Doug Casey's Take
305 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsBest-selling author, world-renowned speculator, and libertarian philosopher Doug Casey has garnered a well-earned reputation for his controversial insights into politics, economics, and investment markets.
Doug literally wrote the book on profiting from periods of economic turmoil. *Crisis Investing* spent weeks as #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and became the best-selling financial book of 1980.
He has been a featured guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including David Letterman, Merv Griffin, Charlie Rose, Phil Donahue, Regis Philbin, Maury Povich, NBC News, and CNN; has been the topic of numerous features in periodicals such as Time, Forbes, People, and the Washington Post; and is a regular keynote speaker.
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Q and A With Doug Casey 4,225 views•Dec 21, 2020
January 03, 2021 14:12 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBIn episode 52 Doug Casey talked about the lack of moral clarity in society today. Today we consider the root cause - money. What is money? How does one acquire money? We'd love to hear your feedback... good, bad, and ugly so tell us what you think in the comments. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
How To Destroy Money and Corrupt Society
December 22, 2020 10:53 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBIn episode #52 Doug Casey talked about the lack of moral clarity in society today. Today we consider the root cause - money. What is money? How does one acquire money? We'd love to hear your feedback... good, bad, and ugly so tell us what you think in the comments. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The NEW Housing Crisis and the largest transfer of wealth in history.
December 22, 2020 10:43 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBJoin our email list and get access to Doug's favorite gold stock speculations: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... IN TODAY'S EPISODE: Are we witnessing the largest consolidation of wealth in human history? Small businesses are being wiped out and it looks like the small landlords might be next. Millions of Americans are behind on rents and mortgage payments. In today's episode we discuss how this crisis might unfold. Articles discussed today: From the NYT: Opinion | What’s Be...
Why Nobody Believes in Anything
December 22, 2020 10:33 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode. Doug Casey tackles the meaning of life... or more specifically, the fact that people have lost their moral clarity, lost faith in themselves, and are desperate for a sense of meaning. How can they find it? Is the loss of meaning in our society intentional? Yuri Bezmenov interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQPsK... Join the email list to receive Doug Casey's essay on the Roman Empire: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Get Doug's latest book: Assassin ht...
Q&A from Uruguay
December 22, 2020 10:27 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBDoug answers your questions from his home in Uruguay. How's Doug preparing? Get our free report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Why China might beat America
December 12, 2020 17:51 - 26 minutes - 25.1 MBIn our 50th episode, Doug shares his thoughts on China's penetration of US elites (links to news reports below). Has China already outflanked the US? - what is it about Chinese culture that helps them be the rising power? - what is it about American culture that makes us the declining power? - what are the common traits of rising powers? - common traits of declining powers? Three recent examples of Chinese penetration of elite US circles - 1. The revelations from the hunter Bid...
Stakeholder Capitalism vs. Win-Win
December 12, 2020 17:48 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn today's episode, Doug discusses two new books. One is Conscious Leadership by Whole Foods Founder John Mackey. The other is A Modest Theory of Civilization by Bill Bonner. Both authors are Friends of Doug. A Modest Theory of Civilization: https://www.amazon.com/Modest-Theory-... Conscious Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Lead...
Democracy Debunked
December 12, 2020 17:46 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWe're conditioned to think that democracy is a prerequisite for individual freedom. In today's episode, Doug tackles another third rail issue - democracy. Doug argues, "Who needs democracy if you have freedom?" Sign up for our free Special Report Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Friday AMA: Gold, Bitcoin, Soros, Capital Controls & much more
December 12, 2020 17:45 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIt's Friday! Today, we answer your questions. If you have a question for a future Friday AMA, please leave it in the comments below. In the meantime, get a copy of Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Fedcoin will replace USD - The case for Bitcoin
December 12, 2020 17:43 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn today's episode Doug explains what Fedcoin is and how it'll be rolled out as a replacement for the US Dollar. Plus, he shares three ways you can protect yourself including buying Bitcoin (which he bought more of today). Get our free report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The Great Reset
December 12, 2020 17:41 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MB"The Great Reset" is an idea promoted by the World Economic Forum to "remake the world" and "reimagine capitalism". According to Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, "... the post-pandemic era will usher in a period of massive wealth redistribution, from the rich to the poor and from capital to labour. Second, Covid19 is likely to sound the death knewll of neoliberalism, a corpus of ideas and policies that can loosely be defined as favouring competition over solidarity,...
