Monthly Archives: June 2013

Anarchy: Athiesm with Regards to Government, Empire, True Capitalism

The Primary Reason for the Superiority of Anarchy as a System

Dissent is information: Anarchy ensures system resilience
Dissent is information: Anarchy ensures system resilience

Here at The Mint, we have learned to embrace the anarchy in which we live as an ultimate given.  Anarchy is the primary state of being for all humans, whether we recognize it or not.  The sooner one realizes that they live in a state of Anarchy, the better able they will be to operate within it.

We also recognize that centralized control, when exercised without consent, is bad.  Fortunately, anarchic systems have a way of dealing with centralized control by forcing the disbandment of any form of control that is not obtained by assent.  Not by assent of the majority, as democratic thought would have us believe, but assent by each individual.  As such, if one is involuntarily subject to a form of centralized control, there is an easy escape for those who are not physically detained.  The escape hatch is in the mind, as all centralized control mechanisms can be escaped by changing one’s mind about the power it wields over them.

As both anarchy and its antithesis, centralized control, coexist to some extent all around us in various forms of ultimately voluntary capitalist and socialist systems which are constantly interacting with each other,  it is often difficult, if not impossible, to understand why Anarchy is superior to centralized control.

We recently came across a post on Zerohedge.com, Why Centralization Leads to Collapse, which articulates what we believe to be the primary reason the for the superiority of Anarchy:

Dissent is information

The author of the post, in a concise, well written fashion, recognizes that centralized control, which is an natural outgrowth of the desire for efficiency, leads to the rejection and ultimate termination of viewpoints that do not agree with the ideology or methods of the central authority.  Dissent is ignored, hindered, or terminated.

However, is terminating dissent, the centralized authority has removed perhaps the most important means by which a system can transmit information from the margins.

This information is important as well as the activities that dissenters carry out, for the diverse and seemingly contrary activities serve to make the entire system in which people live “anti-fragile.”  This means, for practical purposes, that an anarchic system is better prepared to deal with changes in data and the natural environment because it is constantly dealing with it by default, while a centralized system labors under the delusion that’s contingency plans are adequate to stave off any event that would threaten the supposedly superior system.

The rejection of dissent, then, ensures the collapse of the centralized system, while the toleration of the Anarchic system ensures its resilience.  It may be said that the chief virtue of Anarchy, then, is that it prevents centralized control by definition.

God recognized this and intervened famously on the Tower of Babel to ensure the earth which had rejected Him would remain resilient.  Mankind is dangerously close to constructing any number of similar towers today.

Will we recognize the error in time?

Mint Money Supply Digest

The Mint Money Supply Digest – June 27, 2013

6/27/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…

With the last trading day in June in sight, the US equity markets are staging a comeback from their recent collapse.  Nearly everything is along or the ride except for currency alternatives such as Bitcoin and Gold.

While we think the stock markets will continue to post nominal highs, it is painfully apparent that the action over the past few days is smells more of window dressing than any serious near term move higher.  After all, most working Americans are due a statement of their retirement account on June 30, and their asset managers want to make sure they have a number appear that will ensure their employment for another quarter.

In the real world, where window dressing in not an issue, there is a serious problem occurring.  On one hand, there is an unprecedented amount of liquid funds available for deployment.  On the other, there is a world on edge, reluctant to take the bait.

If history is any guide, the recent rise in interest rates will kick start the exchange of money (for we are loathe to call it economic activity) and the central bankers of the world will have all the velocity they can handle to go along with their unprecedented creation of currency.

It will be quite a ride, and when it is finished, we will either have a large increase in overall price levels and a severely disjointed and dysfunctional economy, or we will have a full scale currency collapse and a severely disjointed and dysfunctional economy.

Either way, dollar holders lose.

