Some thoughts following up a great conversation with Dr. E Michael Jones on usury, banking, and business. How do we identify where the SYSTEM is oppressing us vs. where we are suppressing ourselves? Adjusting ourselves is always easier than adjusting others, so how do we identify those cases to put our energy into the best… Continue reading Usury and Self-Oppression (Ep.113)
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Economics Requires Morality with Dr E Michael Jones (Ep.112)
Dr. E Michael Jones joins us at IridaTV to discuss his pivotal work on economics, Barren Metal. What is the most fundamental and important aspect of an economy? Who should benefit from and what is the value of labor? How do you extract value from others’ labor without doing any work? Dr Jones answers within!… Continue reading Economics Requires Morality with Dr E Michael Jones (Ep.112)
Banking Without Usury: A Thought Experiment (Ep.111)
In a financial system where we have a banking system that generates money out of nothing, what is the purpose of borrowers paying any interest at all? What is the societal purpose of banks to begin with? If usury is wrong at any level, even at a 1% interest, how could we have a banking… Continue reading Banking Without Usury: A Thought Experiment (Ep.111)
The Gold Standard & Monetary History (Ep.84)
We discuss the history of money and the arguments for and against the gold standard, cross referencing in part sections from Prof. Carroll Quigley’s “Tragedy & Hope” and Dr. E. Michael Jones’s “Barren Metal.” Notes: “Barren Metal” by Dr. E. Michael Jones https://www.fidelitypress.org/book-products/barren-metal “Tragedy & Hope” by Carroll Quigley https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/726546.Tragedy_and_Hope “Debt – The First 5000… Continue reading The Gold Standard & Monetary History (Ep.84)
The Conflict Between Labor & Usury – With Dr. E. Michael Jones (Ep.17)
Dr. E. Michael Jones joins us to discuss his book Barren Metal: A History of Capitalism as the Conflict between Labor and Usury and many related topics involving Alchemy, austerity, banking, and monetary history. Notes: Dr. E. Michael Jones’s website & magazine Culture Wars https://culturewars.com/ Barren Metal: A History of Capitalism as the Conflict between… Continue reading The Conflict Between Labor & Usury – With Dr. E. Michael Jones (Ep.17)