Archive for March, 2011

Mike Rough : There is a clear trend developing for Chinese investment in gold as a monetary asset, and China is buying so much gold for investment purposes that it is creating shortages of physical bullion around the world. Investors in China have always shown a lack of faith and trust paper investments as a [...]

Tex Norton Recently, WhiskyAndGunpowder.com published an article by Don Cooper entitled “American Fear.” You can read the reprint of his article in the Weekend edition of the Daily Reckoning at:   http://sn118w.snt118.mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0   That article got my attention! I’m not ashamed to admit it. I fear my own government. The longer Washington continues to infringe [...]

Tony DeMaio Education costs are skyrocketing—so I’m told. Consider the following analysis: In 1960, when I went to college, the minimum wage was about $1.00/hour. Tuition at a major university was about $120/yr., a slum room cost me $35/mo; a gallon of gas was 33 cents; a used text about $10; and a candy bar [...]

David W. Franklin August 2008 – Wall Street Firms and Big Banks lose over $750 Billion! 2008 – By late August, early September, it is reported to Congress and the press that Wall Street firms and Wall Street Big Banks had managed to lose over 750 Billion of…well, we do not know just yet, exactly [...]

James The Wanderer Imagine that you are a scientist of some sort, heading out to do your investigations in the world. You come across a remote village where the natives are committing assault on a stone pillar with branches – beating a rock with sticks. You make polite inquiries, and are told that they are [...]

Mike Rough Note to the regulars: Preaching to the Choir Never has there been a better time to for anyone who hasn’t started to prepare for disaster than now. You might laugh and say “Come on Mike, the economy sucks, inflation soars, and I’m barely getting by.” All true statements. Many others reading who have [...]

Tony DeMaio Once upon a time, many years ago I worked for California State government. (Strike that!! Change it to I was EMPLOYED by California State government.) I was employed in the research unit of DMV and had achieved a bit of a reputation as a problem solver with a mathematics background. During my tenure, [...]

Author Linda Brady Traynham Some days you eat the bear because the bear has eaten someone else–who really asked for it. Suppose that you have a 12,000 acre spread with all the trimmings and over a thousand head of the most famous Black Angus cattle in the world. Your third best bull is worth over [...]

Author Tony DeMaio Folks, As you have probably guessed, I ain’t no fan of unions or gubbermint. On the other hand, I dispise lies, distortions, and misrepresentations even more. May I suggest that you read my take on the present situation regarding municipal pensions. It ain’t as represented. PENSION LIES, THEFT, AND FRAUD When the [...]