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

Key Indicators for June 27, 2013

Copper Price per Lb: $3.02
Oil Price per Barrel:  $96.82
Corn Price per Bushel:  $6.67
10 Yr US Treasury Bond:  2.48%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US:  $102.59
FED Target Rate:  0.09%  ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce:  $1,201
MINT Perceived Target Rate*:  0.25%
Unemployment Rate:  7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI):  0.1%
Dow Jones Industrial Average:  15,024
M1 Monetary Base:  $2,452,200,000,000
M2 Monetary Base:  $10,628,800,000,000

Mint Money Supply Digest, Silver

The Mint Money Supply Digest – June 24, 2013

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6/24/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…

And then there were two.

The liquidity drain initiated by the People’s Bank of China has caused a fire sale on financial assets across the globe as Chinese banks scramble to make various margin calls in the face of double-digit overnight rates.  Lee Adler, over at the Wall Street Examiner, offers some insight into the big squeeze currently underway:

US and Japan Pump It, Chinese Dam It and Suck, And Europe Sullenly Suffers Shrinkage

For the uninitiated, we beg of you to take a step back and to leave, just for a moment, any thought of “efficient market” hypotheses and market fundamentals behind and see the financial world for what it is:  A bunch of corporations with large credit card bills to pay and margin calls to meet.

Like anyone who has a large credit card bill to pay or margin call to meet, the ability to meet the obligation is more often than not determined by the willingness of other large corporations in similar situations to lend them money.  If they can, great, the credit rolls over.  If not, assets must be liquidated so that the debt can be paid.

The flaw in efficient market theory, with regards to financial markets, is that it implies stability when, in fact, most debtors, especially big ones, only liquidate assets as a final option.  As such, this type of liquidation often occurs suddenly and with little warning, hence the feeling of panic and cascading financial markets.

At their core, equity markets represent decisions at the margin. They often reflect this type of liquidation in an exaggerated manner.  In an odd way, this sort of whiplash seems to be the only way to spur Central bankers into action.

The actions of the PBoC suggest that they have had enough of the easy money policy that has dominated Central Bank actions for the past five years.  They have pulled the plug.  Does it have anything to do with Mr. Snowden?  Who knows, but it is what it is.

As it stands now, the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan now stand alone on the mountain of insane monetary policy, watching the smoke plumes rise.

Anyone who has perused The Mint no doubt has noticed that we keep a relatively small collection of coins online.  This serves a dual purpose.  First, it allows us to quickly grab marketing copy should we have a particular coin in stock.  Second, it allows us to savor the coin as we attempt to put its dual faces into words.  Normally, this can be a tedious and relatively dull process.

1 OZ .999 Fine Silver First Anniversary Mount St. Helens Harry Truman Commemorative Round – 1981
1 OZ .999 Fine Silver First Anniversary Mount St. Helens Harry Truman Commemorative Round – 1981

Today was different, as we came across a relatively rare 1 OZ .999 Fine Silver First Anniversary Mount St. Helens Harry Truman Commemorative Round, minted in 1981.  For those who are unfamiliar with Harry R. Truman, we offer our marketing copy as a brief descriptor:

On one side of this coin is a bust of Harry R. Truman, the caretaker of the Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake who stubbornly refused to leave his home even as the historic eruption was imminent. Truman was 84 when the Mount St. Helens erupted and is presumed to have died along with his 16 cats and 56 others that fateful day on May 18th, 1980. Truman’s bust is surrounded by the inscriptions “Courage,” “Spirit,” “Determination” above and his name, “Harry R. Truman” and the years he was born and died, “1896 – 1980″ below. The letters “KU” appear to the right, their meaning is unknown.

On the other side of this reeded coin is a depiction of Mount St. Helens erupting flanked by the inscriptions “One Troy Ounce” and “.999 Fine Silver,” to indicate its weight and silver content. The top of the coin, just above the smoke plume, is adorned with the inscription “First Anniversary.” Below the mountain are inscribed “1980 – 1981,” and the words “Mount St. Helens.” These beautiful coins are a great way to inspire your friends, loved ones, and co-workers by recalling the finer qualities of a man who became a hero for sticking by his desire to ride out a violent act of nature, come what may.

Mr. Truman, may he rest in peace, in many ways represents the Fed and BoJ today.  The other Central Bankers of the world have stepped cautiously back, away from the dreadful inflation for which the eruption of Mount St. Helens will serve as a handy metaphor of today.

