Doug Casey's Take

You've heard a lot about how the US is similar to Ancient Rome. But, you've probably not heard the strange connection we discuss today. This episode is likely to upset some of you. That's not our intention, of course. Instead, we're exploring an idea that helps us better understand what we're facing today. We'd love to hear your feedback in the comments below. If you're interested in receiving Doug's essay on the collapse of the Roman Empire, join our email list and I'll send you a copy: Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:13 Doug's reading "The Ancient City" 2:09 The role of religion in Ancient Greece & Rome 4:08 Doug's Catholic Church Panel at freedom Fest 6:54 Atheists in America 9:00 The psychology behind in-group and out-group 10:11 The binding power of myths 11:52 Is Wokism the disrupter that Christianity was in Ancient Rome? 19:13 Citizenship as In-Group 20:28 Exile from in-group is equivilant to death 22:51 Race as In-Group 25:18 Religion & Culture Vs. Morality and Law 34:53 Progressivism's assault 36:48 Sign up to get Doug's Essay on the collapse of the Roman Empire: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take?

Doug Casey watches and reacts to a new woke advertisement. Plus, we discuss the power of financial independence. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take?

Doug Casey answers your questions about investing, travel, and much more in today's AMA. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:02 Show up at a protest? 3:07 Long term wealth preservation 4:40 Mandalorian? 5:40 Canada to Mexico 8:11 Languages to learn 11:36 Carbon streaming 14:41 Bail in? 18:16 long distance phyle 21:09 Health insurance 28:18 Avoid insurance 31:40 Pension reallocation 35:30 US heading for South Africa 38:19 Grand solar minimum 42:20 Buying t bills? 43:38 Old conservative guys 45:30 Budapest 51:38 Vaccine requirements for welfare 54:26 Russian with a cyber security degree 57:41 Switzerland 58:21 Kazakhstan 1:00:07 Social security 1:03:05 Languages 1:04:05 21 years old with $25K, what would Doug do? 1:10:00 Cycles 1:12:26 British empire and global currency 1:16:00 Will the war on the virus end? 1:18:38 Call to action: paladin network 1:20:12 London or Singapore? 1:21:27 Flee to canada? 1:22:34 Hope for a refounding of America principles? 1:31:28 Where should Brits go to retire 1:35:06 Argentina and inflation 1:38:16 Can colleges be salvaged? 1:41:13 Deflation, hyperinflation, inflation.. 1:45:12 Death & Afterlife

The Supreme Court ruled that the CDC's Eviction Moratorium was illegal. But, that didn't stop them from extending it. How big of an impact will this move have and what does it mean for private property rights going forward? ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Mentioned in this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/opinion/covid-eviction-moratorium.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/03/household-debt-jumps-by-the-most-in-14-years-to-nearly-15-trillion-in-the-second-quarter.html Chapters 00:00 Intro 3:32 people behind on rent 5:07 Red or blue hopium 9:38 there is no political solution 10:35 Supreme Court ruling 13:30 Sue me 15:56 home loan balances 18:22 crack up boom- new debt 21:26 who bails out the US? 25:07 freedom fest 27:40 who is on Mount Rushmore 29:28 who should be there instead 32:04 degradation of us coinage

You're in for a treat today as we're joined by the great, Gary North. You can find him at: http://www.garynorth.com ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Introduction 2:18 History of conservatism 7:41 Worst Presidents in History 11:16 Smartest Presidents 13:04 Next 10 years? 20:35 Nisbet 26:22 Modern Monetary Theory 31:58 What to do? 39:25 Timing & future lockdowns 44:25 Crack up, boom 49:25 what does money buy you? 55:43 Feel good money 1:03:32 Closing remarks

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In today's episode, we discuss Doug's latest essay published on InternationalMan.com If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to check out the essay here: https://internationalman.com/articles/doug-casey-on-the-end-of-the-nation-state/ ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:32 Social Animals 6:08 individual means of production and success during the Industrial Revolution 9:53 Democratization of technology 14:05 Emancipation of the individual 17:41 Singularity 21:50 Meeting up in Meatspace

This episode suffers from internet connection issues. We had to pause the recording and restart a few times. Still, we think you'll find the subject interesting. It turns out, the ultimate 'Prepper' is the US government. In this episode, we discuss a recently read book: 'Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die' https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Rock-Governments-Secret-Itself-While/dp/1476735409

The current "health crisis" might actually be a golden opportunity for the college-bound to explore a totally different approach to life while acquiring valuable skills. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 0:39 Skip the shot and soft degrees 5:40 what to do instead 10:10 don’t trap yourself with “that jobs not for me” 15:21 Eric Hoffer, Carl Hess 20:27 Learning opportunities in unexpected places

