Tuesday Ex-President Trump made one of his ‘on the stump’ speeches a few days ago. According to a media report, though the crowd was generally enthusiastic, Trump received boos when he recommended getting the anti-virus injection. I watched a lot of Mr. Trump’s campaign speeches over the years of his presidency and I never heard anything other than raucous … [Read more...]
From Tribes to Societies and Back Again
Thursday In Dawn of Gold, I pointed out the hitherto unremarked fact that all human groupings are brought about by the need to exchange – whether of sperm/egg cells, goods, services, companionship, hunting skills etc. All congregations, both large and small, are a demonstration of this phenomenon. Without this need to exchange, tribes would never have formed. … [Read more...]
Social Credit Score USA
Saturday Social media has now entered even more dangerous territory. Your smart phone is much too smart for not just your own good, but your safety and your ability to transact and travel freely. We have entered a dystopian socialist nightmare where good and decent people will be penalized until they see the light. And now President Trump is, … [Read more...]
Measles
Wednesday What on Earth is going on with the hullabaloo over measles? I had measles as a child. Everyone used to have measles as a child. We had measles parties, where as soon as one child had measles, all the other children would be invited over for a party so that all would get measles. It used to be an innocuous childhood disease. It was itchy … [Read more...]
Monetary Metals
Tuesday The subject of a Gold Standard is in the media again. Note that I use the indefinite article. There is more than one interpretation of what a Gold Standard is. But still, it is being discussed, if mostly to the guffaws of the evangelical Keynesians - those same mainstream economists who have, unrepentantly, led the world’s economies to the … [Read more...]