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For many years and by many administrations, Americans have been told that endless overseas interventions, ballooning military budgets, and an ever-expanding intelligence apparatus are the price of freedom, security and global leadership. However, what they were not told is that this approach has hollowed out the nation’s institutions, eroded the civil liberties of its own people, and placed it on a perhaps irreversible path of self-inflicted decline. Few people are better positioned to speak to this reality than John Kiriakou, the former senior CIA counterterrorism officer who blew the whistle on the agency’s torture program and paid for it with his career, his freedom, and nearly everything else.

In

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Why Switzerland must tie its politicians’ hands

On the 27th of September, Swiss voters will decide on the popular initiative “Safeguarding Swiss Neutrality.” The proposal would insert a new article into the Federal Constitution declaring Swiss neutrality perpetual and armed. Switzerland would be barred from joining any military or defence alliance and from cooperating with such alliances except in the event of a direct attack or imminent preparation for one. It would also prohibit participation in armed conflicts between third countries and the imposition of sanctions on belligerent states, with narrow exceptions only for UN-mandated measures and steps to prevent circumvention of those sanctions. The country would instead leverage its neutrality for mediation and

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I have long admired Hans-Hermann Hoppe and closely followed his work for over a decade, as in my view, his is one of the most uncompromising, intellectually courageous and rigorous voices in the Austrian tradition. A few days ago I came across a wide-ranging conversation he gave on the Portuguese podcast CdK and at a time when Western societies appear increasingly trapped in cycles of debt, demographic decline, geopolitical overreach and institutional decay, every word of it felt not merely relevant but urgent. What follows is a distillation of the points that struck me as most pertinent to the challenges we face today.

Hoppe’s own intellectual journey, from the Marxist milieu of 1960s West Germany to radical anarcho-capitalism, was shaped by direct observation of

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I have been following the work and writings of my good friend Jeff Deist for many years, as I’ve always found his insights extremely illuminating. Just a few days ago, I had the pleasure of coming across one of his most recent speeches and I found every word of it truly compelling and remarkably timely.

In this remarkable speech, Jeff takes what initially appears to be a straightforward economic question and turns it into something much broader: a question about how Western civilization accumulated its extraordinary wealth and whether the monetary system we have built is now destroying the very foundations that made that prosperity possible to begin with.

How did we get so rich? It might sound like a silly, even childish, question. But it’s a question nobody

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As my friends, clients and readers already know, I always tend to look at the world, despite its many problems, threats and disappointments, though an optimistic lens. However, even for a terminally glass-half-full kind of guy like myself, it is getting harder and harder to see the bright side given the state of affairs over the last years. It appears we going from one manufactured crisis to the next, and at each turn, more of our liberties are being taken away, more of our thoughts and ideas are being censored and more of our common sense is being systematically dismantled and ridiculed by those who claim to govern in our name. 

Still, even if it looks like the broader picture grows darker, we have been here before: Unjust and unjustifiable wars happened before,

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For decades, but especially over the last one, Europeans have been told to embrace multiculturalism as a net positive for society and for the economy. They were told to open their hearts and their doors to newcomers and to give them a chance to culturally enrich their nations. Of course, they weren’t actually given a choice in the matter, as their leaders opened the doors anyway, without asking anyone and without securing consent though democratic mechanisms. This famously peaked in 2015, when over 1.3 million arrived to the continent seeking asylum, following Angela Merkel’s “Wir schaffen das” (“We can do this”) speech and the iconic “Refugees Welcome” events. Today, 11 years later, the promised benefits of this

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For decades, Western democracies operated under a comfortable consensus: censorship was a blunt instrument reserved for authoritarian regimes, while the “free world” relied on open debate, robust dissent, and constitutional safeguards. This sentiment allowed Western leaders to feel superior over the rest of the world, to lecture other countries on democratic principles and on “open society” ideas and in some cases to invade and bomb them too, to spread these ideas by force. In recent years, however, that narrative has collapsed under the weight of its own hypocrisy. 

