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In this short clip, David Betz responds to Justin Trudeau’s “post-national” vision of Canada and explains why national identity still matters. He argues that a country is more than an economy, more than a government, and more than a temporary arrangement. It is a living inheritance shaped by the past, carried in the present, and passed on to the future.

Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bg5_Wbeu14

#canada #trudeau #canadian #nationalism #DavidBetz #politics #canadianpolitics

Marc Faber says the real squeeze on households is far worse than the official numbers suggest. In this clip, he argues that the true cost of living for many families is rising closer to 7% to 12% per year, depending in part on how many children you have, what you pay for housing, insurance, transportation, and the everyday bills that actually define life. He adds that private economists he follows estimate real inflation across North America is running closer to 10% when you account for the full cost burden families face.

Official inflation data tells a milder story. In the U.S., headline CPI was 2.4% year over year in February 2026, while core CPI, which excludes food and energy, was 2.5%. In Canada, headline CPI was 1.8% in February 2026. One important point: headline CPI does include food and energy. It is core CPI that strips them out to show underlying trends. Still, many households feel far more pressure than those headline figures suggest, especially when food away from home, insurance, shelter, and other sticky costs keep climbing.

That gap between official inflation and lived inflation is exactly why this conversation matters. With oil prices surging, one year ahead U.S. inflation expectations have already jumped, and policymakers are warning that energy shocks could push headline inflation higher again in 2026. Faber’s argument is simple: what matters most is not just the CPI print, but what families are actually forced to spend every month.


Watch the full interview for more of Marc Faber’s views on currencies, gold, real estate, and the global macro outlook here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6XE-WkbP88&t=


#inflation #costofliving #cpi #macro #economy #northamerica #interestrates #gold



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Could Europe be drifting toward civil war? In this interview, David Betz explains why he believes parts of Europe, especially Britain, are entering a far more dangerous phase than most people realize.

David Betz is a scholar of war, insurgency, civil conflict, and state legitimacy. In this conversation, we explore the warning signs he believes are already visible in Britain and other parts of Europe, what civil war in Europe would actually look like in a modern context, why multiculturalism has become such a divisive issue, and how migration, social fragmentation, and post-national elites fit into his thesis.

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We also discuss why today’s migration crisis is different from past immigration waves, how modern conflict could disrupt daily life, why growing numbers of people have lost faith in Western institutions, and how war, energy shocks, and economic pressure could make an already fragile Europe even more unstable.

🧠 About David Betz
David Betz is Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London, where he studies insurgency, civil conflict, and the conditions under which modern states begin to lose legitimacy and cohesion. Betz is the author of “The Guarded Age” and “Carnage and Connectivity”.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Who is David Betz?
01:49 - Is Britain Drifting Toward Civil War?
05:05 - What Civil War Would Look Like in Europe
08:25 - The Three Groups Pulling Society Apart
12:11 - Why David Betz Says Multiculturalism Failed
19:00 - How Modern Conflict Could Disrupt Daily Life
24:18 - Why Today’s Migration Crisis Is Different
36:46 - Why Western Elites Became Post-National
47:54 - The Warning Signs of Civil War Already Visible in Britain
51:25 - The Blade Runners in England
1:01:03 - How War and Energy Shocks Could Make it Worse
1:04:15 - Is There Any Off-Ramp Left?
1:11:40 - How Close is Civil War in Europe, and Where First?

#CivilWar #DavidBetz #Europe #Britain #massmigration #Geopolitics #Multiculturalism #WesternCollapse #CultureWar #civilconflict #nationalism

Marc Faber explains why money printing does not always lift asset prices as many investors expect. In this clip, he breaks down how stocks and real estate can still fall hard even when central banks flood the system with liquidity, especially when the currency itself is losing real purchasing power.

Faber points to a critical distinction: a currency may appear stable against the euro or yen, yet still be falling sharply against gold. That matters because gold remains the ultimate store of value and what many still view as real money. He also highlights the brutal reality inside parts of the property market, where some commercial real estate assets have already fallen by as much as 80 percent.

