Category: America Now

The 1980s were golden for gold investors, with mints around the world seeking to capitalize on gold’s rising price and the re-opening of the US gold market in 1975 to stake their claim to investor demand. With the increased competition, gold investors were suddenly awash in a plethora of choices. And while old favorites such […]

With the onset of tariffs against Chinese-produced goods, numerous other countries have benefited from the effect of those tariffs by being able to send more of their products to the US. Their products are now cheaper than Chinese products by virtue of the tariffs making Chinese goods more expensive. One country that has benefited in […]

Heartburn and acid reflux aren’t fun to experience. And for those who suffer from chronic heartburn, acid reflux, or other similar gastrointestinal disorders, prescription medication has often been the only way to overcome the pain. But new research suggests that not only are many people who have been prescribed heartburn drugs not really in need […]

Italy is quickly developing a reputation as the new sick man of Europe. While the hubbub several years ago about Greece and the peripheral EU member states dragging down the EU financially has died down, Italy’s debt crisis may actually result in a fracturing of the EU. With Rome and Brussels at each other’s throats, […]

Everyone knows by now that big tech companies are engaged in complete censoring of conservative voices. Whether it’s demonetizing gun channels on YouTube or banning commentators from social media platforms, the campaign to enforce leftist orthodoxy continues apace. The latest example of that censorship comes from Google, which is attempting to silence Project Veritas. Project […]

Southern California has been hit by a series of small earthquakes over the past month, with over 1,000 hitting in a small swarm largely in the same area. The unusual frequency of the quakes has many people wondering whether this is a prelude for the “Big One,” the major earthquake that everyone fears may prove […]

No one likes economic recessions. Someone always suffers, whether it’s due to drops in economic growth, job losses, or what have you. But recessions are always the natural consequence of the monetary easing that preceded them, which cause bubbles to form. Bubbles are the result of malinvestment within the economy, with resources being put to […]

A recent document from the Financial Literacy and Education Commission has recommended that colleges should provide mandatory courses in financial literacy. Part of the reason behind this is the fact that college students graduating today are more and more indebted than ever, with total student debt rising to over $1.5 trillion. Many students may very […]

It’s well known that the US dollar was originally modeled off the Spanish milled dollar, or “piece of eight.” And it’s also well known that the name “dollar” came from the German word thaler, the name of a silver coin of a certain weight. Whereas the mark was the primary unit of weight in measuring […]

In the aftermath of Iran’s downing of a US surveillance drone last week, the Trump administration placed new sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader and Foreign Minister. The sanctions, which most analysts agree won’t actually have any effect, served mostly as a slap in the face to the Iranian government. And the Iranian government’s response was […]