This is because a new paradigm of speech control has quietly taken root, step by step, through an intricate architecture of administrative regulations, automated platform enforcement, and expanded

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Anyone who reads my work or knows me personally is well aware of my deep-seated skepticism toward the political class as a whole. Whether they wear a red tie or a blue one, whether they claim to be representing the Left or the Right, the underlying hunger for power, the hubris and the hypocrisy remain entirely the same. For a long time, Ron Paul was the lone exception to this rule, and his departure left me convinced that genuine principle and integrity had permanently exited Western politics. That changed when Thomas Massie came along, as his actions spoke louder than his words, and his words were inspiring to begin with. Theinterview that follows offers a rare, refreshing glimmer of hope that good men can still make

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As conflict continues to escalate on multiple fronts and as the actions of those in power keep bringing us closer and closer to a broader war, looking back at structural geopolitical decisions becomes vital for understanding how we arrived here. 

In the interview that follows, Alain Juillet, former head of French intelligence for economic security and successful businessman, leverages his extensive background in corporate strategy and state intelligence to analyze the current global flashpoints from a European perspective. He shines a light on how deep-seated economic interests and superpower rivalries have shaped the geopolitical landscape we have to contend with today and how it all led us to the historical

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Summary by Matt Morgan, www.thedailybell.com

Grass argues the Western world is in a deliberate “permanent emergency” where governments cycle through crises (COVID, war, energy, pandemics) to justify digital IDs, central bank digital currencies, and the stripping of liberty, predicting war, famine, and civil war across roughly 15 Western countries within five years. He frames central banking as the “core element of evil,” makes explicit claims about a “Jewish mob” dominating money (or more precise “credit”) and US/Israel policy, and characterizes mass migration into Europe as an engineered “destruction of culture.” His prescribed response is radical decentralization to the municipal level (the Swiss model pre-1848), exiting the banking system to avoid “the great

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The interview that follows offers a most necessary and timely opportunity for self-reflection that the US and Europe so desperately need at this critical moment. Colonel Douglas Macgregor holds up a mirror to the West and uses his deep historical knowledge and personal experience of previous conflicts to clearly demonstrate the parallels, the motivations and the dynamics that are still in place and dictate policy to this day. On the Ukraine war, he offers a scathing critique of Western leadership and “strategy”, specifically targeting the political elite in London, Paris, and Washington for operating under the assumption that prolonged conflict with somehow trigger an internal rebellion against President Putin that

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The defeat of seven-term Congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s Fourth District primary on May 19, 2026, marked a watershed moment in the long history of corporate and special-interest distortion of US elections. Everyone has known for a very long time that money swings elections, but it is rare to see an example so flagrant and so provocative. This particular election made a lot of Americans and international observers realize that they are witnessing the death of democracy in real time. 

Massie’s race was officially the most expensive primary in American history with over $32 million spent and it soon became clear that this was less of a reflection of local constituent will and more a masterclass in how outside capital can subvert it. Critics have pointed to a

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American foreign policy and the nation’s geopolitical strategy have slowly but surely undergone a radical transformation. War is no longer seen as an absolute last resort reserved for genuine self-defense scenarios or as a response to clear and present danger to US citizens. It has been rebranded into a permanent managerial exercise and it has become part of everyday life. And even though it seemingly leaves the everyday life of Americans themselves largely unaffected (a sharp contrast to the death and destruction it brings elsewhere), it has led to a steady erosion of liberty in the US as well. Many, if not most, US citizens have been blissfully oblivious to all this, as the propaganda machine at home has been at

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How the West traded liberty for the illusion of security

Unlike the centuries that came before it, full of great and truly important ideological and philosophical clashes, full of historical shifts in the trajectory of Western thought, values identity and culture, the story of our time will most likely not feature any grand battles of ideas or any defining crescendos that will captivate the imagination and inspire future students of history. It will be written in a dry, bureaucratic language and it simply consist of a series of “temporary” emergency measures. This is how our remaining liberties and with them, our Western civilization, will end: “not with a bang, but with a whimper”, as T.S. Eliot would put it. 

To the casual observer, the shift toward

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The following interview offers a fascinating look back at the past conflicts that the US has been involved in, but also a very chilling look ahead, especially given the recent developments in the Iran war. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson’s military and diplomatic record provides a uniquely sound foundation for his assessment of current American geopolitical standing. Having served 31 years in the US Army and subsequently as Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002 to 2005, his insights regarding institutional decay are grounded in first-hand experience. 

