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThe turmoil of Europe hit the headlines over the weekend and the American stock market this week. To put things in the simplest possible terms, several European nations have too much debt, their governments are spending too much, and the social-welfare state is failing. But that is over there. It surely couldn’t happen here. […]

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Using Their Leverage

May 6, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditNot a day goes by without something interesting appearing related to the current economic war we enduring (even as most Americans remain oblivious). Friday’s example came from George Rasley in a comment posted on Richard Viguirie’s Conservative HQ website. The question was very simple but quite insightful. He asked, “Is this Why Obama Won’t Help […]

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Why Stock Prices Can Rise in Phase Three Even as the Economy Languishes

May 1, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThe economic recovery is anemic at best with unemployment remaining over 8% and GDP growth closer to 2%. Much of Europe has already fallen back into recession. Even China appears sluggish. yet, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its highest level since December 2007, essentially wiping out all the losses of 2008-09. One big question is […]

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Who Hates Capitalism?

April 29, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThere are a host of players around the globe that despise the American free market approach. Some of them are right here in the land of the free and home of the brave. A good example is Weather Underground Founding Member, Bill Ayers. Here’s what NPR says about Ayers (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95442902): Ayers, a founding member […]

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Sharia Finance Too Dependent on Personalities

April 15, 2012

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditThere was an important article recently in Gulf News regarding how the Islamic Finance Industry is dependent on Sharia Scholars rather than an institutionalized approach (http://gulfnews.com/business/markets/islamic-finance-must-move-from-personality-to-institutionalisation-1.1002786). From their perspective, this is an issue because the current crop of scholars is aging and maintains a tight control of the knowledge required to oversee the vast pools […]

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