Commentary
Things Have Changed
At least in wartime, the bars stay open. That’s how you know this is a different thing altogether from whatever else you’ve seen in your lifetime. Even those of us who signed up for this […]
Articles by TFD
Military
Looking at the Military Aspects of Biological Warfare (UPDATED!)
[This commentary was written for the Unz Review] The 20th century has seen a seemingly countless number of military conflicts, ranging from small local clashes, to at least two world wars. The same 20th century saw […]
Financial
Did The Federal Reserve Just Purposely Try To Crash The Stock Market?
March 15, 2020 by Michael Snyder Unless the Federal Reserve is purposely attempting to spread panic on Wall Street, the decisions that the Fed just made don’t make any sense at all. Back on March 3rd, the Federal […]
World Affairs
Putin Unleashes Strategic Hell on the U.S.
Tom LUONGO I am an avid board game player. I’m not much for the classics like chess or go, preferring the more modern ones. But, regardless, as a person who appreciates the delicate balance between strategy […]
Financial
The Covid-19 Dominoes Fall: The World Is Insolvent
Subtract their immense debts and they have negative net worth, and therefore the market value of their stock is zero. To understand why the financial dominoes toppled by the Covid-19 pandemic lead to global insolvency, […]
Commentary
Trump and Xi’s Defence of Classical Culture Takes Aim at Malthusian Agenda
Matthew EHRET In the post WWII years two cultural revolutions swept both Asian and western civilisations appearing on the surface to have distinct characteristics, yet each resulting in profound moral cultural decay. In America and Europe, […]
Commentary
Goodbye to All That: The Demise of Globalization and Imperial Pretensions
CHARLES HUGH SMITH The decline phase of the S-Curve is just beginning. Globalization and Imperial Pretensions have been decaying for years; now the tide has turned definitively against them. The Covid-19 pandemic didn’t cause the demise of globalization […]
Financial
We Are Heading for a Depression – Charles Nenner
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner told his clients back in January 2020, “It was time to sell . . . . I am afraid they can lose 40% to […]
Financial
Fear Of The Coronavirus Is Causing A Stock Market Apocalypse
March 11, 2020 by Michael Snyder In all of U.S. history, we have never seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average go from an all-time high to a bear market as quickly as we just did. As I […]
Commentary
Is the Western World Losing Its Mind?
Frank Suess As a Swiss citizen and voter, I cherish the privilege of open discourse on political issues and problems. Having heated political discussions and arguments is part and parcel of Switzerland’s direct democracy. However, […]