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There's a great article on Lew Rockwell today about Jim Rogers predicting the imminent collapse of the British Pound, creating a global chain reaction, pulling down fiat currencies and creating a crisis that makes the last one look tame.
Here's an excerpt, which is actually what I believe, and is what actually gives me hope. By hope, of course, I mean the regional breakup of the Empire and free zones created on American soil. Yes, I know, Part 5 of "Please sir, may I have some more (freedom?) is coming soon (emphasis mine):
Now some of the savvier cynics among us will claim that this is just what has been "planned." That those who are driving the world toward an ever-more perfect union, want to create this sort of crisis, with an eye toward implementing an ever-more centralized solution. We can believe this may have been the plan, but if so, we also believe it's spinning out of control. We don't believe, for instance, the elite wants to lose the European Union or the euro anymore than it wants its painstakingly created global warming promotion to go belly up. We think events are driving the elite for once, rather than the other way round. The combination of bad economic times and the socio-political education available on the Internet itself is proving lethal to many elite promotions, including central banking and fiat money.
It all comes down to what you believe, dear reader. If you believe that the EU and global warming were just way-stations on the road to world government, then you will likely believe that the current chaotic climate is purposeful and that what emerges hews to a long-term plan. If you believe as the Bell does, then you will likely take the position that what is occurring today is out of anyone's control, and that it is a kind of perfect storm, or as Anthony Wile wrote in High Alert in 2003, a financial hurricane – one the power elite never expected. It is, in fact, a confluence of a ruinous global economy and the educative effects of the Internet. The former the elite may have foreseen and advanced. The latter, we believe, was something the elite never imagined.
See you all soon in Montana/Wyoming/Idaho, etc.?
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Mission Accomplished!
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The Bush/Obama war machine has nearly wiped out Christianity in Iraq:
http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=35553
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Keeping up
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I know I have not posted in a while. I've been getting ready for five weeks of travel, beginning tomorrow with two weeks in Israel. Should be able to blog more regularly while on the road.
But here are a couple of tidbits that interested me:
Seems that John McCain, the "true conservative" who wanted to bring you amnesty and an ever bigger Leviathan, is getting, to quote Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, "all mavericky" again. This bastion of "libbertee" wants more regulation and control on what you put into your own body, further insuring that it is nothing but big-Agri food-like products and officially-sanctioned big-Pharma poison.
Read about this psychopathic monster's latest grab at your rights here. The powers that be deceptively put the word "Safety" into the title of every one of their tyranical bills. Really, do we need the federal governement to tell us what to eat/drink/smoke? This bill is so heavy on regulation it would put many supplement companies right out of business. Those who remained could only produce "FDA-approved" supplements.
Next, it appears the bankrupt city of Los Angeles is trying to ramp up "code enforcement" to raise money. To do so one of the things they're "cracking down" on is unlicensed dogs.
Wouldn't our Founders be proud? Don't you agree their greatest desire was for legions of regulators and enforcers to drive around town in cars or fly around in helicopters just looking for something for which they could fine/fee/tax someone?
Once again from the Declaration of Independence:
They have erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
Doesn't it make you proud to be an Amerikan?
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I know I have not posted in a while. I've been getting ready for five weeks of travel, beginning tomorrow with two weeks in Israel. Should be able to blog more regularly while on the road.
But here are a couple of tidbits that interested me:
Seems that John McCain, the "true conservative" who wanted to bring you amnesty and an ever bigger Leviathan, is getting, to quote Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, "all mavericky" again. This bastion of "libbertee" wants more regulation and control on what you put into your own body, further insuring that it is nothing but big-Agri food-like products and officially-sanctioned big-Pharma poison.
Read about this psychopathic monster's latest grab at your rights here. The powers that be deceptively put the word "Safety" into the title of every one of their tyranical bills. Really, do we need the federal governement to tell us what to eat/drink/smoke? This bill is so heavy on regulation it would put many supplement companies right out of business. Those who remained could only produce "FDA-approved" supplements.
Next, it appears the bankrupt city of Los Angeles is trying to ramp up "code enforcement" to raise money. To do so one of the things they're "cracking down" on is unlicensed dogs.
Wouldn't our Founders be proud? Don't you agree their greatest desire was for legions of regulators and enforcers to drive around town in cars or fly around in helicopters just looking for something for which they could fine/fee/tax someone?