How Doug Knew Biden Would Cheat
December 01, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWeeks before the election, Doug Casey told us that Biden would win for six specific reasons. Reason #6 was "The Democrats will cheat". How did he know and what happens next? According to a recent poll, 43% of Americans now believe Biden did, in fact, cheat. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The Orwellian Corruption of Language
December 01, 2020 18:58 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIf George Orwell could see us now... Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The END of TRAVEL
December 01, 2020 18:56 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDoug Casey is known as the International Man. He's visited over 150 countries, many of them multiple times. And, according to Doug, Travel is dead... unless you're very rich. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Friday AMA: Ayahuasca, Most Exotic Country, Buying Property...
December 01, 2020 18:54 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn today's episode, we answer viewer questions. If you have questions for Doug, please leave them in the comments section and we'll get to as many as we can next Friday! Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The Business Cycle - How the State Corrupts The Economy
December 01, 2020 18:51 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn Today's episode, Doug gives us a short economics lesson on the business cycle. As you'll see, understanding the business cycle is critical to recognizing all the distortions and dysfunctions in our economy. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Inflation OR Deflation? How to Prepare...
December 01, 2020 18:50 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBIn today's episode, we tackle an esoteric topic but one that has the most real world impact on your life today than just about anything else - inflation vs. deflation. Doug lays out the differences, what causes them and what is likely to happen as the Greater Depression kicks into high gear. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-C...
Is Anywhere Safe From the Coming Storm?
December 01, 2020 18:48 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBBetween the Greater Depression and lock-down restrictions, many places will become more and more inhospitable. In today's episode, Doug Casey goes country by country and explains where he thinks one might best ride out the storm. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
The Coming Stock Market Disaster
December 01, 2020 18:46 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIn today's episode Doug talks about the risks to the broader stock market and where he's putting his money today. - Doug's prediction for the stock market - Robinhood and the rise of day trading - Investor, trader, speculator, or gambler? Which are you? Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Doug's Mentors, Skills to Acquire, Best Books, & Much more...
December 01, 2020 18:43 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBToday Doug tackles your questions including: - What are Doug's top 5 must-read books? - Why Solipsism? - Doug's early mentors and how mentor relationships actually work - The single most important skill young people need to acquire - Who is Doug's favorite economist & why? - Where and how Doug plans to ride out the storm Links: A real economist worthy of your attention: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB8... Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... ...
4 New Predictions About the 2020's
December 01, 2020 18:39 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBDoug's been making predictions for decades. In this episode, we look at some of the predictions made in his Best Selling book, Crisis Investing. Where was he right and where was he wrong? We discuss what Doug has learned about making predictions over the last 40 years and Doug reveals 4 new predictions for the 2020's. Get Our Free Special Report: Doug Casey’s 4 Predictions For the Next Decade, What to Do, and How to Invest https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books:...
When to Hold ‘em... When to Fold ‘em
December 01, 2020 18:27 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBYou gotta know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away Know when to run How do you apply this to a political process, to lovers, to businesses, and investments? Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
AMA: Ballot Shenanigans, Cars, Silver, and The Purpose of Life
November 07, 2020 12:25 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIn this episode, Doug Answers your questions about the reflation trade, election fraud, what kind of car he drives, Guy Fawkes Day, Scrooge McDuck, and so much more. Links: Scrooge McDuck: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Times...
Did Trump Lose?