1 OZ .999 Fine Silver First Anniversary Mount St. Helens Harry Truman Commemorative Round – 1981
1 OZ .999 Fine Silver First Anniversary Mount St. Helens Harry Truman Commemorative Round – 1981

Not Mr. Bernanke and his Japanese counterparts.  Both the US Dollar and Yen have been on the mountain longer than many of their counterparts, and their current caretakers are convinced that the bubbling inflation that their policies are stoking will simply blow over as they has in the past.

Are they right?  Or is it time to move away a safe distance from the mountain?

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

Key Indicators for June 24, 2013

Copper Price per Lb: $3.03
Oil Price per Barrel:  $94.85
Corn Price per Bushel:  $6.53
10 Yr US Treasury Bond:  2.55%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US:  $122.89
FED Target Rate:  0.10%  ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce:  $1,283
MINT Perceived Target Rate*:  0.25%
Unemployment Rate:  7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI):  0.1%
Dow Jones Industrial Average:  14,660
M1 Monetary Base:  $2,432,200,000,000
M2 Monetary Base:  $10,621,100,000,000

Jesus, Movies

Embarrassing Gospels – An Agnostic Moment – Episode 3

Today we return with Episode 3 of Craig Birchfield‘s thought provoking series, An Agnostic Moment. In this episode, Birchfield explores the Gospels.  Specifically, he explores the seeming contradiction contained in the first four books that form the basis of Christianity.

The contradiction is this; the Gospels, taken at face value, come across as an exercise in self-effacement by the church’s founders.  Rather than a religious how to or self-help book, the Gospels portray a most unflattering picture of Jesus’s disciples.

It is hardly the type of propaganda that one would produce were they to set out to start a religious movement.  The only plausible reason that the leaders of a religious movement would allow such an unflattering depiction of themselves to propagate is that perhaps they were not interested in starting a religious movement at all, but rather testifying with brutal accuracy to what they had seen and heard as they walked with the Messiah.

Enjoy!

Climate Change, ebooks, Economics, Monetary Theory

An Intro to Why What We use as Money Matters – The Calling

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6/21/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…

A quick peek at the financial markets over the last two days may lead one to think the world is ending.  From what we can tell, investors are attempting to front run what they perceive to be an earlier than anticipated FED exit from its unprecedented support of the Bond market to let it fend for itself.

Lest us be clear, the Federal Reserve will not exit when anyone expects it.  The mere prospect of it, which began to transmit itself through the markets on Wednesday, caused Treasuries to collapse towards normal and overnight lending in China to seize up while leaving equities and commodities as collateral damage.  M1 even managed to collapse again to $2.4 trillion.  These are hardly long-term (or short-term, for that matter) Fed goals.

If Fed history is any guide, it shows that the Fed knows absolutely nothing.  For example, can you predict what GDP or unemployment will be in one, two, or three years?  Neither can the Federal Reserve governors, who are tasked with controlling such matters.  The only difference between the man on the street and a Federal Reserve governor with regard to such matters is that the wild guess of the man on the street is more likely to be accurate than that of the Fed governor, but that is a tale better wound by those more qualified to explain such matters, such as Lee Adler at the Wall Street Examiner.

We are gearing up to publish our Treatise on political economy, Why What We use as Money Matters, before we head out on holiday this year.  It is more than a treatise, it is our calling (more below).

The current plan is to copy-edit and self publish this important work unless we are successful in landing an interested publisher in the interim.  It is urgent that mankind examine what is in their wallet, for it is currently an invisible hand steering mankind towards a myriad of disasters that are either unfolding or about to unfold.  These man-made disasters can be undone, if only a few can grasp what we have to share.

Stay tuned for the release and enjoy the brief introduction below!

Introduction:  The Calling

Owen Meany had a calling.  The hero in John Irving’s 1989 New York Times bestseller A Prayer for Owen Meany which was later loosely adapted to the feature-length film Simon Birch, believed himself to be God’s instrument in an unswerving and often shocking manner.  Owen Meany’s calling was as clear to him as it was confusing, for while he could see the end result, he could not foresee nor fully understand the varied circumstances which guided him to his encounter with destiny.

