By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com

December 29, 2025

We no longer care who's behind the curtain because we're in charge of our own lives now.

The Good News is people are realizing We're On Our Own and starting to take action accordingly.

This article describes how people in one low-income county are localizing self-reliance rather than remain dependent on government subsidies.

The War on Poverty Failed Them-and They're No Longer Waiting For Help (wsj.com, paywalled) Federal money and projects have come and gone so many times that McDowell County locals have little faith in the government to restore their fortunes; 'We're on our own.'

By John Leake
Courageous Discourse

December 29, 2025

Of all the materials that man has used over the centuries, silver may have the most fascinating and romantic history. I first became enamored with the metal around the year 1980, when I first read Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, which features multiple references to "Pieces of Eight"-that is, the popular name for the Spanish silver dollar (the 8 reales coin or real de a ocho in Spanish).

SchiffGold.com 

December 29, 2025

Last week, Peter joined Paul Barron to walk through why gold still defines "sound money," why Bitcoin falls short, and how tokenization could actually help precious metals - not replace them. He critiques the American obsession with crypto, warns about leveraged Bitcoin collapses, and explains how banks would treat tokenized gold very differently from tokenized dollars or Bitcoin.

American investor Robert Kiyosaki reiterated calls for investment in cryptocurrencies and precious metals - contending that the US dollar was on its way out

Friday, December 26, 2025

American investor Robert Kiyosaki reiterated calls for investment in cryptocurrencies and precious metals - contending that the US dollar was on its way out. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author claimed that the BRICS grouping had announced its own 'gold-backed' currency and sounded a fresh warning about 'hyperinflation'.

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25 déc. 2025, 21:28

En hausse de 45 % depuis le début de l'année, le rouble surclasse toutes les grandes devises et s'impose comme la monnaie la plus performante de 2025. Revenu autour de 78 pour un dollar, il signe sa plus forte appréciation annuelle depuis au moins 1994.

Depuis le début de l'année, le rouble russe a connu une trajectoire exceptionnelle.

SchiffGold.com 

December 26, 2025

Peter recently appeared on The Julia La Roche show, addressing a broad audience about why he sees trouble ahead for the U.S. economy and what that means for savers. He covers the loss of confidence in the dollar, the role of the Federal Reserve as buyer of last resort, the political danger of tariffs, and how investors can protect themselves with non-dollar assets like quality companies and precious metals.

publié le 25/12/2025 Par Olivier Berruyer

Indices au plus haut, conjoncture au plus bas : la Bourse de Paris semble vivre dans une réalité parallèle. En un an, le CAC 40 a battu record après record grâce à l'envolée de quelques valeurs financières et de défense - et ce malgré l'inflation, la stagnation économique et la crise énergétique. La hausse paraît déconnectée : les bénéfices des entreprises stagnent, le pouvoir d'achat s'érode, mais les indices boursiers grimpent envers et contre tout.

By Doug Casey
International Man 

December 25, 2025

International Man: What do you see as the single most important thing that people should prepare for in 2026?

Doug Casey: Strauss and Howe asked that question in their book, The Fourth Turning. We're at a major turning point in the U.S.

I've felt for years that the U.S. was heading toward something like a civil war. It could be as serious as the unpleasantness of the 1860s, just different.

By George F. Smith 

December 25, 2025

"A few months, at most."

This was the prevailing view of how long the fighting would last when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. As Dr. Robert P. Murphy tells us in his incisive Understanding Money Mechanics, quoting Melchior Palyi,

And the ultimate irony, sound money - in this case the classical gold coin standard - was scorned by John Maynard Keynes in his 1923 "Tract for Monetary Reform" as a barbarous relic, though as Tyler Cowen reports "many other people had written similar terms ('gold is a relic of barbarism') well before 1923."

SchiffGold.com 

December 25, 2025

Glenn Diesen recently interviewed Peter to discuss the latest political happenings and President Trump's public criticism of Peter on Truth Social. Peter lays out why Trumponomics, as practiced today, looks a lot like the very policies that caused trouble under the prior administration: big deficits, easy money, and a reliance on the Fed to inflate asset prices.

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24 déc. 2025, 18:33

Les Bourses mondiales, portées par la dynamique liée à l'intelligence artificielle, évoluent ce 24 décembre et atteignent des niveaux records. Wall Street a inscrit un nouveau sommet, tandis que l'or et l'argent sont parvenus à des prix historiques. Les marchés européens rest

Par Brandon Smith − Le 15 décembre 2025 − Source Alt-Market

Dans un système dominé par l'économie keynésienne, le mot « déflation » est considéré comme tabou, un peu comme prononcer le nom de Donald Trump à voix haute dans un studio de yoga bondé de Seattle. La réaction hargneuse que vous obtiendrez ne vaut généralement pas la peine de discuter du sujet. Chaque élément de la politique financière moderne est conçu pour prévenir un événement déflationniste.

By Milan Adams
Preppgroup

December 24, 2025

If a major U.S. bank were to collapse tomorrow, the economic and societal impact would be swift and dramatic. Understanding what to expect and how to prepare can help you stay ahead of the chaos.

Immediate Fallout: The First Few Hours

When a bank collapses, the news often breaks outside regular business hours. Regulators tend to close banks late Friday to avoid a weekend panic.

SchiffGold.com 

December 23, 2025

On Thursday's episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter lays out why precious metals are taking center stage while fiat currency policy unravels. He walks through surging silver prices, rising unemployment and shrinking manufacturing, a return to quantitative easing, the political choice for the next Fed chair, and an imminent crypto crash - all reasons he gives f