Introduction The 2025 American Monetary Institute Conference, titled Avarice, Power, and the Future of Money, brings together some of the world’s most innovative economists, historians, journalists, legal scholars, and activists. This seven-day online event, held September 19–28, 2025, promises not only to diagnose the deep structural crises in today’s financial and monetary systems but … Continue reading “AMI 2025 Conference: Themes and Overview”
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Ponerology and the Pathology of Leadership:
Assessing Trump and his Movement The rise of Donald Trump and the behavior of his followers should prompt an interest in political ponerology, a framework for understanding how pathological leaders can gain influence, distort moral standards, and polarize societies. From the lens of political ponerology, that is, the study of “evil” in political systems, Donald … Continue reading “Ponerology and the Pathology of Leadership:”
Additions to Bibliography September 2024
Additions to the main Bibliography Monetary Theory and Reform A. Proposed Legislations and Organizational Endorsements Carmack, Patrick S.J., J.D. 1996. “Monetary Reform Act“. The Money Masters. B. Academic Studies on Sovereign Monetary Theory and Reform Bang-Andersen, Jens & Lars Risbjerg & Morten Spange. 2014. “Money, Credit and Banking“. Monetary Review, 3: 65-81. Bichler, Shimshon … Continue reading “Additions to Bibliography September 2024”
Reflections on the World’s Biggest Election
Introduction. India is constitutionally a secular country, but polarizing aspects of its religious culture and ethnic diversity have undermined electoral politics at an alarming speed and in an alarming manner. Dr. Ambedkar, the author of India’s constitution, and Mahatma Gandhi (and even Jiddu Krishnamurti) tried to prevent that development in their own diverse ways. Ambedkar … Continue reading “Reflections on the World’s Biggest Election”
Take Action for Monetary Justice
. Sign AFJM’s Letter to the Federal Reserve! Urgent and fundamental problems require urgent and fundamental solutions. When those in charge are incapable or unwilling to make fundamental changes, then We, the People, must take charge! The Alliance For Just Money exclaims “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” a distress call for our destructive money system, which is structurally incapable … Continue reading “Take Action for Monetary Justice”
The American Monetary Institute: View from a Steward
Focus The focus of the American Monetary Institute was and is on the almost unbridled credit creation facility of commercial banks (and its frequent turning off the tap) as a major cause of the destructive booms & busts in the financial sector and its spilling over into the real economy with disastrous consequences … Continue reading “The American Monetary Institute: View from a Steward”
Additions to Bibliography February 2023
B. Academic Studies on Sovereign Monetary Theory and Reform Armelius, Hanna & Carl Andreas Claussen, David Vestin. 2020. “Money and monetary policy in times of crisis”. Monetary Policy Department and the Payments Department of the Riksbank. Riksbank of Sweden. Economic Commentaries, 4 (11 June 2020): 1-15. Assenmacher, Katrin & Claus Brand. 2018. “The Swiss … Continue reading “Additions to Bibliography February 2023”
Troubles in Scotland of the East
It might not have made it to the international news platforms, but we have had a disturbing series of events happening in Meghalaya. Let me recount. The effects of an inter-state incident last Tuesday early morning at the Assam-Meghalaya border between Assam police and Meghalaya citizens resulting in six dead (one Assam forest official … Continue reading “Troubles in Scotland of the East”
John Titus is not up to Snuff? Or the Need for Epistemic Maturation
For several reasons I feel compelled to write this blog about some of the output of video-blogger John Titus. Titus is a prolific vlogger usually commenting on all kinds of shenanigans in the financial world. In 2012 he produced the feature-length documentary Bailout after which he became a regular commentator. He has been interviewed … Continue reading “John Titus is not up to Snuff? Or the Need for Epistemic Maturation”
Monetary Reform: Simple Spiel
What monetary reform is all about is to promote a bill that has already been drafted in various formulations here in the USA. One in the 1930s and one in 2012. And it concerns a radical change in the current monetary system. In western countries, the proportion of bank money is about 93-97%. If … Continue reading “Monetary Reform: Simple Spiel”