We believe that, like the fictional Owen Meany, every human being that is alive or has ever lived has a calling, something specific that is to be done in this world that only they and they alone can accomplish.  The task may be ignored, but it cannot be delegated.  It may require the collaboration of many to accomplish, but the burden and drive to complete the task rests with one individual.

If the task does not get done, it does not get done, and the world will be all the worse off for it.  On the other hand, if it is accomplished, all the host of heaven will applaud, for every calling that is recognized and pursued is not simply another task to be completed, it is an indispensable stitch in the fabric of what may be if only all of humanity would accept the call to a higher purpose that, far from being reserved for the exceptional, is the birthright of every human.

The following nine volumes are our calling.  Taken individually, they are a winding exploration of philosophy, monetary theory, economics, dual entry accounting, climate change, and eschatology.  Taken together, they are a treatise on political economy of such gravity and importance that, if fully understood by even one person among a million, will bring the activities of mankind into a perfect balance with nature.

Will that person be you?

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

Key Indicators for June 21, 2013

Copper Price per Lb: $3.10
Oil Price per Barrel:  $93.92
Corn Price per Bushel:  $6.68
10 Yr US Treasury Bond:  2.17%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US:  $115.00
FED Target Rate:  0.10%  ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce:  $1,299 THE GOLD RUSH IS ON HOLD FOR THE SUMMER!
MINT Perceived Target Rate*:  0.25%
Unemployment Rate:  7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI):  -0.4%
Dow Jones Industrial Average:  14,799
M1 Monetary Base:  $2,432,200,000,000
M2 Monetary Base:  $10,621,100,000,000

Mint Money Supply Digest

The Mint Money Supply Digest for June 17, 2013

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6/17/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…

Over the past week the M1 money supply has come roaring back from its relative collapse over the prior two weeks.  Today, the measure sits at $2.6 trillion.

For the uninitiated, the M1 and M2 Money supply measures, published on a weekly basis by the Federal Reserve, are defined as the following:

M1 consists of (1) currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and the vaults of depository institutions; (2) traveler’s checks of nonbank issuers; (3) demand deposits at commercial banks (excluding those amounts held by depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions) less cash items in the process of collection and Federal Reserve float; and (4) other checkable deposits (OCDs), consisting of negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) and automatic transfer service (ATS) accounts at depository institutions, credit union share draft accounts, and demand deposits at thrift institutions. Seasonally adjusted M1 is constructed by summing currency, traveler’s checks, demand deposits, and OCDs, each seasonally adjusted separately.

M2 consists of M1 plus (1) savings deposits (including money market deposit accounts); (2) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits in amounts of less than $100,000), less individual retirement account (IRA) and Keogh balances at depository institutions; and (3) balances in retail money market mutual funds, less IRA and Keogh balances at money market mutual funds. Seasonally adjusted M2 is constructed by summing savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits, and retail money funds, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M1.

In layman’s terms, the M1 Money supply is what we refer to as “Money on the street,” or cold hard cash.  It is the part of the money supply that is otherwise unencumbered or loaned out on float.

The M2 Money supply is perhaps best defined as the Money on the street (M1) plus all of the money that customers think is held at banks but is really loaned out.

In the past, the Federal Reserve also published the M3 (Broad) Money supply measure, which was essentially all of the money that customers had, thought they had, and/or thought that they could receive (via the inclusion of money market funds and repo instruments).  It was perhaps the truest measure of the money circulating in an economy  in aggregate.  In addition to base money, demand deposits, and time deposits, M3 included what the largest treasuries were holding in quasi money instruments . The Federal Reserve stopped publishing the measure on  March 23, 2006 as it began to launch into the stratosphere.

While the Broad money supply (M3) may have crossed the line into credit instruments {Editor’s Note:  Here at The Mint we recognize all Central Bank notes as credit instruments by definition}, it was an excellent proxy for inflation, for it gave demonstrated the sum total of how many players were participating in the game of monetary musical chairs that the banks and large treasuries play every evening when they settle up.

