Beyond the Told

by Dr. David M Robertson

Tag: economy

End of the Road, Revisited

Have you seen what gold has been doing? Are the forecasts finally upon us? In 2012, the documentary End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless made a claim that was widely dismissed as alarmist at the time. The film argued that once money was severed from constraint, political incentives would overwhelm discipline, debt would […]

When Emotion Outvotes Reason

The recent election in New York has captured national attention, not because of the typical partisan noise, but because a self-proclaimed socialist, using openly communist slogans, has taken power in one of America’s most visible cities. His campaign praised ideological revolution, called for the punishment of his opponents, and promised a future of redistribution and […]

Why SNAP and Credit Cards Are Not the Same

There is a growing tendency to compare the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), distributed through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with ordinary credit cards. The argument usually arises during discussions about government spending or poverty assistance, with someone asserting, “What’s the difference? Both are plastic cards used to buy food.” It sounds simple, but the […]

8 Lies You Were Told About Conservatives

Public perceptions of conservatism are often shaped more by media caricatures and partisan echo chambers than by genuine understanding of the subject. In an age of soundbites and viral outrage, stereotypes take root easily. For many liberals, “conservative” has become a label loaded with assumptions about religion, education, wealth, or prejudice. Yet when we look […]

America’s Terminal Cycle and the Path to Escape

Do you ever get the feeling that civilizations do not rise and fall randomly? You might be right. History demonstrates that dominant powers endure for roughly two and a half centuries before their primacy fades. What if America’s terminal cycle is real? What if it is already here? The Dutch commercial-finance order of the 1600s […]

The Shadow Banking System

The financial world you know (JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, your local credit union) has a hidden counterpart. It’s a $65 trillion network called shadow banking, larger than traditional banking and critical to the global economy. In 2008, when this system faltered, it nearly brought down everything. Most people still don’t know it exists, yet […]

The History and Status of Active Measures

Throughout history, nations have employed various strategies to manipulate perceptions, sow discord, and shape the ideological landscape of adversaries. The United States is not immune. This is evidenced by the immense division we have experienced in recent years. Of course, the word “psyop” has been of particular interest to Americans, with the volume of monthly […]

Vindication of An American Warning

In 2009, I published An American Warning, a poorly written book (I wasn’t the best writer back then—or now) that outlined a forecast of emerging global threats and the dangers they pose to Americans. This was followed up with another book in 2014, Reloaded: An American Warning, which was a stronger warning about how rapidly […]