World War I

War uses up more materials more quickly than most anything else on earth. In war expensive equipment doesn’t wear out slowly, it gets blown up! Where there is war, there is money to be made. For example, during the 119 year period from the founding of the Bank of England to Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo,…

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Free Silver

Fleecing of the flock is the term the money changers use for the process of booms and depressions which make it possible for them to repossess property at a fraction of its worth. In 1891 a major fleece was being planned. “On Sept 1st, 1894, we will not renew our loans under any consideration. On…

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The Return of The Gold Standard

Let’s explore the Gold Standard (1866 – 1881). “Right after the Civil War there was considerable talk about reviving Lincoln’s brief experiment with the Constitutional monetary system. Had not the European money-trust intervened, it would have no doubt become an established institution.” W.Cleon Skousen. Even after his death, the idea that America might print its…

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Andrew Jackson

When the American congress voted to renew the charter of The Second Bank of The United States, President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) responded by using his veto vote to prevent the renewal bill from passing. His response gives us an interesting insight. “It is not our own citizens only who are to receive the bounty of…

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