January 2026

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The single most dangerous lie in modern economics is the Random Walk Theory. It’s taught in every major university to support government intervention and manipulation of society. It’s the foundation of the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Nobel Prizes have been awarded for proving that markets are unpredictable, random, and impossible to forecast. Random Walk Theory persists

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Barclay-Goldman.mp4   COMMENT: Marty, you are not the only one who can’t beat Socrates. Every time I swore the high was in place, Socrates said no, he won, I lost. A close friend of mine who works at one of the major investment banks told me that Wall Street has tried to fight you, and

The United States Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: A Cyclical Analysis of Sovereignty and Global Health Governance January 23, 2026 The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization represents far more than a simple policy shift. This marks a critical inflection point in the post-World War II international

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 157.98 points or 0.29% to 53,846.87 • Shanghai increased 13.588 points or 0.33% to 4,136.164 • Hang Seng increased 119.55 points or 0.45% to 26,749.51 • ASX 200 increased 11.40 points or 0.13% to 8,860.10 • SENSEX decreased 769.67 points

Newly released emails show that Anthony Fauci KNEW that natural immunity was more effective than the COVID vaccine. If you want to understand how the modern world is collapsing, you have to stop pretending this was ever purely about “health.” COVID was not simply a virus. It was a stress test on society to see

Donald Trump declared at Davos that America would not become a nation of renters, much to the dismay of the “you will own nothing and be happy” audience. Trump is now talking about banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, claiming this is about restoring the American Dream and ending the insanity where

This 92 year-old war disabled veteran, survived two world wars, parachuted onto the beaches of France to fight the Nazis, evaded constant enemy machine gun fire, escaped a prison camp or two…… Only in the end to be captured by his own British government . His crime? He held… pic.twitter.com/cGebOoADwo — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) January

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 914.25 points or 1.73% to 53,688.89 • Shanghai increased 5.636 points or 0.14% to 4,122.576 • Hang Seng increased 44.90 points or 0.17% to 26,629.96 • ASX 200 increased 65.80 points or 0.75% to 8,848.70 • SENSEX increased 397.74 points

Redfin estimates there were 37.2% more home sellers than buyers in November, which is the largest gap since 2013 outside of last summer. The computer warned that the US would experience a buyer’s market until 2028. The imbalance does not translate into some 2008 era real estate crisis, but it highlights the confidence cycle we