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Introduction 0:03 Why is it that money goes to money heaven when a borrower defaults? 8:45 Why there are no more tax havens? 11:23 Were a lot of the Hell’s Angels members cops? 12:01 Mexico, Brazil or Costa Rica? 20:27 Why is western civilization overly concerned with material gains? 23:26 Scientists and medical professionals? 24:58 Military split if there is a civil war? 32:50 Will John Galt appear in the real world? 38:53 Oil tankers 43:34 Global cyber attacks? 46:35 Andorra? 48:01 Books by L. Ron Hubbard 52:22 Travel or be frugal? 57:28 Stop losses? 58:25 Freedom zones or cities? 1:00:01 Family and business? 1:03:02 Prepping? 1:03:48 Greatest physical/mental test? 1:05:27 Star Trek or Star Wars? 1:07:19 How to move gold or silver to another country 1:09:33 Largest farm holder in US

In earlier episodes, Doug shared some of his biggest investment winners. Today, we talk about investments gone wrong and what we learned from them. Mentioned in this episode: Hank Johnson was the congressman who asked if the island of Guam could tip over. Louie Gohmert was the one who suggested changing moon's orbit to fight climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHjktX1oQPU Life imitating art as US forces abandon Afghan airbase The Onion in 2011 https://www.theonion.com/u-s-quietly-slips-out-of-afghanistan-in-dead-of-night-1819572778 The real deal this week. https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afghanistan-airfield-us-troops-f3614828364f567593251aaaa167e623 ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Introduction 0:02 Matt's error and interchangeable elected leaders 3:12 Afghanistan - Life imitating Art 4:57 Dot com boom 8:19 DC Realestate 10:58 Leverage & Futures Contracts 17:35 Private deals 18:37 Riding your winners 25:29 How to know when you've got a winner

Haiti's President was assassinated. In today's episode, Doug shares his experiences in Haiti and tells us what the assassination may mean for the future of Haiti and, perhaps, the rest of the world. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Introduction 3:20 History of Haiti 7:14 Political play 10:58 Spill over to Dominican Republic 13:06 Why and whose next?

Today we answer viewer questions. If you'd like to submit questions for a future episode, join our telegram channel (link below). ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 The Fourth of July 5:16 Karens hate fireworks 7:48 How did we become complacent? 11:12 Skills for Success? 16:31 Selling 21:24 Critical Thinking 22:20 Idiocracy 24:59 Salta, Argentina as bolt hole? 29:26 Would you do it differently? 37:07 Business to get into right now 41:38 Monarchy vs. democracy? 47:12 Platinum 50:06 Moving out of Moscow 53:54 Why Virginia? 55:11 PR the next 52nd state 57:04 LBGTQRSTUVWYZ 1:01:36 Blackouts (https://smith.substack.com/p/get-ready-for-more-blackouts) 1:02:31 Living in a socialist world 1:07:12 Doug the next President of Argentina? 1:11:55 Violence is not the answer 1:14:15 Why are Libertarians not as successful? 1:18:28 Amount produced vs amount sold? 1:19:27 Ross Ulbricht

Today we are joined by one of the greatest resource investors of all time, Rick Rule. If you watch this episode, you'll understand exactly why Rick has been so successful. Plus, Rick Rule shares some specific stocks he likes today. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Mentioned during this episode: - Rick's speech on Mentoring and being mentored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd8SJXZgbow - Portfolio evaluation: https://sprottusa.com/rankings Chapters: 00:00:00 introduction 2:13 Repo market 5:13 Risks to the system 10:40 Mentoring in a world of GameStop & Crypto 17:34 Help the young with philosophical beliefs 21:36 Choose your enemies 25:03 Formula 28:08 Metal market 32:49 Return Free Risk 34:52 New Narrative 42:23 Uranium 49:23 Which gold stocks?

In prior episodes, we learned how economic factors were the chief contributor to the American "Civil War". Today Doug Casey and Matt discuss how economic issues might, once again, factor into a future break up of America. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Chapters: 00:00:00 Economics as a catalyst 2:07 Doug Casey Fundamental influences 3:42 What will it look like 5:42 Federal funding to the states (https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700) 8:05 Sanctuary counties 10:42 Which states are most dependent on the state 15:44 No real autonomy from the federal government 19:28 Coalitions forming, new lines?

Not too many people have had a movie made about them, but today's guest has. Dave Henderson is an entrepreneur, real estate developer, and manages to be philosophically sound despite the fact he's from New Zealand, a country known for its socialist tendencies. Along with interesting tales of experiences with Doug, Dave tells us why NZ is still an attractive country for people looking for a safe haven. If you'd like to watch the film about Dave, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKMlAOGPRHY To reach Dave: ftgdave5@gmail.com Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 1:25 Dave Henderson’s Background 6:09 We’re Here to Help 9:09 An Anarcho in Socialist New Zealand 11:35 Dougs real estate score in NZ 14:49 Moving to NZ now 17:03 Lockdowns 20:18 International Media is wrong 23:04 Officials involved in every decision 27:24 Any good real estate deals left? 30:18 Repairs slowed by Gov’t intervention 34:21 Not many libertarians in NZ 44:28 Same pandemic response everywhere 47:46 NZ has increased it’s debt 53:44 Final remarks