The M2/M1 Ratio

Today, we submit for your perusal, a graphic of the M2 Money supply divided by the M1 Money supply (the M2/M1 Ratio) by month for the data sets since January 1, 1959, the first year that the data is easily retrievable, through the first week of June.

Historical Ratio of M2 / M1 Money Supply Measures
Historical Ratio of M2 / M1 Money Supply Measures

For purposes of interpretation, the chart shows the degree to which the M1 Money supply is “leveraged” by commercial banks to create what is reported in the M2 figures.  Bear in mind this ratio is a function of both bank reserve requirements and consumer behavior.  Generally speaking, the M1 and M2 Money supply measures have been increasing over the span of the chart.

The ratio between them, however, has been on a general increase as well, meaning that the M1 measure has been leveraged.  This leverage appears to have peaked around 5.4 during the meltdown of late 2008 and early 2009.  Ever since then, it has been on a steady decline and currently stands at 4, just a shade above the straight average of 3.7 for the entire data set.

At a glance, it would appear that the economy, in terms of the M2/M1 ratio, is returning to a healthy balance.  In practice, this means that the game of musical chairs that occurs at the Fed settlement each night is a bit less stressful for the participants.

Unfortunately, this ratio appears to be historical with little predictive value save that perhaps a ratio of 5/1 being an indication that the monetary base is overextended.

For the moment, with the downward trend in the ratio intact, it appears that the monetary base that the Federal Reserve has gone to great pains to pad via its QE programs, is intact and ready to support an increase in economic activity.  Howver, one must keep in the back of their mind that the money supply itself is fragile, and if confidence in the Fed were to evaporate, all bets are off.

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

Key Indicators for June 17, 2013

Copper Price per Lb: $3.19
Oil Price per Barrel:  $97.78
Corn Price per Bushel:  $6.68
10 Yr US Treasury Bond:  2.17%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US:  $106.99
FED Target Rate:  0.09%  ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce:  $1,385 THE GOLD RUSH IS ON HOLD FOR THE SUMMER!
MINT Perceived Target Rate*:  0.25%
Unemployment Rate:  7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI):  -0.4%
Dow Jones Industrial Average:  15,180
M1 Monetary Base:  $2,634,300,000,000
M2 Monetary Base:  $10,586,200,000,000

Mint Money Supply Digest

The Mint Money Supply Digest for June 11, 2013

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6/11/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints…

Here at The Mint we have been invited to take part in a summer ritual dating back to 1887, one which we have abstained from participating in for one reason or another for twelve years:  Softball.

We began what was a reintroduction to the ritual last night in a double header.  There was much familiar and generally a good time was had by all.  What was unfamiliar was the unexpected mind/body dynamic that took place as we laced up the cleats, grabbed our glove, and pulled our hat down.

As we trotted out to center field, a position chosen entirely at random as time constraints forced our team to tacitly choose positions on the fly, our mind took a trip back some 20 years to our high school baseball days.  Unfortunately, our body, which must deal with reality, did not make the trip.

The Georgia Peach in a 1910 photo Courtesy of the George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)
The Georgia Peach in a 1910 photo Courtesy of the George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)

What followed was a series of misguided exertions and poorly judged balls that passed for softball only by virtue of our dress and physical location.  While we avoided striking out, the results were far from optimal.  With every successive exertion, our already limited range in the position made famous by Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays, became even more limited while the range perceived by our 17 year old mind grew to that exercised by the Georgia Peach himself.

Towards the end, we found ourselves playing just a shade off the infield and found ourselves in a number awkward instances where we were unnecessarily obligating ourselves to replicate Mays’ famous Catch with quite different results.

However, today is another day and brings another double header with it.  How will it turn out?  Fortunately, our body is only beginning to seize up and we should avoid the full physical consequences of last nights folly until at least tomorrow.

