Weekly Recap
USAID Priorities - DEI and America Last, Trump’s Gaza Proposal, China Hits Back with Tariffs in Trade War with U.S., Plan B Conference, Doug and Matt Answer Questions, China Looks to Cut REE Exports
Where USAID Is Going
Last week was a bit hectic with the new Crisis Investing issue and our preparations for the Plan B Uruguay Conference, so we had to skip our weekly "Chart of the Week" feature. To make up for it, we’…
"This is Criminally Insane": Doug Casey on Trump's Gaza Plan
In our latest discussion, Doug Casey shares his unfiltered reaction to Trump's recent proposal to have the U.S. take control of Gaza. "When I saw that last night, I was flabbergasted," Doug says. "I …
A Dangerous Game
I recently had a long conversation with Doug Casey for our latest issue of Crisis Investing. We talked about his outlook for 2025 and his most compelling investment plays for the year. The conversati…
The Plan B: Uruguay Conference With Doug Casey and Matt Smith
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A Vision of Minimal Government & A Gold Standard
In this week’s subscriber Q&A, Doug answers questions on the proper role of government, the nature of political power, what to make of the digitization of everything, regulations and more.
The Ace Up China's Sleeve
I wrote to you recently about how China hit back at the U.S. with some fresh retaliatory tariffs last week, including:
Loved your gold thesis with Mike
makes a lot of sense
Trump
Fight! fight! fight!
with a fist resolute
stares down his sniper
with fearless repute
Others would dive
take cover and cower
Cometh the man
cometh the hour
Here’s a guy that wears
a combover proud
Has an orange spray tan
and is a little too loud
Here’s a guy that
doesn’t care what they say
He’s gonna do it right
and do it his way.
Here’s a guy
that the dems detest
along with therians, trans and well you know the rest.
Here’s a guy that talks no BS
Twice he’s come in to clean up a mess.
To rebuild his wall
that a puppet pulled down
Don’t start me on Biden
man what a clown
pour Biden just stood there
and took all the flack
While the demi elites
put knives in his back
Here’s a guy that
will cut through red tape
With his sharpie anew
EO’s will reshape
From Paris to tariffs
to border control
Sickem doge
may bloated heads roll.
Speak freely my friends
don’t fear to be heard
For woke will no longer
be the last word
Now males and females
can identify as such
Finally a minority
wont dictate as much
Now the man is not perfect
He’d be the first to agree
But you know what he stands for
O’er the land of the free
Love him or hate him
It must be said Trumps got balls
There’s a new sense of purpose
in these republican halls
Surrounded by a team
unlike any before
May they reshape the values
Our fathers fought for
So dear Mr Trump
I wish you Godspeed
On all that you do
On every good deed
When history looks back
Upon your term, and upon thee
May well you be judged
and may she smile happily.
Utopiates
Sunday Feb 9th, 2025