November 07, 2020 12:22 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this episode, Doug discusses election results and what it means for the future. He also talks about his experience driving through America's heartland last week. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
California's Rules For Thanksgiving
November 07, 2020 12:20 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode, Doug shares California's dystopian rules for Thanksgiving 2020. They're unbelievable but totally real. CA Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/...
You Will Own NOTHING
November 07, 2020 12:18 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBDoug and Matt Discuss a video published by the World Economic Forum where they outline 8 specific ways our world will be different in 2030. Among their predictions: "You will own nothing. And you will be happy." The video looks dystopian to us. What do you think? https://twitter.com/wef/status/799632...
12 Endangered Traits of Western Civilization
November 07, 2020 12:13 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBDoug outlines the 12 traits unique to Western Civilization and explains why these traits, and western civilization itself, are under attack. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B...
Presidential Debate #2: Is Civil War Unavoidable?
November 07, 2020 12:11 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBDoug shares his unique observations of the 2nd and final Presidential debate between Trump and Biden. Plus: - Americans choose chocolate over silver - Three Journalists Doug respects - Why Doug thinks a Civil war is inevitable no matter who wins. - Doug & Matt offer their predictions for who will win the election - Doug’s famous appearance on the Donahue show- https://youtu.be/uAk6_74m_kI Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: ht...
Paradise or Dystopia? What kind of future will Tech bring us?
November 04, 2020 19:48 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode, Doug Casey talks about technology and how it will shape our future. - Looking into the future 10, 50, and even 1,000 years. - What the government should do about censorship by Facebook and Twitter. - Will there be a jubilee? - How robotics and AI will impact inflation/deflation - Doug's view on the media Links from this episode: - The Last and First Man (amazon) https://www.amazon.com/First-Dover-Bo... - Doug Casey on Anarchism: https://youtu.be/3GkK0maMrtM...
What to do When The Situation is Hopeless
November 04, 2020 19:46 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBDoug Casey says the good news is, "The situation is hopeless but NOT serious". In Today's episode, he applies his life philosophy to the "hopeless" situation we find ourselves in. It turns out there is much that we can do, but it's probably not what you think. We'd love to hear your feedback... good, bad, and ugly so tell us what you think in the comments. Books discussed in this episode: The Last Question by Issac Asimov (pdf link) https://templatetraining.princeton.ed... The Way ...
End of Dollar Hegemony
November 04, 2020 19:44 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode, Doug Casey responds to the accelerating demise of the Dollar as the global reserve currency. Central Banks around the world are working to roll out their own Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Government debt is exploding higher as they attempt to offset the economic damage caused by C19 hysteria. Meanwhile the IMF just announced an effort to create a new Brenton Woods agreement. What this means for Banks, Gold, Bitcoin, and... the fabric of society Real Vision ...
Biden and the Nature of Corruption
November 04, 2020 19:41 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, Doug Casey discusses the recently exposed corruption of the Biden family. Doug shares his thoughts on the nature of corruption and how corruption differs in the developing world as compared to advanced western nations like the United States. Referenced in this video: ep. #2: 6 reasons why Trump will likely lose the election: https://youtu.be/rNbM1Efp0n8 Doug's new book, Assassin: https://www.amazon.com/Assassin-Book-...
Doug Answers Viewer Questions
November 04, 2020 19:35 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBIn today's episode, Doug answers your questions. Including: Who is the most interesting person Doug's ever met? 0:22 - 6:30 What does Doug think about Australian mining stocks? 6:46 - 8:29 A perceptive viewer asks, "Doug play the Celtic Harp?" 8:29 - 10:36 Doug's sport of choice 10:37 - 14:36 Firearm ownership rules in Uruguay 10:37 - 14:36 How he'd seek his fortune if he were in his 20's today Questions about Doug's new book, Assassin 36:07 - 36:57 27:48 - 28:08 Plus, The time...
