Posts by James G. Rickards

You know by now that the Biden-Harris administration response to the damage from Hurricane Helene has been as much a disaster as the storm itself. The U.S. runs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) whose sole purpose is to help Americans prepare for and recover from natural and man-made disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes…

Over the past century, monetary systems change about every 30–40 years on average. Before 1914, the global monetary system was based on the classical gold standard. Then in 1944, a new monetary system emerged at Bretton Woods. Under that system, the dollar became the global reserve currency, linked to gold at $35 per ounce. In…

Geopolitical commentator Alex Christoforou coined the phrase “no reverse gear” to describe the foreign policy of the Biden administration and its allies in NATO. The idea is that no matter how many fiascoes and military losses pile up, Biden and his allies won’t step back or use diplomacy to settle differences. Instead, they escalate, spend…

While the trial stages of the many lawfare cases against Trump are on hold for the moment, some of the cases are still quite active in terms of appeals or pre-trial motions. One of the most active has been the January 6th case against Trump in the DC Federal District Court. The prosecutor is the hyper-partisan…

The lawsuits against Donald Trump in a campaign called lawfare by the Democrats are either behind us or are on hold. But they have not gone away. There are six major lawfare attacks. The first was a civil suit by a known sex fiend who owned a cat named Vagina that alleged that Trump assaulted…

I watched the vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz live. The bottom line is that Vance won and Walz lost. Vance appeared relaxed and comfortable in the limelight. Obviously, he had engaged in extensive debate preparation that was crammed full of relevant facts. But he presented himself in a dignified way and was able to…

We’re immersed in a sea of Democratic lies at the moment. Kamala Harris says inflation was high when Trump left office in 2020. That’s false. She says encounters at the border are fewer now than they were at the end of the Trump administration. That’s not only false, it’s ridiculous. Her campaign surrogates claim that…

It’s hard to believe, but the election is now under a month away. How does the race look today? Let’s talk about the polls. Polls are an indispensable tool in election analysis and forecasting despite many flaws. The first thing to say about polls is that they’re snapshots, not movies. They help you understand where…

There’s so much happening right now, including last night’s vice presidential debate, it’s hard to know where to begin. But yesterday’s attack by Iran on Israel needs to be addressed because of its potentially massive implications. Iran launched a major missile attack against Israel, in apparent retaliation for recent Israeli attacks upon Iranian proxy Hezbollah…

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, we have an expansive inventory of illegal methods used by Democrats to steal elections. These include “ballot harvesting” from apartment buildings and assisted living facilities where the residents have no idea how the ballots are being filled out, drop boxes that are unmonitored so that illegal ballots can be…