Posts by James G. Rickards

We’ve written frequently in the past about the risks of escalation in the War in Ukraine. Of course, all wars carry such risks, and often the escalation plays out exactly as feared. World War II began with the conventional weapons of the time (infantry, ships, aircraft, artillery, etc.) but eventually escalated to fire-bombing major cities…

As we all know, Trump was impeached twice. Now his political enemies are using lawfare against him in order to derail any chances of him winning the 2024 election. Around 75 million Americans voted for Trump in 2020 (potentially more, depending on the level of election fraud). With those kinds of numbers, it’s easy to…

One of the great myths of the 2020 election fraud is that numerous courts considered the matter at the time and found no evidence of fraud. That myth has been used repeatedly by mainstream media to paint anyone who raises issues as an “election denier” (or worse) and to shut down any debate or further…

It’s difficult to identify any facet of the government response to the pandemic that was not a lie. The government lied about masks (they don’t work), lied about social distancing (it doesn’t work and was invented by a 19th century German doctor who later admitted he had no evidence for the practice), lied about the vaccines…

We’ve written for years about how the government lied to the American people about the COVID pandemic, the causes, the treatments, and the fake vaccines. There’s too much material to repeat here except to say that masks don’t work, social distancing doesn’t work, lockdowns don’t work, and the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were…

Are you ready for another impeachment of a president? You should be because one is definitely coming. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will begin impeachment proceedings against Joe Biden in the next several months. The proceedings will last for a month or more, and then the House will vote to impeach Biden, probably in February…

This article describes the recent freeze by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell while making public remarks. McConnell was asked a question by a local constituent and then froze in front of the crowd for thirty seconds with no ability to talk or answer the question. A staffer tried to help McConnell and said to the audience “we’re…

The story of China’s explosive growth from 1978 to 2008 is well-known. China’s GDP surged from less than $150 billion in 1978 to over $3 trillion by 2008. China’s average annual growth rate exceeded 10% from 1978 to 2005. During this period, over 600 million people escaped poverty to obtain at least a stable if…

The global desire to move away from the dollar as a medium of exchange for international trade in goods and services has gone from a discussion point to a novelty to a looming reality in a remarkably short period of time. It’s impossible to check headlines without seeing a new story about major trading partners…

No sooner had the BRICS Summit in South Africa ended on Aug. 24 that Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell took the podium at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Aug. 25. What did Powell say, and what are the implications for investors and global markets? Let’s review… Subject to the usual qualifiers…