Blog/International News

New Jersey to Follow Illinois Down the Drain
The New Jersey State Assembly has begun the pursuit of a constitutional amendment to guarantee pension payments for government workers over all other types of state [...]
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Sanders for Trump’s Vice President
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, who would you recommend Trump asks to be his Vice President? ANSWER: If I were Trump, I would ask Bernie Sanders to be vice president and [...]
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German Flirting Courses for Refugees to Get Lucky
Well, when a politician refuses to admit she made a mistake, what do you do? You go all the way. Believe it or not, Germany is creating flirting courses to help [...]
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When Will Greece Elect a Real Government?
Protests broke out in Greece over the weekend in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki. The government is yielding to Brussels and has not figured out that [...]
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Trouble in Saudi Arabia
Political instability is rising in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi king has fired his longtime Secretary of Energy and the head of the central bank has been replaced. The [...]
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Trump At Least Discussing the National Debt
While many are slamming Trump for suggesting that the U.S. buy back its debt for less than face value, the truth is that he is at least talking about the issue. [...]
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Trump Appoints Christie Transition Chief
Donald Trump named Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor, to lead his transition team as reported by the FT. This is rather important. No doubt, Christie would [...]
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Hillary & the Panama Papers
There is little doubt that Hillary is one step away from being implicated in the Panama Papers in the same manner as Putin. Why has the press not put Hillary in the [...]
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Panama Paper Names to be Partially Released Today?
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has said that they will release the names of the people involved in the Panama Papers today. They [...]
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Monetary Unions – How Fast Can They Collapse?
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Nobody seems to be able to answer this question. How fast would the Euro disintegrate if the EU appears to be on the verge of collapsing [...]
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