Bill Bonner

POITOU, FRANCE – Autumn has finally imposed itself. The yellow and gold leaves drift down… morning fog rises… and the remains of the day grow cold. We now have a fire in the fireplace all day long. A couple of…

POITOU, FRANCE – “Trump did this…” “Trump did that…” The news media can barely keep up with him. Sometimes, the calumnies against the president are idle gossip. Sometimes, they greatly understate the magnitude of the crime. He “disrespects” a dead…

PARIS – Yesterday, we described what we believe is the true source of today’s bubbly markets: fake money from the Deep State’s finance arm, central banks. Today, we connect more dots. Specifically, we explore why the stock market celebrated after…

PARIS – Whoa! Bitcoin is up $1,457 since the start of the month; at writing, one bitcoin sells for $5,670. Look at the Dow. It is on its way to 23,000. And don’t even mention the tech darlings – Facebook,…

PARIS – “Don’t worry. We’re not hysterical like you North Americans.” We had arrived at the security gate at Salta Airport on our trip back from the ranch to Buenos Aires, with an onward ticket to Paris, France. In our…

SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – We spent the night at a hotel in the nearby village of Molinos and then drove back to see the new farm. We hoped that our spirits might have revived after a good night’s sleep… or maybe…

SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – “Uh… was this a good idea?” Elizabeth was looking at what used to be the kitchen. If a real estate agent called it a “ruin,” he could be accused of overselling it. It will take a…

GUALFIN, ARGENTINA – What a marvelous show! We don’t know what’s funnier: watching “The Donald”… or watching the media try to make sense of him. On this occasion, the media is right. Challenging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to an…