armistice day

happy armistice day; or more commonly known in the united states: veterans day. today western europe celebrates the end of what was then known as the great war. americans altered the meaning a bit to remember military veterans.

regardless of what or who's being remembered, the day reminds us that freedom is not free. on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the world thought they would never again see the terrors they were laying to rest. yet 21 short years later, the world witnessed a still greater horror: the second world war. while nothing has come along to match that cataclysm since, the curse of war has been a persistent presence: korea, vietnam, iraq, afghanistan.

but the world has too many demons in need of vanquishing; we simply cannot fight everyone. especially when there are such insidious forces rotting away our home. the scourge we now face involves money.

our founding fathers recognized the threat from the beginning.

banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. if the american people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
- thomas jefferson

if only we had heeded their warning.... we're now paying the price for our ignorance. but there is hope.

while i was away peter schiff managed to expand his weekly broadcast to 5 nights a week. his economic commentary can be found at his radio website.

the political watchdog and constitutional defender judge andrew nepolitano has managed to get his show on fox. his show is also making the move from a weekly broadcast to every weekday. old episodes can be accessed via a website as well.

america is finally starting to learn. on this armistice day, perhaps we should all vow to get ourselves a true education; not the pitiful excuse for one our government is peddling.

then the true fight for freedom can begin...with property rights, and sound money. how many wars of the past century can be traced back to monetary issues? we lead the world down this keynesian rabbit hole. it's time to lead the world back out of it.