Wilkerson identifies the post-1945 era as the peak of American hegemony, noting that the removal of the Cold War counterbalances that kept American

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The recent “calm” in the gold market has left many observers, and especially the precious metal’s critics, questioning whether the “safe-haven” thesis still stands or whether its time has passed. In the shadow of the ongoing Middle East conflict and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the yellow metal failed to deliver the immediate, parabolic spike that many assumed should accompany a global energy crisis. Instead, we witnessed the opposite, with a correction from the January highs. To the uninitiated, this looks like a failure of gold’s primary purpose. However, a deeper look reveals that this is not a rejection of gold’s fundamentals, but rather a textbook manifestation of the calm before the storm.

The primary driver of this downward pressure is not a lack of

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At a time when it takes great courage, and a great appetite for risk, to speak one’s mind freely about the most important issue in the world right now, it sure is reassuring to see that there important voices that still have what it takes to do so. The interview that follows is a prime example of that. Chas Freeman is a highly distinguished retired American diplomat, polyglot, and author with a career spanning over three decades in the US Foreign Service and Department of Defense. He famously served as the principal American interpreter for President Richard Nixon during his historic 1972 visit to China, and he later played a foundational role in the opening to China, participating in every phase of that historic

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It’s hard to imagine where we would be today in terms of economic progress, industrial production capacity and labour dynamics if Henry Ford never existed. The revolutionary system he pioneered in the early 20th century, largely known for implementing the concept of the “assembly line” (which, notably, was actually invented by Ransom Eli Olds, and merely popularized by Ford), forever changed the way companies thought about production processes. 

It massively increased efficiency and it introduced the idea of standardized output. It delivered affordable and reliable cars and later, various consumer goods of dependable and consistent quality to the masses, while at the same time it significantly increased profitability and productivity for the companies that adopted

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Interview with Godfrey Bloom

I recently had the great pleasure of being interviewed by my good friend Godfrey Bloom, whose point of view and sharp assessment skills of economic and political events I have consistently found illuminating throughout the years. 

It’s always extremely refreshing talking to Godfrey, because his questions cut through the noise and concentrate on what is actually important. I find his views and arguments are also deeply thought provoking, which is why every time we have the chance to chat, I come away with a lot to mentally chew on. This time was no different and I think you’ll agree with me once you watch the full interview here.

We talked about Switzerland and whether it still deserves its reputation as the last defender of

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Separating the signal from the noise

Most regular readers and friends will undoubtedly already know what my position is in regards to projections and forecasts. For many years, I have consistently maintained that any and all attempts to “time the market” are as useless as they are unrealistic and I have always urged all responsible and rational investors to be extremely wary and suspicious of anyone that claims they can accurately predict market behavior. Innumerable speculators (or more precisely put, gamblers) have tried to gain an edge and to make easy money by following “reliable” predictions and “solid tips” and most, if not all, of them suffered terrible losses. 

Nobody knows and nobody can ever know how a single investment will perform in the short- or

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Having worked in the precious metals industry for decades, I have had countless opportunities to have very honest and very enlightening conversations with numerous investors and partners alike. For many years, I’ve been discussing the challenges, the hurdles and the problems they’ve encountered. The details of each story I’ve heard might be as unique as the person who shared it with me, however, most of these accounts have a common denominator. Nearly all of them revolve around basic, practical difficulties. 

One of the key questions that popped up over the years, was that of accessibility, or what would happen if banks and logistics companies shut down in a harsh crisis scenario. How one access their gold in that case or, even better, how could they directly trade

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As we’re approaching the final hours of 2024, it is a good time to take a step back and remember what this year taught us. History might not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, as the saying goes, and the past is always the best teacher to prepare us for the future.

For many of our fellow humans, 2024 was yet another turbulent year, filled with terrible strife, war, death, pain and indescribable suffering. The two ongoing war fronts and the images that reach us all directly and live through our phones, have proven that war is indeed the health of the State. There is no other explanation as to why these conflicts are still raging and why the human death toll is still climbing to this day. Over the last year, humanity has once again been defeated by special interests,

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DR. THORSTEN POLLEIT (WWW.BOOMBUSTREPORT.COM) INTERVIEWS CLAUDIO GRASS

Thorsten Polleit (TP): On November 5, 2024, Donald J. Trump was elected the new U.S. president with a landslide victory. His declared goal is to take on the “Deep State” and its bureaucracy. His advisor, Elon Musk, is urging the reduction of national debt, and even the inflationary Federal Reserve (Fed) has become a target, described as an evil that must be healed. Is all this just early enthusiasm, or are the U.S. truly at a turning point?

