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Is the concept of a nation state even relevant anymore?

Is the concept of a nation state even relevant anymore?

Did you know that prior to 1914, there were only two countries in the world (Czarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire) that required you to have a passport if you… Read more »

Governments, central banks and gold… Watch what they do, not what they say

Governments, central banks and gold… Watch what they do, not what they say

Below is a piece from a friend, Alex Stanczyk, that he has graciously given us permission to re-post here.  It’s a speech that he gave recently to the 5th Annual… Read more »

The next green revolution is already here

The next green revolution is already here

Uschi, a friend from Austria, sent me a really cool story yesterday about a group of intrepid permaculturists in Seattle who have successfully convinced the city fathers to let them… Read more »

Hurrah for the Underdog

Hurrah for the Underdog

We are big fans of local organic farming and not just because we are building an organic farm in Panama. Foremost is that it creates community resilience but also the… Read more »

Gresham’s Dynamic

Gresham’s Dynamic

Almost forty years before the craptastic Wall Street meltdown of 2007-08, an economist named George Akerlof published an article titled “The Market for Lemons” in the 1970 issue of the… Read more »

The coming decentralization of Manufacturing

The coming decentralization of Manufacturing

The move towards decentralization is on.  Large scale centralized power is inevitably doomed but they will not go down without a fight.  As James Dale Davison and Lord William Rees-Moog presciently wrote 15 years… Read more »

The Hangover

The Hangover

If you don’t drink, this post may not make a lot of sense to you, and good for you. But for the rest of us we better get ready for… Read more »

Unmanned Drones: It turns out we can spy too!

Unmanned Drones: It turns out we can spy too!

“Mechanical Hound never fails. Never since its first use in tracking quarry has this incredible invention made a mistake. Tonight, this network is proud to have the opportunity to follow… Read more »

Drudge headline of the year?

Drudge headline of the year?

The growing American police state

The growing American police state

I don’t really care if peaceful protestors are dope smoking hippies, anarchists, or OWS’ers on the left or Tea Partiers, Libertarians or members of the sovereign movement on the right… Read more »

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