There was never a greater catastrophe in America than the War Between the States, often called the War of Northern Aggression, but surely mislabeled the Civil War. America needlessly lost 620,000 lives. It decimated the South as well as the North, and ever since, dishonest Abe has been worshipped for his starting it by misinformed […]

How I was watching a program on the History Channel Saturday Morning about the Thompson Sub Machine Gun, or “Tommy Gun,” as it came to be known.  No one wanted it!  It could shoot 800 rounds a minute, but neither the army nor police wanted it.  Guess who thought it was marvelous?  The rum runners […]

I know, let me put the words in your mouth: “Stott, you’ve really gone off the deep end now.” Oh yeah? Well, my friend, the problems of France, and Emperor Napoleon III…and the silver market, are so obviously pertinent, and probably unknown by most, that I think you’d better keep on reading! Several things had […]

Let’s talk about a “weak or “strong” dollar, and perhaps get a bit of understanding as to what the term means, and the effects it has on all of us. Terms such as ’weak’ and ’strong’ are bandied about by economists on a daily basis, and few of the public know what it means. A […]

For years, we have heard about the thousands of tons of gold, which has been leased at 1% interest. Who has leased it? Why the Central Banks, various Governmental Treasuries around the world, and the IMF, of course. If it has all, much, or most been leased out at 1% interest, two questions arise. (1) […]