A surefire way to ensure the continued adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as methods of payment is for governments to accept them as payment for taxes. While many governments have been averse to accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment, some governments have attempted to break new ground by accepting Bitcoin. Among them is the […]
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The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) was a 19th century attempt at creating a European monetary union. It took advantage of the fact that more and more European countries were adopting the gold standard and seeking to harmonize their currencies. With France spearheading the effort along with Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland, the four countries came to […]
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The secret to a comfortable retirement is to have more money on hand in retirement than you end up spending. But that’s not always easy to do, and every retiree’s greatest fear is running out of money in retirement. That means that to really be secure in retirement you’ll have to build up as large […]
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With the World Trade Organization ruling that the European Union unfairly subsidized Airbus, a new front will soon be opening in the worldwide trade war. The United States will now be able to retaliate against the EU by placing tariffs on EU goods. But that isn’t a victory for US consumers, who now will face […]
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By now we all know that the Chinese government has been hard at work trying to create its own digital currency. And the creation of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has given the Chinese a greater urgency to complete their project. But it isn’t just the Chinese who are feeling the pressure. Central bankers and regulators around […]
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The fall of the Iron Curtain brought significant amounts of Eastern Bloc firearms, ammunition, and other surplus equipment to the Western world. Much of it was seen for the first ever in the West, while some of it had once been familiar to the West before being hidden for decades. Among the latter was the […]
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Gold has seen a slight retrenchment in price this week as China begins its “Golden Week” surrounding the October 1st national holiday. This period of travel and holidays sees a slowdown in the Chinese economy, which as the world’s second-largest results in an impact on many world markets. Among those is the gold market, which […]
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The visceral reaction of the deep state to President Trump’s election in 2016 has colored political discourse for the past three years. And the quality of that discourse is, sad to say, abysmal. It’s certainly possible to take Trump to task for his failures on policy issues, particularly his launching of the trade war with […]
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If you love onions, garlic, and other members of the allium family, you may not love some of their side effects, such as their smell. From garlic breath to onion-scented sweat, it’s not unusual to smell the remnants of garlic- and onion-heavy meals for hours or days to come. But if you needed a reason […]
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Fall is here, and with it come colder temperatures and less sunlight. The long summer nights are now gone, and nightfall comes earlier and earlier every day. For gardeners this time of year is bittersweet, as we’re reaping the rewards of our summer labor, but we know that harvest time will soon come to an […]
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