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Oct
02

What Collapse Destroys, or, How the Wealth of Nations (and People) Dies

Hi! How’s everyone? Today we’re going to discuss collapse. How much is already being destroyed in America. And
7 min read
Sep
29

What’s the Opposite of Fascism?

There I was, standing on the street beside the little cafe, sneaking a ciggie. A woman walked by. Wearing a
7 min read
Sep
28

Is Trump Going to Declare Martial Law?

Don’t take it from me, in case I sound “alarmist.” Take it from the man who wrote the tweet
5 min read
Sep
26

Is America Dying?

Hi! How's everyone? Today we're going to discuss..every day, friends from around the world ask
5 min read
Sep
24

America’s Big Stupid Energy, or What Happens When Stupid Goes Radioactive and Melts a Society Down

If I had to put a name to it, I’d call it Big Grandiose Stupid Energy. It’s just
9 min read
Sep
23

(Why) Censorship is a Milestone in Authoritarian Collapse

Hi! How’s everyone? Welcome back old friends, welcome new ones, and here’s a hug from little Snowy. Today
6 min read
Sep
20

The Faustian Bargain Americans are Making With Their Futures (and Their Money)

They’re not, three friends said to me the other day, going to let the stock market fall, are they?
8 min read
Sep
18

The Parable of Falling Empires, or What Happens to (Your) Wealth as America Collapses

I have a friend. Poor guy, because he’s going to be the center of a little parable I’m
8 min read
Sep
11

How to Tell if a Stock Market's in a Bubble

Is it a bubble? Isn’t it? When is it one? What’s going on with the stock market, anyways?
5 min read
Sep
10

The Good German and the Good American

Behind my childhood home winds a path. Through woods, forbidding and dark. So deep are these woods, that once you
9 min read