Reuters has dubbed the 2010s the “decade of debt.” The Reuters report focused on the ballooning levels of corporate debt, but consumer and government indebtedness has skyrocketed over the last 10 years as well. This massive debt bubble poses a significant systemic risk to the financial system and the economy. […]
If something cannot go on forever, it will stop. This seems self-evident, but as Jim Rickards noted in a recent article about the ever-growing levels of debt, people tend to ignore this indisputable truth. Total global debt reached a record of over $250 trillion in the first half of 2019, according to […]
Gold has rallied through the last weeks of 2019 and has pushed back above the $1,500 per ounce mark. The yellow metal is on pace to finish the year up close to 18%. And there is a lot of optimism that gold will continue to shine in 2020. As we […]
The future of edtech includes better grading systems for educational tools, technology that supports deeper learning and ever-more-sophisticated data analysis. Edtech is well past the orientation period. Ninety-nine percent of K-12 classrooms in America have reached at least the minimum internet bandwidth target established by the FCC. At the same […]
The climate change “emergency” is fake news. Many will roll their eyes in exasperation at the conspiratorial bombastry of yet another “denier”. But for years I have been a plastic recycling, polar bear cooing middle-grounder. In fact, Aristotle would probably turn in his grave at the logical fallaciousness of my […]
There is no doubt that we live in interesting times. In spite of how exhausting the phrase is, hardly a day goes by when a story does not stop the mind, marveling at how strange they have become. Thus, it should be noted that almost a month ago, a prestigious […]
It should be noted that in chemistry, physics, geology or engineering, many of the world’s leading professional societies have gone from being models of technical virtue to opportunistic groups focused on maximizing the financial gains of their members in support of climate scare, the largest scientific fraud of the world. […]
2020 is expected to be another year of great uncertainty and turmoil. But the question is which asset will be victorious when the dust settles in the global trade war, Brexit, recession threats, negative bond yields. It is certainly a confrontation of global proportions. Certainly, gold and silver prices are […]
It should be noted that during Friday, all major stock markets ended the week in weekly highs in record territory. In fact, positive data on income and personal expenses helped boost the upward actions to close the week. That being the case, everyone has continued to cheer on the “strong […]
It has been indicated that Michael Shellenberger is a person with the knowledge, passion, and credibility to move Trudeau. There is certainly a brilliant way to build Canada with cleaner energy and higher levels of prosperity. However, the reality is that unfortunately, it is not the way Prime Minister Justin […]