Category Archive: 5.) Charles Hugh Smith

What the Fed Hasn’t Fixed (and Actually Made Worse)

The Fed has not only failed to fix what's broken in the U.S. economy--it has actively mad those problems worse. The Federal Reserve claims its monetary interventions saved America from economic ruin in 2009, and have bolstered growth ever since. Don't hurt yourself patting your own backs, Fed governors past and present: it's bad enough that the Fed can't fix the economy's real problems--its policies actively make them worse.

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It’s Time to Abolish the DEA and America’s “War on Drugs” Gulag

It's difficult to pick the most destructive of America's many senseless, futile and tragically needless wars, but the "War on Drugs" is near the top of the list.Prohibition of mind-altering substances has not just failed--it has failed spectacularly, and generated extremely destructive and counterproductive consequences.

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The Odds of a Global Food Crisis Are Rising

Given the current abundance of food globally, confidence in permanent food surpluses and low grain prices is high. Few worry that the present abundance of food could be temporary. But the global food supply is more fragile than we might think, despite historically low grain/agricultural commodity prices.

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Why Wages Have Stagnated–and Will Continue to Stagnate

Mainstream economists are mystified why wages/salaries are still stagnant after 7+ years of growth / "recovery." The conventional view is that wages should be rising as the labor market tightens (i.e. the unemployment rate is low) and demand for workers increases in an expanding economy.

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Charles Hugh Smith – A Radically Beneficial World

SpokenTome.media Audiobooks presents Charles Hugh Smith in conversation with Mark Jeftovic. Charles discusses his book “A Radically Beneficial World”, the monetary system, and creating meaningful work for all.

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[5/20/16] – 61. The War on Cash with Charles Hugh Smith

The show notes page for this episode can be found at: http://www.wakeupcallpodcast.com/war-on-cash Charles Hugh Smith, proprietor of oftwominds.com and author of “Why Our Status Quo Failed and Is Beyond Reform,” joins Adam Camac and Daniel Laguros to discuss the war on cash, negative interest rates, bail-ins, and other forms of financial repression.

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Charles Hugh Smith on An Economy of One

Charles Hugh Smith joins Doug Miller on An Economy of One to discuss ways to develop skills that will make you more employable in today’s challenging economy. The article: http://www.oftwominds.com/blogmar16/min-wage-purgatory3-16.html You can find Charles’ blog at www.oftwominds.com His books: http://www.oftwominds.com/CHS-books.html

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MACRO ANALYTICS – 04 01 16 – Our “Lawnmower Economy” w/Charles Hugh Smith

ABSTRACT: http://www.gordontlong.com/Macro_Analytics.htm#04-08-16

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Charles -Hugh- Smith – Nearly- Free- University

http://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html Like #Berniesanders, economist, author, and financial blogger Charles Hugh Smith believes college should be free (or nearly free.) The way to do this, he says, is not by taxing others, but by re-thinking traditional educational delivery methods (ex: expensive buildings, classrooms, professors, etc.) and taking advantage of modern technology. Higher education as currently delivered, …

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MARO ANALYTICS – 02 16 16 – US$ & THE GLOBAL “PEG PAIN TRADE” w/Charles Hugh Smith

See Macro Analytics Home Page for a full abstract of this video LINK: http://www.gordontlong.com/Macro_Analytics.htm

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MACRO ANALYTICS – 01 08 16 – REVIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM – w/Charles Hugh Smith



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Charles Hugh Smith: Radical Changes in Jobs Market Now & in Future

Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St had on returning guest, author and popular economic blogger, Charles Hugh Smith http://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html. Charles came on to discuss his new book, A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All: The Future Belongs to Work That Is Meaningful which can be purchased on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0178MQI1M/. …

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MARO ANALYTICS – 12 04 15 THE PARTICIPATION RATE MYSTERY – SOLVED! -w/ Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith and Gordon T Long discuss the puzzle of the falling US Civilian Labor Participation Rate in which all the pundits express concern but few agree on what the root cause is. RELENTLESS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT – Gaining The Right Perspective Together they show that it is instructive to start with the larger picture …

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Charles Hugh Smith: Fixing The Way We Work

Full Description and Comments at: http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/95323/charles-hugh-smith-fixing-way-we-work Charles Hugh Smith returns to the podcast this week to discuss the theme of his new book A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All. Automation and artificial intelligence are changing the landscape of work. Tens of millions of jobs are on track to be eliminated …

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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE FED – 11 13 15 – FRA w/Charles Hugh Smith & Rick Ackerman



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GSR interviews CHARLES HUGH SMITH – Oct 30, 2015 Nugget

GoldSeek Radio’s Chris Waltzek talks to Charles Hugh Smith from Of Two Minds http://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html http://www.goldseek.com/ http://radio.goldseek.com/

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Charles Hugh Smith: The US Healthcare Debacle

Charles Hugh Smith and Jeff Deist discuss the absurdly anti-market healthcare system in the US, which has been captured both by regulators and insurance lobbyists. Why do US consumers tolerate not knowing what drugs and procedures really cost? What will it take to allow market pricing in medicine? Will the best and brightest continue to …

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REP STEVE STOCKMAN & CHARLES HUGH SMITH (TRUNEWS RADIO 080315)

WWW.TRUNEWS.COM SPECIAL GUESTS: REP STEVE STOCKMAN & CHARLES HUGH SMITH Former . WWW.TRUNEWS.COM SPECIAL GUESTS: REP STEVE STOCKMAN & CHARLES HUGH SMITH Former . REP STEVE STOCKMAN & CHARLES HUGH . TRUNEWS – The Endtimes Newscast – Join citizen/reporter Rick Wiles as he shares the latest news commentary and speaks with profound guests, all geared …

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RTD Ep:20 “Currency Created Out Of Thin Air” – Charles Hugh Smith (Why Things Are Falling Apart)

Thanks for watching RTD Interviews. Leave a comment and share. Charles Hugh Smith, creator of the blog oftwominds.com, sits down to discuss his book “Why Things Are Falling Apart” and the economy. Visit the RTD Bookstore to support Charles Hugh Smith as well as the RTD channel► http://rethinkingthedollar.com/bookstore In our discussion we cover the following …

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Charles Hugh Smith Financial Crash Definitely by 2016

Originally Published on Jul 12, 2015 Plenty of people think there could be another financial calamity as early as fall of 2015. What is financial writer Charles Hugh Smith’s timeline? Smith predicts, “I see the motivation and the trend unfolding along those lines. They may be able to save it for another quarter, or maybe …

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