Once again from the Declaration of Independence:
They have erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
Doesn't it make you proud to be an Amerikan?
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Stormy March Approaching?
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I am often asked my opinion on when the economy is going to do its next swan dive. Given persistent, wrong-headed monetary policy, and the extreme unlikelihood that the US will ever have the political will (or even basic intelligence) to perform the necessary emergency amputations of the warfare and welfare states, I believe that the next swan dive may be the last.
Nothing is certain, and our "Three Stooges" overlords may come up with yet one more temporary gimmick to prop up the economy with toothpicks and bubble gum, but it looks like a "perfect storm" may be brewing. And it could come in the next 30-60 days.
First comes word that printing money endlessly may indeed lead to unbearable inflation. Wholesale prices are taking off as unemployment continues to grow at faster than predicted rates, putting the squeeze on more and more lower and middle income families, sending more of us every day to Uncle Sam for food stamp, welfare and health care handouts.
As if spooked by the new inflation numbers, the Fed has begun to gradually increase some key interest rates. In hopes that a gradual approach (which even the Fed governors can't honestly believe will work) will reign in inflation, they quickly approach the proberbial rock and hard place. Or the devil and the deep blue sea (see below).
Finally, it is becoming clear that the rest of the world, and particularly China, is no longer willing to buy our T-bills, which has allowed us to spend like drunken sailors, finance our wars and our welfare, and create an ever larger and larger federal deficit.
These three factors coming together at once are creating a "Perfect Storm," that will sooner or later sink the Andrea Gail... er, I mean the good ship USA. How long they will be able to will keep at bay total collapse is based on 1) the longsuffering but increasingly tenuous public faith in Obama and the Fed, and 2) the ability of Obama and the Fed to apply yet one more band-aid to cancerous fiscal and monetary polices.
Good luck with both of these.
The Fed is finally reaching the self-created, predicted fork in the road, one branch marked "perdition" and the other marked "hell."
On one hand, they can keep the facade of "recovery" going by continuing to inflate the money supply, leading to greater and greater price inflation. This will guarantee the flight of other nations from our treasury bills, at last making Federal Reserve Notes nothing but "paper with ink on it."
On the other hand, they can agressively raise interest rates, which will plunge the country further into the abyss, destroy any illusion of an economic recovery, increase unemployment and even ensure the Obama and Bernanke will start calling this a depression.
What I can almost guarantee the government will not do--heck, forget the almost--is to take its hands off the economy entirely and let it correct itself. Yes, it would be painful. But we would eventually recover, much sooner than if they keep tinkering.
It's what we should have done in 2008. If we had let the market handle the crisis, the pain would have been deep but relatively short. We would be well on the road to real recovery by now. But because of bailouts and "stimulus" spending, the pain will be extended. Every day we wait now, and every additional fiat dollar we spend, extends the pain further and further.
What we really should do now is put an end to the Fed and its "notes," allow the market to decide what money is (most likely gold and/or silver), immediately cut the warfare state to true defense only, and more gradually eliminate the welfare state. This would bring true prosperity back to our land.
(And while we're at it, do away with central government altogether. Oh, to dream...)
But you and I both know we won't do what we should do. I believe the government will choose the road to perdition (priniting more money) because they don't have the political will to cut spending. This will bring about hyperinflation, the collapse of the dollar, and chaos in the land.
When that happens, all bets are off. No one knows what will happen, but it won't be pretty. Worst case is we jump over to the road to hell, with blood in the streets, totalitarian government and global, total war finally yielding an unknown (maybe not so nice) victor.*
Best case, and the one I'm hoping for, is the complete collapse of the United States and the breakup of the country into like-minded regions, at least one of which will be like-minded in the philosophy of true liberty and self-government. I will be talking more about this in part 5 of "Please sir, may I have some more (freedom?)"
At any rate, the fork in the road is here. There is no doubt in my mind the powers that be will be forced to make the no-win decision in the next three or four years. And based on the criteria I outlined above, it could very well come as early as the next 30-60 days.