Mentioned in this episode: Rothbard's Conceived in Liberty https://g.co/kgs/A2PXHt Chasing the Last Laugh: https://g.co/kgs/CvC5hj The Rise and Fall of American Growth: https://g.co/kgs/bfCELy ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Amazon Book Club Link: https://www.amazon.com/abc/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.dabcf0f5-d664-c0c0-2f6e-960aff40fc67?ref_=abc_aa_bdp_r_ds_imw_ibc Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 0:37 John McAfee was a Kindled Spirit 4:26 Psychological assessment 6:51 When was peak economy in the US 11:57 Why Doug left Hong Kong 15:40 Population reduction event as deflationary or inflationary? 17:54 Revival of ancient religions? 24:30 Life after death? 25:46 Growing Islam influence in Europe 31:29 How to deal with information overload 35:22 Thoughts on Buddhism 38:19 Suggestions for spending retirement 42:06 World War Three, what firearm? 47:09 Buy a farm or move outside Canada? 52:19 The argument for walking away 55:47 BlackRock 58:16 Is it possible the future is actually awesome?

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Mentioned in this episode: Doug’s Video explaining a Crack Up boom: https://youtu.be/OcReWRS0KJ0 Where's all the inventory: https://smith.substack.com/p/where-is-all-the-inventory Books: Raven Rock: https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Rock-Governments-Secret-Itself-While/dp/1476735425/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=RAVEN+ROCK&qid=1624469131&sr=8-1 Breaking Dawn: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Dawn-Paul-Rosenberg-ebook/dp/B01BTHF1ME/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1&keywords=breaking+dawn&qid=1624469909&sr=8-15 1493: https://www.amazon.com/1493-Uncovering-World-Columbus-Created/dp/0307278247/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=1493&qid=1624469947&sr=8-1 Episode chapters 00:00 Intro 0:21 Library envy 3:29 Shelf space science, but where are the goods? 5:54 Cars & Chips 11:54 Retail Federation begs Biden 15:02 No trucks 16:40 Oblivious to complex systems 19:02 Raven rock 24:02 People have no real skills 30:30 No backups 32:58 Consequences of short term thinking 36:27 Have nothing be happy 40:40 Breaking Dawn: control grids

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What fuels most wars? Today, we get an uncomfortable history lesson from Doug along with a discussion of the recent cyber attacks on pipelines and food supply chains. ----- If you get value from the Doug Casey's Take channel, you can reciprocate by donating to us BTC ADDRESS: bc1qerqcsm9kl2jwv5827mtwymnhsvtrmfqn502zjv bitcoincash:qz0j2kk40x0yr9qxanz8723ey4r24ewm0cc7w9xfx8 ARRR address zs1udtmwyepxvl76vny9p770u3r7l6xwa6elct5srye3zassre9xj5c0w5zstqkz34k57457f8clqq Litecoin ltc1qfj8cnsnhwv4w9c0ndmuzafl7rv2v7qd8x3z6f2 ETH 0x8Cc5Ac3195E0b703111FB9903C74CB451d1bb995 BAT bc1qt8ukgc69vut2kqpnl9pdhu66p8p49pyyzj7zqw ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Episode Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:05 Memorial Day 1:44 The “Civil War” 8:07 Are all wars fundamentally economic in nature? 9:49 WWII 12:38 Economics and Psychology rule the world 13:09 psychology behind the “unpleasantness of 1861-65” 18:01 Racism and the state 21:56 The solution? 26:19 Global Remittances 31:32 The JBS Cyber Attack 36:28 Reparations 39:05 “Brother’s Keeper” 44:09 What to make of the alien news? 47:41 The pentagon and military 49:48 The Rise of America?

In today's episode, Doug talks about how different asset classes have performed over the last decade and what that might mean about the next decade. In addition, Doug talks about where he'd put his money today and why. Join our email list for some of Doug's specific recommendations. https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take We encourage you to subscribe to Chris Weber's excellent newsletter here: https://weberglobal.net/

2021 is looking to be an extraordinary year. Central Bank Digital Currencies, Vaccine Passports, Harmonized global tax rates, and so much more. ----- If you get value from the Doug Casey's Take channel, you can reciprocate by donating to us BTC ADDRESS: bc1qerqcsm9kl2jwv5827mtwymnhsvtrmfqn502zjv bitcoincash:qz0j2kk40x0yr9qxanz8723ey4r24ewm0cc7w9xfx8 ARRR address zs1udtmwyepxvl76vny9p770u3r7l6xwa6elct5srye3zassre9xj5c0w5zstqkz34k57457f8clqq Litecoin ltc1qfj8cnsnhwv4w9c0ndmuzafl7rv2v7qd8x3z6f2 ETH 0x8Cc5Ac3195E0b703111FB9903C74CB451d1bb995 BAT bc1qt8ukgc69vut2kqpnl9pdhu66p8p49pyyzj7zqw ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take?

Distortion: the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state. Today, Doug and I share some observations on the distortions all around us. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US: Connect with us on Telegram: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take?

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