Doug Casey's Take

Is Bitcoin in a bubble and about to burst?  In this episode, we talk about bull markets - what drives them, what causes bubbles, and how to invest. 

 

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00:00 intro 

3:04 soybean example 

5:17 boom/bust cycles 

10:50 gold miner stocks will be lucky again 

12:05 Doug's favorite gold stocks 

12:26 Bitcoin in a bubble 

14:00 reason it will go higher 

16:05 bitcoin supply parallel with gold 

19:14 the trend is your friend 

23:24 what to do with the money after you sell 

29:50 A long term asset 

32:55 How to know when Bitcoin hits bubble territory

In this episode, we discuss Doug's approach to goals, new year's resolutions, and building a fulfilling life.

 

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00:00 Intro

1:38 Why people don't do resolutions

4:21 Resolutions and productivity

10:30 Endlessly ambitious vs on the treadmill

14:12 Define and plan

18:38 Drive your curiosity towards what you want 

27:00 New Years is a reminder 

32:00 Be, Do, Have

36:00 What do people aspire for now?

38:40 Charles Knight did not have goals

In today's episode, Doug responds to a series of questions from a viewer starting with the ultimate of 3rd rail topics - religion.

What William Wallace got wrong, personality tests, conservative media, and if there's reason to believe conservatives might save us.

All of this and more in today's episode - the last of 2020.

Discussed during this episode:

- Doug's essay on the Roman Empire (join our email list and we'll send you a copy https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas...) -

Video on 12 traits of Western Civilization: https://youtu.be/B0a9NvuU3Ok

- Doug's book, Assassin: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...

Last week Doug told advised us to focus our energies and something fully within our own control - Developing a Sound Mind and Sound Body.   Today, we explore the topic further.   Be sure to pick up a copy of Doug's new book Assassin to learn how our hero, Charles Knight managed to focus on his mind and body under extraordinary circumstances. https://www.amazon.com/Assassin-Book-...   Apologies in advance for the glitchiness of this recording. One or both of us were having connectivity issues.   0:00 Introduction 1:34 Mens Sana in Corpore Sano 4:00 How Charles Knight in prison focused on "sound mind" 8:47 What are kids doing today 11:42 Renaissance man 14:37 Benjamin Franklin was curious 18:45 Life Extension Book 22:30 Don't go to college - find resources 24:15 Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 28:16 Specifics for todays world 31:10 Learn some basic in science     SHOW LESS

Today Doug discusses a topic that's been on Matt's mind a lot lately - Moral Courage.

What is Moral Courage and what it definitely is not?

Where does it come from?

Why do we see so few examples of it today?

And, most importantly, how can we ensure we live our own lives with Moral Courage.

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Also - please share in the comments any examples of Moral Courage or Moral Cowardice you've witnessed recently.

0:00 What is moral courage? It's not sacrifice

1:35 Defining courage

3:25 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

9:15 Examples of moral courage

11:52 How anger and indignation are a factor

16:08 moral courage vs heroism

20:15 China invented a word for the woke left (Baizuo)

22:41 Why do we not see more examples of moral courage

26:17 Good Examples - Patrick Byrne, Coinbase CEO (sort of) and so many bad examples

35:18 moral self-concept

37:30 Moral courage and righteous indignation of a CA biz owner and a woman in a retail shop

In today's episode, we're joined by crypto expert, Marco Wutzer. Find out why Marco is bullish on the entire blockchain space.

We discuss Free State projects and intentional communities.

And yes, we're talking travel again.

To learn more about Marco: https://www.marcowutzer.com/

Free Private Cities Project: https://www.freeprivatecities.com/en/

In today's episode, Doug Casey tackles the overreach of woke at a prestigious Manhattan school and the recently passed stimulus bill. One thing seems clear - they hate you.

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Referenced in this episode: List of Demands from Dalton school staff: http://thenakeddollar.blogspot.com/20...

In episode 52 Doug Casey talked about the lack of moral clarity in society today.

Today we consider the root cause - money.

What is money?

How does one acquire money?

We'd love to hear your feedback... good, bad, and ugly so tell us what you think in the comments.

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In episode #52 Doug Casey talked about the lack of moral clarity in society today.

Today we consider the root cause - money.

What is money? How does one acquire money?

We'd love to hear your feedback... good, bad, and ugly so tell us what you think in the comments.

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IN TODAY'S EPISODE: Are we witnessing the largest consolidation of wealth in human history?

Small businesses are being wiped out and it looks like the small landlords might be next.

Millions of Americans are behind on rents and mortgage payments. In today's episode we discuss how this crisis might unfold.

Articles discussed today: From the NYT:

Opinion | What’s Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami? - https://archive.vn/7xckL

U.S. Poised for Wave of Evictions in January as Federal Ban Expires - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pois...

$2T in MBS already on the FED's balance sheet: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=...