*The wild card is the Great Tribulation, the return of Christ and the judging of the nations, but no one knows the day nor the hour, nor the year nor the century that will happen, and dark times alone do not mean this is the end. There have been many dark times in the past, and this could very well not be the last one. "Even so, come Lord Jesus!" Revelation 22:12-20
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I am often asked my opinion on when the economy is going to do its next swan dive. Given persistent, wrong-headed monetary policy, and the extreme unlikelihood that the US will ever have the political will (or even basic intelligence) to perform the necessary emergency amputations of the warfare and welfare states, I believe that the next swan dive may be the last.
Nothing is certain, and our "Three Stooges" overlords may come up with yet one more temporary gimmick to prop up the economy with toothpicks and bubble gum, but it looks like a "perfect storm" may be brewing. And it could come in the next 30-60 days.
First comes word that printing money endlessly may indeed lead to unbearable inflation. Wholesale prices are taking off as unemployment continues to grow at faster than predicted rates, putting the squeeze on more and more lower and middle income families, sending more of us every day to Uncle Sam for food stamp, welfare and health care handouts.
As if spooked by the new inflation numbers, the Fed has begun to gradually increase some key interest rates. In hopes that a gradual approach (which even the Fed governors can't honestly believe will work) will reign in inflation, they quickly approach the proberbial rock and hard place. Or the devil and the deep blue sea (see below).
Finally, it is becoming clear that the rest of the world, and particularly China, is no longer willing to buy our T-bills, which has allowed us to spend like drunken sailors, finance our wars and our welfare, and create an ever larger and larger federal deficit.
These three factors coming together at once are creating a "Perfect Storm," that will sooner or later sink the Andrea Gail... er, I mean the good ship USA. How long they will be able to will keep at bay total collapse is based on 1) the longsuffering but increasingly tenuous public faith in Obama and the Fed, and 2) the ability of Obama and the Fed to apply yet one more band-aid to cancerous fiscal and monetary polices.
Good luck with both of these.
The Fed is finally reaching the self-created, predicted fork in the road, one branch marked "perdition" and the other marked "hell."
On one hand, they can keep the facade of "recovery" going by continuing to inflate the money supply, leading to greater and greater price inflation. This will guarantee the flight of other nations from our treasury bills, at last making Federal Reserve Notes nothing but "paper with ink on it."
On the other hand, they can agressively raise interest rates, which will plunge the country further into the abyss, destroy any illusion of an economic recovery, increase unemployment and even ensure the Obama and Bernanke will start calling this a depression.
What I can almost guarantee the government will not do--heck, forget the almost--is to take its hands off the economy entirely and let it correct itself. Yes, it would be painful. But we would eventually recover, much sooner than if they keep tinkering.
It's what we should have done in 2008. If we had let the market handle the crisis, the pain would have been deep but relatively short. We would be well on the road to real recovery by now. But because of bailouts and "stimulus" spending, the pain will be extended. Every day we wait now, and every additional fiat dollar we spend, extends the pain further and further.
What we really should do now is put an end to the Fed and its "notes," allow the market to decide what money is (most likely gold and/or silver), immediately cut the warfare state to true defense only, and more gradually eliminate the welfare state. This would bring true prosperity back to our land.
(And while we're at it, do away with central government altogether. Oh, to dream...)
But you and I both know we won't do what we should do. I believe the government will choose the road to perdition (priniting more money) because they don't have the political will to cut spending. This will bring about hyperinflation, the collapse of the dollar, and chaos in the land.
When that happens, all bets are off. No one knows what will happen, but it won't be pretty. Worst case is we jump over to the road to hell, with blood in the streets, totalitarian government and global, total war finally yielding an unknown (maybe not so nice) victor.*
Best case, and the one I'm hoping for, is the complete collapse of the United States and the breakup of the country into like-minded regions, at least one of which will be like-minded in the philosophy of true liberty and self-government. I will be talking more about this in part 5 of "Please sir, may I have some more (freedom?)"
At any rate, the fork in the road is here. There is no doubt in my mind the powers that be will be forced to make the no-win decision in the next three or four years. And based on the criteria I outlined above, it could very well come as early as the next 30-60 days.
