The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just published a new report that claims to identify ten “demand-side measures” which will “alleviate the economic impacts [of the] war in the Middle East.” Titled “Sheltering From Oil Shocks”, it is notionally aimed at “easing oil price pressures on consumers”, but it reads like a page straight out of the Great Reset…
AI deepfakes make trust crypto’s scarcest asset. Proof-of-humanity can become the currency powering finance, governance and markets in the imitation economy. Opinion by: Kirill Avery, founder and CEO of Alien AI-generated voices are already being used in ransom scams. Synthetic agents now trade, vote and interact on blockchain networks. In this environment, the greatest threat…
Fighting for corruption and profits The great Gen. Smedley Butler wrote his classic War is a Racket in response to the pointless carnage of WWI. Some 15-22 million largely adolescent boys died for absolutely nothing. That fact that they can’t provide a more accurate estimate than that tells you clearly about the incomprehensible numbers involved. In 1846,…
When interest rates are pushed artificially low in the midst of constantly-increasing costs of living, the avenues by which average Americans save and grow their wealth are limited. Frugality—demonstrated by spending less than you earn and socking away a portion of your income in bank CDs—becomes an exercise in frustration as widespread price inflation eats…
For weeks, Western media have been selling audiences a familiar fantasy. Viewers are told the United States is preparing a decisive “battle for the Strait of Hormuz” in which elite Marines, airborne units and special forces (SOF) will smash Iranian defenses, escort tankers through and restore “freedom of navigation.” The graphics are slick, the talking…
Recent headlines have reported sudden closures of TSA (Transportation Security Administration) lanes at major airports and the strategic mobilization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in urban centers, allegedly tied to the government shutdown. The situation in the United States is looking increasingly problematic as the country continues its quick trek toward authoritarianism. Trump…
Is Israel’s trajectory toward isolation and collapse self-inflicted, and has Zionism reached the point of no return? Every war led by Benjamin Netanyahu is framed not as policy, but as fate. “There are moments in which a nation faces two possibilities: to do or die,” Netanyahu declared on October 28, 2023, as Israel expanded its genocide in…
The video retailer sparked speculations of selling bitcoin after it transferred nearly all its coins to Coinbase Prime in January. What to know: GameStop disclosed that nearly all of its 4,710 bitcoin were pledged to Coinbase as collateral for a covered-call options strategy, rather than being sold. The company wrote short-dated call options with strike…
International Man: As the world becomes more financially unstable, politically coercive, and economically distorted, how should smart investors position themselves today: not just to preserve purchasing power, but to come out of this period with more capital, more optionality, and greater personal freedom? Doug Casey: Throughout history, mankind has periodically gone through periods of insanity. The 30…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Are you wondering how this whole Iran war debacle is going to end? Sick of the lies and propaganda slop that is being fed to the masses on this issue? Then you won’t want to miss this important edition of The Corbett Report podcast where James peers through the wartime propaganda…
