Economic Decline

Notes from the edge of civilization: August 17, 2025

Same circus, new clowns; should we really be relying on nonagenarians to support us; dial-up is finally dead; in the end, the cows won. Plus, horsepower…

Aug 17

Mark Jeftovic on the Genius Act, CBDCs, Bitcoin and the tokenized future

Politicians say no CBDCs, but they're quietly building them anyway.

Aug 16

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Notes from the edge of civilization: August 3, 2025

Venmo the empire; programmable pricing = programmable behavior; how many seconds to the Singularity; the coming cognitive caste system.

Aug 3

Notes from the edge of civilization: July 27, 2025

No cure for food deserts; vaccines go flossy; everything is parody now.

Jul 27

The illusion of stability is breaking — and the lies are getting louder

David Haggith of the Daily Doom returns to Collapse Life to unpack the slow-motion economic crisis, the narratives keeping it hidden, and the beast…

Jul 26

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The purge is the point

Reddit doesn’t want you talking about inflation; no one wants you talking about inflation.

Jul 22

Notes from the edge of civilization: July 20, 2025

Cancer surges on small island; a smart city stalls; AI eats its creators; and do dogs like Colbert?

Jul 20

Notes from the edge of civilization: June 22, 2025

Debt and demise. That is all.

Jun 22

Notes from the edge of civilization: June 15, 2025

Excremental progress; Citigroup re-arms; spy vs. pie.

Jun 15

Notes from the edge of civilization: June 8, 2025

SCOTUS scorecard (liberty - 1, free speech - 0); WiFi wins out over wind in your hair; what pizza sales can tell us about the economy and geopolitics.

Jun 8

Notes from the edge of civilization: June 1, 2025 (dark edition)

The Bay is closing. So is Canada as we once knew it; the AI job-pocalypse is nearer than you think; we're ruled by a medicated elite.

Jun 1

On the precipice: Americans are struggling and things may get worse

Peter Grandich never pulls punches. In this week's interview, he's as candid and hopeful as ever, despite the possibility that things may get worse…

May 24

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