On December 23, 1667, a 14.717 acre Island in New York Harbor, was sold to Isaac Bedloe. In 1732, his estate sold it to the U.S. Government for an undisclosed price. The island had always been called “Oyster Island,” due to the huge number of oyster beds surrounding it. It was named “Bedloe’s Island,” when […]

I’ve been harping on this for years, but wouldn’t it be the greatest happening of a hundred years, if both China and Russia went down the tubes fairly close to each other? From front page of Dec 24th Journal, I’ll quote the parts of it. The headline reads “XI STICKS TO HIS GUNS AS ECONOMY […]

When the Soviet collapsed in December 1991, most previously held nations rejoiced, and among them was Chechnya, who wanted no part of Russia, and that war cost Putin 50,000 troops, plus 8 billion rubles. Putin is spending 3.8 billion rubles a year, maintaining his rule there. The same with other nations such as Georgia, which […]

I always cringe when the liberals propose more laws prohibiting this and that, ‘to protect us,’ of course. Look at U.S. history, and you will find that anti-gun legislation, hasn’t slowed gun violence at all. Why not? Because guns have never killed anyone. People die from guns, baseball bats, strangulation, drowning, drug overdoses, skiing accidents, […]

I always look forward to Friday’s Journal, because at the top of the “Opinion Page,” is Kimberley Strassel’s column. She’s a frequent visitor to Fox News, and her opinions are always well researched and totally valid. Last Friday, she took on DOGE, or “Department of Government Efficiency,” and pointed out that according to the Supreme […]

…In the last 16 years anyway. I’m well aware that my columns should be about gold and silver, but sometimes I remember things most have forgotten about, and I guess it must be said. When the USSR (Soviets) went bust in 1991, Georgia and Ukraine were among several who were delighted at the demise of […]

I’m sure the Wall Street Journal could write all of my columns, but occasionally I find a Journal, which has so much neat stuff in it, that I underlined a few partial columns, and present them to you, and urge you to spend less than a dollar a day to subscribe. Here they are: Hegseth […]

Capital punishment, has been eliminated around the world, and partially in the U.S. as well. To me, capital punishment for murderers, rapists, perpetual criminals, and you name it, is logical, humane, justifiable, and very reasonably priced. There are hundreds of millions of usually men in the world, which should be put out of our misery, […]

Or perhaps you’d rather have 28 ounces of gold, rather than a single bit-coin? Or would you rather have 2,410 ounces of silver, or one bit-coin? The respective prices and what you can get in such a trade, are virtually equal. Bit-coins, as of Friday, when I am writing this is, about $76,000 FOR ONE […]

A dictionary definition of capitalism is: “An economic system in which all or most of the means of production and distribution, are privately owned and operated.” Under a capitalistic system, the consumer is the controlling influence. Consumers buy or fail to buy what is manufactured and placed on the market, thereby controlling whether it is […]