Skip to main content

Peter's Blog

Get the latest headlines, market analysis, and original content from SchiffGold.

Posts Tagged: “governance“

June 27, 2026 Original Analysis

Democracy Was Not Meant For Us

Democracy truly was not meant for us. Democracy was built for people that are so different from us that they would hardly recognize us or the form of government we have built on democratic principles. Democracy was meant to be governance of all by the free. In our society, except for circumstances of age or […]

May 1, 2026 Original Analysis

The Warning of Iran

While in every nation people have a long list of grievances against their own government, it is generally assumed that this is a normal experience accepted by most. The overreaches of central control and the ever-growing layers of bureaucracy seem to be significant, but always manageable. This normalization of poor governance seems to only have […]

November 3, 2025 Original Analysis

The Stability of Swiss Subsidiarity

What if I told you of a land in which people could vote on the state’s ability to tax them? If the state had not given anything worthwhile to the people, they could in principle refuse to be taxed until the state regained their trust. The states and towns are largely free to decide upon […]