THE DOLLAR VIGILANTE BLOG

[cresta-social-share] When monetary control is centralized, as it is today, prosperity withers. The Wall Street Journal just surveyed top hedge fund managers and found a significant belief that full-fledged, global ruin is on its way. Tamper with freedom, monetarily or otherwise, and you end up facing catastrophe. That’s just where we are today. The managers…

[cresta-social-share] The buzzword “fake news” has popped into the popular lexicon in recent weeks. We’ve been using that term for years, though, when referring to the mainstream media. While poll numbers show that about 9 out of 10 people don’t trust the information they get from the mainstream media, they likely still have no idea…

[cresta-social-share] Many people seem to think Trump is going to “fix” the US by invoking the isolationist, nationalist, and oft failed economic policy of protectionism. But, as Ludwig von Mises put it in Nation, State and Economy, “From the purely economic point of view nothing speaks against free trade and everything against protectionism.” In other…

[cresta-social-share] In the wake of the Italian referendum results and Matteo Renzi’s subsequent resignation, the level of uncertainty in Italy continues to grow both inside the country and among foreign investors. As many expected, Banco Monte dei Paschi’s shares fell sharply on the news of Renzi’s defeat. And markets reacted in risk off fashion much…

[cresta-social-share] During the Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders demanded that Hillary Clinton release transcripts of speeches she made to Wall Street’s top banks, including Goldman Sachs. Her detractors claimed that a Clinton nomination as the democratic presidential candidate would be a win for Wall Street. While Donald Trump was campaigning he promised to “drain the swamp”…

[cresta-social-share] When Nobel Peace Prize winner, Barack O’Bomber, was sworn into office on January 20, 2009, the national debt was $10.62 trillion. The United States currently has a national debt total of over $19.9 Trillion according to the US national debt clock as of the writing of this blog. That’s an astonishing 87% increase in…

[cresta-social-share] Is this the most important time in the EU’s history? Italy and Austria take votes at the beginning of December that could destabilize or even end the euro and the EU itself. This is part of a destabilizing trend that we’ve long noted and anticipated, some 16 months ago with the destruction of the…

[cresta-social-share] Castro is dead, but he achieved his purpose, which was to aggravate the Cold War, provide a test case for communism and frighten people about incipient nuclear missile exchanges. His passing marks the end of the first phase of the Cold War. Now it is very obvious that a second phase is being prepared.…

[cresta-social-share] Not just the euro, but the entire European Union may be in jeopardy next week when the Italians vote on a constitutional referendum initiated by Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi. What a Jubilee year it has been. First Brexit, then Trump and now it appears Italy is on the cusp of also escaping the grasp…

[cresta-social-share] It’s mainstream versus alternative media. A list of “fake news” has been circulating that includes such prominent conservative and libertarian sources as Zero Hedge, Breitbart, The Blaze, Red State, the Daily Wire, Project Veritas, WND, and Infowars among many others. These sources are not “fake” however. You can find a lot of truth on…

[cresta-social-share] India, Uruguay, Australia and now Spain. The Minister of Finance and Public Service, Cristóbal Montoro has reportedly just announced “anticipated measures in order to ‘reduce the use of cash.’ In other words, Spain is going to make cash transactions even more difficult. As of presstime, from what we can tell, this has yet to…

[cresta-social-share] Coinbase, a popular American bitcoin exchange, is under fire by the IRS – one of the most ruthless government agencies –  for being suspected of “failing to comply” with tax laws. Because of the “war on cash,” privacy concerns and price inflation, people are flocking into cryptocurrencies such a bitcoin. But such alternatives to…

[cresta-social-share] Anarchast Ep.317 Jeff interviews Balasubramanian S of Cambridge certified TATVA School, Chennai, India, in light of the recent removal of the 500 and 1000 rupee notes and the severe and tragic consequences of this disastrous government intervention. Topics include: the schools system in India, government education, children learn well if you teach them well,…

[cresta-social-share] We are living in a world where paper fiat money is becoming a novelty. In Australia, Citibank has just become the first to declare that it no longer will accept notes or coins. Only digital transactions. This follows on the heels of India banning large cash denominations. The cash-oriented changes of these two countries…

[cresta-social-share] We expected the Super Shemitah/Jubilee time period (which officially ends on November 20th with the end of the Catholic Jubilee) to be one of dramatic change and chaos. And, did we ever get it! Since the beginning of the Jubilee year, in October of last year, two massive events have happened.  Brexit and Trump.…

[cresta-social-share] Anarchast Ep.316 In this great interview Jeff opens up on the Johnny Rocket Show, opening up on topics including: the origins of Anarchapulco, freedom and where to find it, life and the cost of living in Acapulco, Jeff’s awakening to anarchism, Doug Casey, The Dollar Vigilante, Austrian economics, deciding to get the information out…