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Posts Tagged: “Pilgrims“

November 25, 2022 Friday Gold Wrap

A Thanksgiving Story You Probably Didn’t Learn in School: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 25, 2022

There are a lot of things they didn’t teach you in school. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey tells you a Thanksgiving story you’ve probably never heard before – at least not from your school teacher. He also touches on the Fed minutes that came out this week that seem […]

November 23, 2022 Original Analysis

Socialism Sounds Good on Paper But It Was Deadly for the Pilgrims

When I was a kid, we used to say some things only “sound good on paper.” In other words, they seem like good plans, but there is no way they’re going to work in the real world. That’s socialism in a nutshell. The Pilgrims found this out the hard way during their first couple of […]

November 25, 2021 Original Analysis

The Pilgrims Did Socialism and Died Trying

When I was a kid, we used to say some things only “sound good on paper.” In other words, they seem like good plans, but there is no way they’re going to work in the real world. That’s socialism in a nutshell. The Pilgrims found this out the hard way during their first couple of […]

November 23, 2018 Friday Gold Wrap

How Socialism Nearly Wiped Out the Pilgrims: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.23.18

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

November 24, 2017 Fun on Friday

Fun on Friday: The Definition of Insanity and a Lesson from the Pilgrims

As the saying goes, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein is usually credited with that statement, although there isn’t any proof that he ever said it. Nevertheless, it’s certainly a good working definition of insanity. And by that definition, I have to conclude that socialists […]