Typically, the first thing society addresses that sparks a revolution is the abuse of justice. Shakespeare’s famous quote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” is not actually about lawyers. You have to understand the context. Private individuals were not allowed to have lawyers in those days – only the king could have lawyers. It was not until […]

The notorious Praetorian Prefect Sejanus, Lucius Aelius Sejanus (20 BC – October 18, 31AD), worked his way to be the friend and adviser of the Roman Emperor Tiberius with a design on becoming emperor himself by systematically eliminating all heirs to the throne. Sejanus rose to power as prefect (commander) of the Roman imperial bodyguard […]

On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began the selection process for its next managing director to replace Christine Lagarde whose term will expire in early July. She was actually nominated by Obama for they were personal friends. It was Lagarde who effectively began the worldwide assault on tax havens by threatening them with isolation […]

QUESTION: Marty; I am curious what you thought of the Big Short especially since you are the one who got the timing right to the day. In markets, I do not have to tell you that being too early is more dangerous than being too late. Since that fateful day on the floor when the […]

Prime Minister David Cameron shows how politicians are really cross dressers. Just because he is the head of the Conservatives does not mean that he is conservative. Cameron told the press that he will raise everyone’s taxes UNLESS the government can just start seizing money from people’s bank accounts that they THINK they might owe. […]

The real definition of a human right is a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. The United Nations defines Human Rights as: Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all […]

Thousands of refugees disappeared in East Germany without a trace after the initial reception. This merely highlights the security risks for Europe as a whole. The politicians just do not get it. The situation cannot be properly managed. The idea behind this move by Merkel has been to expand the population to sustain the tax levels […]

The Guardian reported that Australia raided the home of Craig Wright only hours after it was shared that he may be one of the founders of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Of course, authorities also claim such raids are not related. But they ALWAYS are. Australia is one of the countries aggressively hunting people for money.

As of January 1, 2016, Switzerland is handing over the names of everyone who has anything stored in its Swiss freeport customs warehouses. For decades, people have stored precious metals and art in Swiss custom ports — tax-free — as long as they did not take it into Switzerland. Now any hope on trusting Switzerland is totally […]

The worldwide collection of phone calls, emails, and text messages is all about taxes – NOT terrorism. Despite this power, these surveillance methods have failed to prevent even one terrorist act. There was the case of the Boston Bombers, two kids using cell phones, who they failed to catch. Then there was the case when two guys […]