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August 22, 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia This one is almost too sensational to be real. Almost. I’ve written to you before about the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency of the US Treasury Department that chases around people they suspect of committing financial crimes. Unfortunately, their definition of ‘financial
August 21, 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia By the late 1920s, Joseph Stalin became the unchallenged leader of the Soviet Union after having eliminated his opposition. He topped it off in 1929 by serving a decisive blow to anyone that would dare to oppose him by outlawing private gun ownership in
August 20, 2014 Frankfurt, Germany Sometimes I am convinced it was completely by design, and not a weird little coincidence, that one of Germany’s most sprawling red light districts is just steps away from the European Central Bank. This fact becomes comically obvious right around happy hour… as self-congratulatory ECB
August 19, 2014 Rome, Italy Imagine yourself hanging off a cliff, clutching to a single rope. There you are, dangling over the abyss, completely dependent on the strength of that rope. The rope could fray or it could be cut, and there you would go, tumbling straight down. So to
August 18, 2014 Spoleto, Italy The sniper took a breath in as he put the fleeing form of Peter Fechter into the crosshairs of his rifle. As he exhaled, he squeezed the trigger, landing his bullet squarely in the young boy’s back. Watching Peter’s body fall, he mentally congratulated himself
August 15, 2014 Spoleto, Italy Back in March serious allegations came out of the Senate that the CIA was monitoring and even hacking Senate computers. They were denied vehemently at the time by CIA director John Brennan, who went so far as to say “that’s just beyond the scope of
August 14, 2014 Spoleto, Italy Remember in the first Bourne movie when Jason wakes up after being rescued from the Mediterranean Sea? Suffering from amnesia he doesn’t remember who he is, or what had happened to him. The only clue he has is a tiny surgically implanted projector that displays
August 13, 2014 Spoleto, Italy For hundreds of years the Byzantine Empire coined the most popular reserve currency in the history of the world. Merchants all over Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and further, used it in trade for centuries. It was called the solidus, and was introduced by
August 12, 2014 Spoleto, Italy If you’ve been a reader of Sovereign Man for any length of time you’ve probably read about our annual youth camp. Each summer, we bring students from all over the world to a beautiful lakeside resort in Lithuania where my colleagues and I coach them
August 11, 2014 London, England [Editor’s note: Tim Price, frequent Sovereign Man contributor and Director of Investment at PFP Wealth Management, is filling in while Simon is teaching at his entrepreneurship camp.] On September 9th, 1965, US Navy pilot James Stockdale was shot down over North Vietnam and seized by
August 7, 2014 Vilnius, Lithuania In an unbelievable display of arrogance and self-importance, the Australian government recently announced the most sweeping changes to their national security legislation since 9/11. The new laws will give the Australian government more powers to monitor all types of communication, both phone and internet. What’s
August 6, 2014 Vilnius, Lithuania When you think about “strong banking”, what country comes first to mind? A few years ago, the most obvious answer would be Switzerland. Today, however, Switzerland’s reputation for banking is nowhere near where it once was. Starting in 2009, the US, as chief financial bully,
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