Claudio Grass (CG): Those who understand that politics is a competition of crooks, and that politics is always left-wing, will watch the current political “Muppet Show” with quite some reservation. I think Trump is merely

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DR. THORSTEN POLLEIT (WWW.BOOMBUSTREPORT.COM) INTERVIEWS CLAUDIO GRASS

Thorsten Polleit (TP): On November 5, 2024, Donald J. Trump was elected the new U.S. president with a landslide victory. His declared goal is to take on the “Deep State” and its bureaucracy. His advisor, Elon Musk, is urging the reduction of national debt, and even the inflationary Federal Reserve (Fed) has become a target, described as an evil that must be healed. Is all this just early enthusiasm, or are the U.S. truly at a turning point?

Claudio Grass (CG): Those who understand that politics is a competition of crooks, and that politics is always left-wing, will watch the current political “Muppet Show” with quite some reservation. I think Trump is merely reflecting a kind of

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Sir Halford Mackinder’s famous Heartland Theory was first formulated in the early 20th century, but it holds renewed relevance and importance today, especially when analyzed though a critical lens of the current geopolitical system, one that emphasizes individual freedom, limited government intervention, and skepticism of centralized power. Mackinder’s theory posits that control over the “Heartland” — roughly the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia — grants substantial power over global politics and commerce due to its geographic centrality, strategic importance and resource abundance. This seemingly simple, but potent, core idea, highlights both the dangers and opportunities posed by state power struggles and emphasizes the need for decentralized and voluntary

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Sir Halford Mackinder’s famous Heartland Theory was first formulated in the early 20th century, but it holds renewed relevance and importance today, especially when analyzed though a critical lens of the current geopolitical system, one that emphasizes individual freedom, limited government intervention, and skepticism of centralized power. Mackinder’s theory posits that control over the “Heartland” — roughly the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia — grants substantial power over global politics and commerce due to its geographic centrality, strategic importance and resource abundance. This seemingly simple, but potent, core idea, highlights both the dangers and opportunities posed by state power struggles and emphasizes the need for

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Business as usual” will simply not cut it anymore. The “print and spend” policies of the past, the QE lifelines, the liquidity injections, the zero and negative interest rates, the blatant debasement of the currency, the market manipulation and all the direct and indirect bailouts will not work as they did before. 

And it’s not only because the central bankers have overused these “weapons” and have by now exhausted all their options – this is a widely recognized problem that has been pointed out by hordes of economists and countless sensible investors for years already and still remained unaddressed. It is plain as day to any thinking person by now that creating money out of thin air in order to prop up a failing economy

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Part II of II

Business as usual” will simply not cut it anymore. The “print and spend” policies of the past, the QE lifelines, the liquidity injections, the zero and negative interest rates, the blatant debasement of the currency, the market manipulation and all the direct and indirect bailouts will not work as they did before. 

And it’s not only because the central bankers have overused these “weapons” and have by now exhausted all their options – this is a widely recognized problem that has been pointed out by hordes of economists and countless sensible investors for years already and still remained unaddressed. It is plain as day to any thinking person by now that creating money out of thin air in order to prop up a failing economy and to try to postpone the

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There is no question that gold owners have been finally and spectacularly vindicated over the last months: the “barbarous relic”, the “worthless shiny rock”, as many have called the yellow metal, once again proved its value as a true safe haven. In the face of inflation, intense geopolitical turmoil and widespread uncertainty, investors fled to safety “en masse”, as they consistently, repeatedly and predictably have done for decades (if not centuries), inevitably pushing the gold price to unprecedented heights.

Apart from the significant financial gains that gold investors have seen, true gold bugs also finally reaped the indisputable satisfaction of being proven right and being rewarded for their patience and the strength of their conviction. Those

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Over the last years, we have encountered an abundance of alarmist and hysterical “warnings” and admonitions, foretelling the impending doom of the world as we know it. Market corrections have served as an excuse for scaremongers to cultivate panic over a total systemic collapse. Surprising political shifts, like unexpected electoral results, have been coopted to support extreme scenarios, predicting the fall of the current world order. Especially in turbulent times like the ones we are currently living in, anything and everything can be presented as an existential threat by those who wish to exploit and to profit from the base instincts and the beastly fears of the general public. 

Ask yourself: when was the last time our national and international order was not in