The M1 money supply is racing upwards once again after a dramatic drop over the past two weeks.  Equities, Fixed Income, and Gold are beginning to exhale, which means an inordinate amount of dough is set to run through a supermarket near you.

To make matters worse, or better, depending upon your preference for more Quantitative Easing on the part of the FED, the BLS (sans L) Unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6%, virtually ensuring that the program will remain in place.  Despite recent speculation of a taper, QE is the only thing standing between the big banks and insolvency.

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

Key Indicators for June 11, 2013

Copper Price per Lb: $3.19
Oil Price per Barrel:  $95.25
Corn Price per Bushel:  $6.59
10 Yr US Treasury Bond:  2.19%
Mt Gox Bitcoin price in US:  $106.99
FED Target Rate:  0.11%  ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!
Gold Price Per Ounce:  $1,378 THE GOLD RUSH IS ON HOLD FOR THE SUMMER!
MINT Perceived Target Rate*:  0.25%
Unemployment Rate:  7.6%
Inflation Rate (CPI):  -0.4%
Dow Jones Industrial Average:  15,171
M1 Monetary Base:  $2,585,400,000,000
M2 Monetary Base:  $10,489,300,000,000

 

Strategy

U.S. Naval Update Map: June 6, 2013 | Stratfor

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The private intelligence firm Stratfor publishes a weekly report on the positioning of US Naval assets using non-classified, open source information available to the public.  While this week’s report does not appear to contain any surprises, they can provide valuable insight into the movements of the primary means by which the United States projects its military power across the globe.

The complete report and graphic are republished here with permission of Stratfor:

U.S. Naval Update Map: June 6, 2013

U.S. Naval Update Map: June 6, 2013
U.S. Naval Update Map: June 6, 2013 is republished with permission of Stratfor

The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups, based on available open-source information. No classified or operationally sensitive information is included in this weekly update. CSGs and ARGs are the keys to U.S. dominance of the world’s oceans. A CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier, which projects U.S. naval and air power and supports a Carrier Air Wing, or CVW. The CSG includes significant offensive strike capability. An ARG is centered on three amphibious warfare ships, with a Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked. An MEU is built around a heavily reinforced and mobile battalion of Marines.

Carrier Strike Groups

  • The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG with CVW 7 embarked is conducting missions supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR.
  • The USS Nimitz CSG with CVW 11 embarked is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR.
  • The USS Carl Vinson is underway in the Pacific Ocean for routine training.
  • The USS Harry S. Truman CSG with CVW 3 embarked is conducting a sustainment exercise in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Amphibious Ready Groups/Marine Expeditionary Units

  • The USS Kearsarge ARG with the 26th MEU embarked is underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR supporting maritime security operations and conducting theater security cooperation efforts.
  • The USS Wasp is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for routine training.

U.S. Naval Update Map: June 6, 2013 is republished with permission of Stratfor

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Climate Change, ebooks, Monetary Theory, To Build up the Land

To Build up the Land, Thoughts on Mankind’s uneasy intercourse with Nature

To Build up the Land
To Build up the Land

Our latest ebook offering here at The Mint, To Build up the Land, Thoughts on Mankind’s uneasy intercourse with Nature, is now available on Smashwords and Amazon’s Kindle.

It is a thought provoking look at the root cause of climate change and the origins of mankind’s interaction with the land.

From GMOs to CAFOs and back through to the elusive Garden of Eden, To Build up the Land explores how the modern day urban centric worldview has given rise to both the myth of overpopulation as well as the all too real phenomenon of climate change.

However, rather than searching out the usual suspects of increased carbon footprints, fossil fuels, and over development, we masterfully pinpoint the root cause of climate change.  It is a cause that is seldom recognized or addressed, yet it lies at the heart of the myriad of crises which increasingly besiege our planet.

As a special offer to our loyal readers, you can pick up a free copy here at The Mint until June 11th.  Just click here and follow the check out process.

Visit Smashwords.com, Amazon’s Kindle Store, or pick up your very own Mint edition today!

Portland

Push the button fool!

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Mr. T encourages pedestrians to do the right thing at 20th and Burnside in Portland.