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Pokémon Go — The Largest Mapped Data Collection Ploy in History

When Pokémon Go was released, it appeared to be a harmless game encouraging people to go outside and explore, yet beneath that surface was a far more sophisticated...

Bank of Korea Vows to Create CBDC

  The Bank of Korea has now made its position unmistakably clear, and this is precisely what I have been warning about for years. In his very first address,...

Zelensky Demands Ukrainian Men Abroad Return to Fight His War

Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukrainian men of conscription age who left the country, many in violation of his wartime restrictions, should return to die in...

PRIVATE BLOG – The Illusion of Wealth & Debt Crisis

PRIVATE BLOG – The Illusion of Wealth & Debt Crisis Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

From Taxation to Confiscation

Governments always begin with taxation because it is the most straightforward and politically acceptable means of raising revenue, yet history has shown repeatedly...

Socrates & the War

QUESTION: Marty, I know you taught Socrates how to analyze rather than what. I remember you saying it checks every possible avenue, because you cannot predict what...

Brazil Quietly Shifts Away from the Dollar to Gold

The Banco Central do Brasil has raised gold’s share of reserves from 3.55% to 7.19% in just one year, effectively doubling its exposure and making gold the...

Digital Currency and the End of Financial Privacy

The push toward digital currency is being framed as innovation and efficiency, but when you strip away the marketing language, what is unfolding is a structural...

When Nuclear War is All We Have Left

QUESTION: Do you think the blockade will be effective in bringing Iran to collapse? You also said that Iran is winning. Could you explain that? Will...

Martyrdom and the Psychology of War

One of the greatest mistakes Western policymakers repeatedly make is assuming that other cultures think the same way they do. They approach international conflicts...