Posts by James G. Rickards

As a lawyer who has studied constitutional law extensively, I have always been impressed with the Second Amendment: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” That provision is breathtakingly clear. Anti-gun advocates have tried to point…

Chinese spying on U.S. citizens as well as citizens in friendly countries such as the UK, Japan and Germany is nothing new. We all saw the Chinese spy balloon traverse the U.S. last February with an intelligence collections payload the size of a school bus. We know the Chinese hack every website and communications channel…

From a geopolitical perspective, the U.S. has never been weaker than it is today since the end of World War II. American military strength hit an interim low during the Carter administration, but it was rapidly rebuilt during the Reagan administration. What’s happening now is a different order of magnitude. Military recruitment is down sharply…

I’ve written for a long time about how the cashless society and the rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are two sides of the same coin. CBDCs pose enormous threats to freedom. They allow government to maintain a digital ledger that records every transaction you make. Whether it’s a charitable contribution, political contribution, concert…

We’ve written a lot about the Nigel Farage case over the past few weeks. Farage was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and a member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was the single most important figure in the effort for the UK to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016. It’s fair…

One of the cliches of military planning is that generals are always fighting the last war. Prior to World War II, the French built the Maginot Line of forts to prevent a frontal assault of the kind the Germans had launched in World War I. Instead, the Germans just went around it and marched into…

The climate nuts have had their way for a long time now, to the detriment of everyday citizens and the global economy. Slowly but surely, real scientists are speaking up and pushing back on the elite narratives. The latest to join this trend  is Dr. Judith A. Curry, who was formerly chair of the School of Earth…

The current assault on the rule of law began in the 1970s, most prominently at Harvard Law School and other Ivy League campuses. It went under the name Critical Legal Studies (CLS). It was a left-wing movement that claimed that law was not an objective standard but was a code designed to enforce the rights…

I’ve done extensive research on climate change and climate alarmism. Climate change is perfectly normal, while climate alarm borders on a cult-like mental illness. Experts know that the climate in the Northern Hemisphere was unusually warm in the period 1000 AD to 1300 AD. It was at that time that the Vikings came up with…

There are signs of recession everywhere and these are good indicators. It’s not just sentiment or guesswork. I’m not going to get into the weeds here, but things like inverted yield curves and negative swap spreads, among other indicators, are all pointing to recession. In addition to those technical indicators, manufacturing is down, global trade…