This is a sharp reminder that nominal prices can be misleading, and that in times of monetary distortion, preserving wealth is not the same as simply owning financial assets.

Watch the full interview for more of Marc Faber’s views on currencies, gold, real estate, and the global macro outlook here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6XE-WkbP88&t=


#gold #realestate #commercialrealestate #moneyprinting #inflation #currencycrisis #usdollar #macro #investing #wealthprotection #centralbanks #stocks #goldprice #financialcrisis



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Canada has a generational opportunity staring it in the face. As Europe and Asia scramble for secure oil amid the Iran crisis, this is the moment for Canada to decide whether it is a serious country or not. Mark Carney signed an MoU with Alberta that laid the groundwork for a new pipeline to the West Coast. Now it is time to prove it.

If Canada cannot move when the world actually needs our oil, what does that say about our future as an energy power, an ally, and an economy?

#canada #oil #markcarney #pipeline #energycrisis #irancrisis #oilmarkets #alberta #geopolitics #energysecurity #oilandgas

America’s auto loan market is flashing serious warning signs. Auto delinquencies have surged to their highest levels in more than 30 years, with subprime borrowers nearing a 7% delinquency rate. Repossessions have also jumped sharply, with 1.73 million vehicles repossessed in 2024, the highest level since 2009, as rising monthly payments, high rates, and still elevated vehicle prices continue to crush household budgets.

The pressure is building from every direction. Edmunds says 20% of financed new vehicle purchases in Q1 2026 came with payments above $1,000 a month. Add in expensive used cars, stretched loan terms, and tighter consumer finances, and it is easy to see why more borrowers are falling behind. On top of that, new research from the New York Fed found delinquency rates rose faster in states where online sports betting became legal, adding another layer of stress to already fragile consumers.

This is more than a car market story. It is a signal that the consumer is under real pressure and that parts of the economy are running on borrowed time.


#autoloans #subprime #repossessions #consumerdebt #usedcars #interestrates #sportsbetting #economiccrisis #carmarket #macroeconomics


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Marc Faber explains why he believes the US dollar is doomed as a store of value, even if paper money still works for buying goods and as a unit of account.

In this clip, he makes a distinction many investors overlook: fiat currency can remain useful in everyday life while steadily losing purchasing power. By official CPI data, consumer prices rose from roughly 53 in 1975 to 326.8 in February 2026, showing how much purchasing power the dollar has lost over the past 50 years.

In other words, according to official inflation data, prices today are more than 6 times higher than they were in 1975, meaning the US dollar buys far less than it did 50 years ago.

That is the heart of Faber’s warning. The dollar may still price assets and pay wages, but that does not mean it protects wealth. For investors focused on gold, hard assets, and preserving purchasing power, this is a conversation worth hearing.



Watch the full interview for more of Marc Faber’s outlook on inflation, fiat currency, and real wealth preservation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6XE-WkbP88




#usdollar #inflation #purchasingpower #gold #fiatcurrency #currencydebasement #macro #investing #wealthpreservation


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Stephen Hanke points back to the Yom Kippur War and the oil shock of the 1970s to explain a lesson many investors still misunderstand today: oil alone does not create inflation. In this clip, Hanke breaks down how prices can spike dramatically from one year to the next, but argues that true inflation comes from one place above all else, an expanding money supply.

That is what happened in the 1970s, and Hanke believes it is the same mistake many are making now. Rising oil prices can drive pain, fear, and short-term price shocks, but without monetary expansion, they do not become a lasting inflationary force across the entire economy.

If you want to understand the difference between a commodity shock and real inflation, this is a must-watch clip.



#inflation #oilcrisis #moneysupply #macro #economics #federalreserve #yomkippurwar #markets #investing

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Gold bugs love to say physical gold is insurance. Fair enough. But when does insurance become obsession?
Are some gold investors actually investing?
Or are they just stacking forever with no exit plan?

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#gold #goldbugs #investing #preciousmetals #rickrule #jimrogers #silver #inflation #wealth #money #finance #hardassets