*The wild card is the Great Tribulation, the return of Christ and the judging of the nations, but no one knows the day nor the hour, nor the year nor the century that will happen, and dark times alone do not mean this is the end. There have been many dark times in the past, and this could very well not be the last one. "Even so, come Lord Jesus!" Revelation 22:12-20
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Christian Voluntaryist Reading
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I received a letter from a reader asking about reading recommendations for Christian Voluntaryists. My knowledge of such material is limited, so if anyone knows of sources, please comment. But for now, and for everyone's benefit, here is my reply:
I'm thrilled that you're enjoying the blog. I hope to write much, much more on Christianity and freedom now and in the future. I think you are correct that there aren't many Christians who are voluntaryists these days. I believe in the past there were many more, particularly in the late 18th century.
Unfortunately too many Christians have bought into the neocon propaganda that while killing most people is wrong, the major exception is Muslims. There are too many flags and military-worship "events" in too many churches. Too much approval of and prayer for the Israeli regime, rather than for the Israeli people. I know many Israelis and Muslims personally, and I know God loves them all. This does not mean their leaders are righteous or deserving of our blood and treasure.
It's also too bad that there doesn't appear to be a lot of reading material for Christian voluntaryists. I do recommend "America's God and Country" that I wrote about in the blog. In addition, although I haven't read much of them yet, I recommend William Johnson, Frank Chodorov, and the 1950's magazine "Faith and Freedom," available at the Mises Institute website www.mises.org.
Of course I hope I can help fill the void. I feel very deeply that Christ is indeed the Prince of Peace, and hope to spread the message of God's love to whomever has an ear to hear.
May God bless you and your family,
Publius
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I received a letter from a reader asking about reading recommendations for Christian Voluntaryists. My knowledge of such material is limited, so if anyone knows of sources, please comment. But for now, and for everyone's benefit, here is my reply:
I'm thrilled that you're enjoying the blog. I hope to write much, much more on Christianity and freedom now and in the future. I think you are correct that there aren't many Christians who are voluntaryists these days. I believe in the past there were many more, particularly in the late 18th century.
Unfortunately too many Christians have bought into the neocon propaganda that while killing most people is wrong, the major exception is Muslims. There are too many flags and military-worship "events" in too many churches. Too much approval of and prayer for the Israeli regime, rather than for the Israeli people. I know many Israelis and Muslims personally, and I know God loves them all. This does not mean their leaders are righteous or deserving of our blood and treasure.
It's also too bad that there doesn't appear to be a lot of reading material for Christian voluntaryists. I do recommend "America's God and Country" that I wrote about in the blog. In addition, although I haven't read much of them yet, I recommend William Johnson, Frank Chodorov, and the 1950's magazine "Faith and Freedom," available at the Mises Institute website www.mises.org.
Of course I hope I can help fill the void. I feel very deeply that Christ is indeed the Prince of Peace, and hope to spread the message of God's love to whomever has an ear to hear.
May God bless you and your family,
Publius
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Tea Party Danger
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I encourage everyone to read Pastor Chuck Baldwin's latest editorial concerning the establishment takeover of the so-called "Tea Party". As I have done here, he warns about establishment candidates being paraded as "mavericks." Here's a taste of his article:
"But now many of the Tea Parties are distancing themselves from Dr. Paul and embracing establishment players such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Even Newt Gingrich is being courted. Watch out, Tea Party Nation: you're in danger of losing your soul! Newt Gingrich is not one of you. He is not your friend. He is an imposter. He will destroy you just like he almost single-handedly destroyed the Conservative Revolution of 1994."
The whole article is here.
And to remind you where the modern Tea Party comes from, and what it represents, I take you back to December 16, 2007--the 234th anniversary of the original Tea Party. And did I donate $100 on December 16th? You bet I did.
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I encourage everyone to read Pastor Chuck Baldwin's latest editorial concerning the establishment takeover of the so-called "Tea Party". As I have done here, he warns about establishment candidates being paraded as "mavericks." Here's a taste of his article:
"But now many of the Tea Parties are distancing themselves from Dr. Paul and embracing establishment players such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Even Newt Gingrich is being courted. Watch out, Tea Party Nation: you're in danger of losing your soul! Newt Gingrich is not one of you. He is not your friend. He is an imposter. He will destroy you just like he almost single-handedly destroyed the Conservative Revolution of 1994."
The whole article is here.
And to remind you where the modern Tea Party comes from, and what it represents, I take you back to December 16, 2007--the 234th anniversary of the original Tea Party. And did I donate $100 on December 16th? You bet I did.
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