Russia wants government control of food prices to prevent the impact upon the the people of war-time economics. In order to prevent a rapid rise in inflation, Russian regulation in the marketplace is a battle-cry. The considerations show that the Kremlin fears great resentment among the people because of the cost of the conflict with the […]

Russia is teaming up with the Red Cross to send aid to Eastern Ukraine. The US is trying to say this is an invasion attempt. In fact, our sources are clear. In the city of  The greatest complaint rising from the East is the propaganda being hurled around in both directions. In this pro-Ukrainian cartoon […]

I cannot find anyone who can articulate why Russia is now an enemy of the USA other than statements that he is empire-building. Other than that, Russia is no longer communist, they are fully integrated into Western political-economics. In order to stimulate the ailing economy on the Crimean peninsula, Putin accesses resources from the private and […]

QUESTION: Marty; Are you suggesting that we should have divided the private sector from Putin and turned them against him as he seems to be doing with Boeing? BTW: thanks for your insight. I can see the difference experience makes compared to just opinion. Brad ANSWER: Absolutely. People think wrongly that putting in trade sanctions […]

Telstar News Conference July 23rd, 1962   THE PRESIDENT. Good afternoon. [ 1.] I understand that part of today’s press conference is being relayed by the Telstar communications satellite to viewers across the Atlantic, and this is another indication of the extraordinary world in which we live. This satellite must be high enough to carry […]

Hours after President Barack Obama opened the door to military action to protect the Kurdish-controlled city of Erbil from the advancing militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the U.S. military aircraft launched the first airstrikes against the alleged militants. Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Erbil. […]

Thomas Hobbes wrote in his seminar work the Leviathan: “Reputation of power is power, because it draweth with it the adherence of those that need protection.”  Indeed, those who have observed politics and government have seen that without a doubt power draws to itself more power. This is true on an individual level as people want […]

COMMENT: Hi Martin, What advise would you offer to people, following your teachings, to further enhance their knowledge. Where would you recommend they start? You recent posts regarding Time is intriguing and as you said is “a mind twister”. It was like an awakening. From what I took out, at any point of Time we […]

Most people do not know but banking in the rise from the Dark Ages began with merchants and the banking capitol of Europe was Siena, Italy. This is where the oldest bank in the world resides and it is here where we see the consequences of the CDOs marketed by Goldman Sachs and others have dealt […]

The people who fought so hard to establish freedom in Ukraine has continued to occupy Maidan in Kiev. The new “west” installed government In Kiev is turning against the people for all governments are only interested in sustaining their own self-interest – power. The original freedom protesters are being told to leave and they have […]