THE DOLLAR VIGILANTE BLOG

One of the inspirations for our name, The Dollar Vigilante, was what used to be called the Bond Vigilantes. Last seen in full force in the inflationary early 1980s, bond vigilantes were anti-establishment figures who were said to have rebelled. They had decided to keep central banks and governments honest by raising long term interest rates…

Jeff is interviewed by Future Trends, topics include: the farcical state of politics in the USA, Killary has been pre-selected, the Mexican attitude to the US elections, the fate of the US dollar, negative interest rates and the cashless society, Bitcoin, the central banks have run out of options, Japan stop easing, The Dollar Vigilante…

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Jeff interviews Mises Institute member Daniel from the barrios of Caracas, Venezuela. Topics include: Anarcho-capitalism in Venezuela, the trouble with socialism, the Mises Institute in Venezuela, $1 a day maximum withdrawal limit, long lines for the supermarket, anarchism is unknown in Venezuela, armed private security is not allowed greatly adding to the danger, only criminals…

In this Jubilee Year 2016, Pope Francis affirmed communism as the best structure for humankind and the European Union. He did so upon receiving the Charlemagne Prize last week and made a speech that included the following comment: “We need to move from a liquid economy prepared to use corruption as a means of obtaining…

It was just yesterday that we said that Donald Trump had chosen the best of the two available options for the US government.  The two, and only two, options are to default on the debt or to hyperinflate.  And the best option for almost everyone (except those who stupidly and immorally loaned the US government…

On Thursday, Donald Trump told CNBC that his solution to dealing with the $19 trillion-plus national debt involves a form of default such as repurchasing existing bonds at a discount. The media jumped all over him calling his idea “insane” and warning that it would tank the economy or set off an “unprecedented financial crisis.” They…

Billionaire trader, Stanley Druckenmiller, recently stated that the current situation in the global economy is similar to the situation on the eve of the crisis of 2008. At the Ira Sohn Investment Conference in New York, he said, “The bull market is exhausting itself… The Fed has borrowed from future consumption more than ever before. It…

Anarchast Episode 289 In a completely new format for Anarchast, Richard Heathen and Adam Kokesh debate the pros and cons of libertarian support for Donald Trump. The two anarchist stalwarts come head to head in this sometimes very heated debate. What do you think of Donald Trump and of anarchist engagement or use of politics…

Yesterday we wrote about our doubts on Craig Wright and who he is.  Less than 24 hours later he has disappeared. You can say one thing about bitcoin: it's never boring!  Tracking developments surrounding it is more entertaining than a spy novel. But, whatever Craig Wright may have had in mind doing with Gavin Andresen…

After being one of the biggest cheerleaders of bitcoin for the last five years what I am about to say may shock some people. In fact, as I began to connect the dots, I shocked myself. I have been a defender of bitcoin as being a product of the free market since nearly day one.…

I've accepted that there are evil forces in this world that will do what they can to destroy you and your family in order to build globalism. From the Brussels bombings to the Panama Papers to the ongoing Syrian massacres and turmoil in the Middle East and the refugee crises, it is all planned out.…

When heavily socialist countries collapse, and they always do, it is always interesting to watch what they do near the end. Venezuela is the latest and its activities have gotten more bizarre by the day.  A few weeks ago, as we reported, the Central Bank of Venezuela blamed hyperinflation on a website.  Then they began flying in plane…

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Jeff interviews Doug Scribner, creator of the Bitcoin powered video streaming website WatchMyBit, topics include: WatchMyBit, pay per view online micro-payments, ad free video, paywalls and piracy, WatchMyBit’s split engine micro-splits and charity, rights management, WatchMyBit also accepts 40 different alt coins, hugely cumbersome existing mainstream systems, whole new business model, incorporating smart contracts, massive…

What a week for the precious metals and mining stocks! Thursday was an outstanding day for gold and silver prices as measured against the plunging dollar. And Friday blew the doors off! In fact, gold hit a high not seen since January 2015, closing at $1,293 on Friday. And silver has really taken off.  It reached…