Polybius wrote about the problems with historical governance, specifically how they tend to breakdown over time: Monarchy (rule by one) –> leads to tyranny Aristocracy (rule by a few) –> leads to oligarchy Democracy (rule by all) –> leads to ochlocracy Have you ever heard of ochlocracy? If not, then likely we might not even …
If you have read this site much, you will hear me frequently say we are in an everything bubble (many asset classes). Either that or a big inflation, but I tend to think price crash then inflation. Perhaps the single largest predictor of the last housing bubble was to compare growth in home prices against …
While so much attention is being paid to the growth of the national debt, now at $22 trillion, we should be fair and at least consider what it was to offset that debt: its assets. The latest Treasury report shows that we have assets! However, the assets are not what they appear to be when …
Why the US Govt. Balance Sheet Shows is Worse Than You Think Read More »
Alternate titles: Violence, Pleasure or Both: What the End of the World Looks Like Why Humanity Will Self Destruct Within the Near Future Evidence The End is Already Under Way The case against “Technological Utopianism” In essence, this is a summary of this website. The first question is, why bother predicting, especially if it is …
11 Reasons the USA & the World Will End Within the Next 100
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