My host in China was Sun Xi, owner of Beijing Barter International.
On June 14, I gave a presentation to the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences.
The Forum on Community Economics and Credit Clearing, Hangzhou, June 16-17.
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Beyond Money- American Made October 16, 2017How do you take a tragic story about deception, malfeasance, and betrayal at the highest levels of American government and turn it into a farcical comedy? Remarkably, that is precisely what has been achieved in the just released movie, American … Continue reading →
- What in the world is going on? —part 5. Chris Hedges reports on Russia-gate, media credibility and more. October 7, 2017Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and former New York Times correspondent, Chris Hedges, is, to me, a credible source for real news. In a recent interview he had much to say that gives a clearer picture of the present state of geo-politics, … Continue reading →
- Our new feudal world order September 21, 2017Charles Hugh Smith’s article, Loving Our Debt-Serfdom: Our Neofeudal Status Quo, exposes the stark reality and brilliantly explains our current predicament. Smith begins by defining the terms, Neoliberal, Neocolonial, and Neofeudal, then goes on to explain how they operate in … Continue reading →
- Is Big Brother coming to the blockchain? September 12, 2017Financial advisor Jim Rickards thinks so. In a recent article titled, The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for Cryptocurrencies, he says, “…the crypto-hysteria is distracting you from a scary truth no one is talking about. There is every indication that governments, … Continue reading →
- The decay of western civilization September 5, 2017One of my correspondents, Irish financial advisor Christopher Quigley, recently sent me a link to his article, Civilizations Die by Suicide Not by Murder. In that article, he mentions famed historian Arnold Toynbee’s monumental work, A Study of History which describes the … Continue reading →
- What in the world is going on? — Part 4 August 24, 2017In this interview below Paul Craig Roberts describes the neo-conservative ideology that has driven geopolitics since the end of World War II, and discusses the elite agenda, the prospects for the Trump presidency, and the US economy. He comes closer … Continue reading →
- CBS Sunday Morning report-Creating new wealth on Sardinia, without cash August 7, 2017This recent report on the popular TV show, CBS Sunday Morning, highlights the effectiveness of direct credit clearing among buyers and sellers of goods and services–a way of doing commerce without the need for money or banks. See also my … Continue reading →
- Human self-domestication or human extinction? July 30, 2017The final segment in today’s episode of Radio Lab (New Normal?) on NPR Radio was a fascinating report on domestication of wild animals, specifically foxes. By selective breeding of the few foxes who did not exhibit avoidance behavior (fear) when … Continue reading →
- What can history teach us about the present? July 24, 2017Is there a science of history? Are there patterns in human affairs that tend to repeat themselves? Can we understand what is happening in our time by studying the past? These are questions that have intrigued me for a long … Continue reading →
- What in the world is going on? — Part 3 July 20, 2017George Friedman, professional geopolitical analyst, founder of STRATFOR and author of The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century seems quite knowledgeable about history and the current status of military and economic power around the world. In the … Continue reading →
- American Made October 16, 2017
