The Fed has Climbed Up to Ride the Tiger

The Fed has Climbed Up to Ride the Tiger

Despite all the Federal Reserve’s back and forth about whether it will “taper” or not “taper” the “Quantitative Easing” (read: printing lots of money from nothing), it’s just more of the same.  More endless money...

Water Security: What the West Virginia Chemical Spill Teaches Us

If you’ve seen the news in the past week or so, you are aware of the chemical spill in West Virginia that leaked into the Elk River and flowed into the Ohio River.  It initially affected at least 300,000 WV residents. Those unprepared were left to rush to the...
How the Federal Reserve Backed Itself into a Corner

How the Federal Reserve Backed Itself into a Corner

If you’re still trying to figure out why the Federal Reserve’s profligate money printing is a big deal, perhaps this analysis by Franklin Sanders from his daily commentary email on December 2nd will shed some light on why the Fed’s QE policy is...
Will Your Thanksgiving be Happy? Some Perspective…

Will Your Thanksgiving be Happy? Some Perspective…

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday.  Although there certainly have been days of Thanksgiving proclaimed from Biblical times, the modern manifestation is something directly tied to God’s providence in establishing Christian colonies in North America,...
Why you Need to Reduce your Dependency on the Modern Economy Now

Why you Need to Reduce your Dependency on the Modern Economy Now

Economic commentator and author Franklin Sanders, who will be featured prominently in the Beyond Off Grid documentary, provided some wisdom to the readers of his daily newsletter a couple of weeks ago.  Read carefully the following words, and think about how you need...