COMMENT: Hyperinflation and sanctions on cue in Iran, 103.2 years before Weimar. Iran headed to 47.3 year peak in early 2027 on ECM from hostage taking, after which people will no longer have confidence in revolutionaries (on public/private ECM alternation). Why not just recommend that US just let Iran fall on its own, to avoid […]
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QUESTION: Do you still see the risk of a Middle East War by 2027? HF ANSWER: Unfortunately, yes. I will do a Report on the Middle East for 2026. The Paradox of a Regime That Can’t Afford Peace Let me start with the question everyone’s asking wrong: “Will Iran start another war with Israel?” Wrong
QUESTION: Thank you for your efforts to reduce the amplitude of war. It is really remarkable that a person’s talents, wisdom, or achievements are often undervalued or dismissed by those in his own country. You were called in by China to help them become capitalist. Gorbachev also came to you for guidance on the USSR’s
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COMMENT: Marty, congrats. That is a thank you letter for writing that peace plan. But the rumors are that Trump is going to reduce the size of American bases in NATO. I believe you are right. They came to you because you are on the opposite side of the Neocons for the same reason they
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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 52.75 points or -0.10% to 53,322.85 • Shanghai decreased 40.037 points or -0.96% to 4,117.948 • Hang Seng decreased 580.98 points or -2.08% to 27,387.11 • ASX 200 decreased 58.40 points or -0.65% to 8,869.10 • SENSEX decreased 296.59 points or
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Are we eating real, whole food? The USDA and FDA permit companies to sell barely consumable “food” filled with chemicals to the American public. Studies confirm that these processed foods often lead to health issues and have caused the nation to lead in the obesity epidemic. Prepare for the situation to worsen as lab-grown meat
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Cycles are often systemic, predictable, and, as I have long argued, often the result of policy distortions interacting with underlying structural forces. The latest data showing where the cost of living is rising fastest in the United States is a textbook example of how centralized, urban-centric policies can create persistent price pressures and distort economic
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Physical bank branches are disappearing along with relationship banking. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) files state that the US lost a net total of 339 bank branches in December 2025. The S&P Global and Federal Reserve found that the US has been losing, on average, 1,600 bank branches per year. Santander
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Perhaps there is no greater example of how the EU elite couldn’t care less about the people who constantly support their hand-picked puppet Zelensky, yet turn a blind eye to his blowing up of Nord Stream. Every European leader who supports Zelensky should be thrown in prison for treason. ONLY the AFD in Germany has
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