On the August 2, 2014 episode of Exposing Faux Capitalism with Jason Erb, I discussed: More analysis of The Gold Standard: Perspectives in the Austrian School (pp. 20-25), with Rothbard’s critique of a basket of currencies, bi-metallic standard and case for a single commodity gold standard.
Tom J. “UsuryFree” Kennedy was on the Power Hour with Joyce Riley on July 8, 2014 in an interview I helped to arrange. He spoke about his experience in founding usury-free community currencies, and why they are an essential component to a sound monetary system (starting 8 minutes in). For more on Tom J. Kennedy, […]
The Manifestation of the Serpent, Rome, 4/27 in the 14th year of 21Trinity SightThis Sunday April 27, 2014 represents the culmination of the devolution of Christ's ecclesia, from the Catholic Church into the Church of Rome.The process commenced according to plan in the latter half of the fifteenth century.Two patron saints of child molestation-facilitation, Pope John XXIII an
Editor's note: I receive all sorts of right wing foolishness by e-mail. This one below, oft-repeated no matter how many times it is shown to be false, is particularly deluded and preys on the fact that many right wingers are uneducated or indeed, semi-literate — being enthusiasts who entertain only those thoughts, ideas and books that agree with their positions — hence they end up in a fantasy land of their own devising. It reminds us of the Right wing Republican Senate candidate who declared that women who are victims of a "legitimate rape" will most likely not become pregnant.
One of the misconceptions bandied about in the alternative media is that Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan claimed in 2007 that the Fed was above the law, as this popular video indicates. Here’s what he actually said: “The Federal Reserve is an independent agency, and that means, basically, that there is no other agency […]
Here is my summary of my December 16, 2013 interview on the Power Hour with Joyce Riley: 9m – Iceland was able to have the reform they did because of a severe shock — 80% drop in their currency in just 4 months, and because of their relatively small population 10m – Challenge with banking […]
Here is a summary I prepared of my interview with Dr. Stan Monteith on Radio Liberty, December 3, 2013. 2m – Canada now more economically free than the United States 3m – most recent to free enterprise in U.S. was for nearly 30 years after the end of the privately owned Second (central) Bank of […]
Here is a summary of my November 17, 2013 interview on Erskine Overnight, on the Genesis Communications Network: 2m – Usury redefined from any amount of interest to an arbitrary amount set by law 3m – Actual U.S. federal debt exceeds world’s annual economic production, and derivatives estimated to be over 1000 trillion dollars 4m […]
The Facebook page for my talk at the 9th annual Usuryfree week event in Toronto on November 16, 2013 from 7 to 9:30 PM EST can be found here.
By John R.P. Russell July • 2013http://holydormition.blogspot.com/2013/07/1-usury-understandings-of-jus… an Afterword by Michael HoffmanThe Church’s constant condemnation of usury, which has its origins in the teaching of Jesus Christ, excellently exemplifies the nature of Catholic social teaching as contrasted with dogmatic teachings. In the interest of social justice, the Church must always respond to social realities.
