Reshaping The World
“If I leave here tomorrow.
Will you still remember me.
For I must be traveler’s on now.
Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see.
But if I stayed here with you, girl.
Things just couldn’t be the same.
‘Cause I’m free as a bird now.
And this bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
Lord, know, I cannot change.”
You all have not heard from me for a while for reasons I espoused in my previous missive. I was all ready to write one about three weeks ago which was to be entitled “The Economy and the Next Election.”
Then the war in Iran began. And all those matters I was going to write about suddenly became less important and immediate.
President Trump is trying to reshape the world to be less dangerous for Americans and more friendly to freedom. I remember growing up when an American passport was a shield. If anyone messed with you, the US military would come to get you. Starting with Jimmy Carter in 1979, an American passport became a target. Go after an American and Obama will send you money. Trump wants to make it a shield again.
Cuba libre. Friendly Venezuela. A middle east without Iran funding terror everywhere. Pakistan keeping Afghanistan in check. Russia and China weaker because of lost allies. Japan and Korea taking up the job of keeping a check on China. Europe responsible again for their own defense.
It’s ambitious. And it may or may not be achieved.
I subscribe to a financial missive from Myrmikan Research. The writer is a guy who talks mainly about the prospects for the price of gold. Since over 15% of my liquid assets are in gold (mainly because gold has gone up so much and I have not sold any) this matters to me.
But his analysis this month was actually the best I have seen of the current geopolitical situation. He is neither left or right. When you are doing financial analysis, it is best to be politically objective to make the best investment decisions. I could restate what he has said and recast it. But better, I think, to just let you read it for yourself.
So, here you go: Myrmikan Research
If you don’t care about his thoughts about gold, skim over that. It does not diminish the main points. As you will see at the end, he is not predicting whether Trump’s very ambitious plans will succeed or fail. Trump is and has always been a risk taker.
But everyone in the free world (which by the way does not include the people who run NYC, California, Oregon, The National Democratic Party, Labour in the UK etc.) should hope he succeeds. If he does not, the world will be a much more dangerous and less prosperous and free place.
The song I chose this week was the anthem of the Gold Medal winning US men’s and women’s hockey teams! It’s not really about the lyrics. It’s about the music and the beat. Arguably, Lynryd Skynyrd was the quintessential American band.
Until next time, I remain respectfully,
Congressman John Campbell
Drive Fast & Live Free