How to "Take Over" a Third World Country
November 04, 2020 19:31 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBCan you turn a backwater country into the richest per capita in the world and make its citizens wealthy in the process? In today’s episode, Doug lays out his plan and shares some of his adventures pitching the plan to heads of state around the world. Doug and the President of Palau: https://youtu.be/icvngZ02W2Q Assassin: Book 3 of the High Ground Novels https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947449095/... Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: ht...
Education, Teachers Unions, and Homeschooling
November 04, 2020 19:27 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this video Doug talks about the education system, teachers unions, and homeschooling. Education has been corrupted by leftist ideas and a lack of actual education. "Assassin", Doug's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Assassin-Book-... Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas...
BLM and Law Enforcement
November 04, 2020 19:25 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode, Doug touches the “third rail” once again by discussing the taboo topics rattling our society today. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B..
Gold Stocks
November 04, 2020 19:21 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this video, Doug talks about gold stocks and gives his view on why this may be the most important time to own them. Doug reacts to the names of stocks in Matt's personal portfolio.
What Happens After the Election
November 04, 2020 19:18 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBDoug Casey thinks there is a color revolution happening in America today. Whenever a really radical group takes over they try to cement themselves in power and it only takes a small number of people working as a cadre to do it. In this episode, Doug Casey explains what a color revolution is and what's likely to happen in America post-election. To read Doug's recent article on the topic: https://internationalman.com/articles... Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/do...
Doug Buys Bitcoin
November 04, 2020 19:08 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBIs Bitcoin money? Aristotle developed a 5 point test to determine if something qualified as money in the 4th-century bc. In this episode, Doug Casey explains why Bitcoin passes Aristotle's test and shares when he bought and sold (some) BTC. Plus... The time in 2013 Doug was given a physical bitcoin Why he passed on the opportunity to buy Monero for $.50 The time he spent with John McAfee Doug's unusual hobby What could kill Bitcoin Whether or not he'd buy today at $10,700 Join the fr...
Doug is an Anarchist?
November 04, 2020 19:05 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWhen people think of an anarchist they think of a black-clad, bomb-thrower advocating chaos. But, in this episode, Doug Casey explains how the word anarchist has been corrupted like so much of the language. In fact, an anarchist has a lot more in common with a Taoist than a black-block member of Antifa. Also in this episode: European anarchism vs. American anarchism Personal responsibility and why people like offloading responsibility to the state. The false choice of left vs. right ...
Is Doug Working for Russia? Viewer Q&A
November 04, 2020 19:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MB"Is Doug working for Russia?" In this episode, Doug Casey answers viewer questions and responds to news that "The Donald" has Covid. Join the free newsletter: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas... Doug Casey's books: https://www.amazon.com/Doug-Casey/e/B... Matt on Twitter @livingstoic
The Deep State
November 04, 2020 18:55 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB"The Deep State is an extremely powerful network that controls nearly everything around you. You won’t read about it in the news, because it controls the news. Politicians won’t talk about it publicly. That would be like a mobster discussing murder and robbery on the six o’clock news. You could say the Deep State is hidden, but it’s only hidden in plain sight. The Deep State is the source of every negative thing that’s happening right now. To survive the coming rough times, it’s es...
The Presidential Debate
November 04, 2020 18:48 - 36 minutes - 34 MBDoug Casey suffered through the Presidential debate like the rest of us. Today, he shares his thoughts on the debate including his bias, what makes for a good debate, and who came out of the debate on top.
“Hot War” with China?
November 04, 2020 13:24 - 52 minutes - 49 MBPicking up from Episode 11, Doug explains what a hot war with China might look like. -Where the flashpoint between China and US might be -Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict could expand -US commitment to protect Taiwan -Why China is not Communist -The limitations of aircraft carriers and other 70year old technologies. -The problems with symmetrical warfare. How future war will be asymmetrical and how that is deeply costly to the US. How the “5th column” might be part of any future conflict with...
Future War, China, and the 5 Types of Warfare
November 04, 2020 13:21 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBDoug Casey successfully predicted the likelihood of an unconventional attack on the United States just months before the attacks on 9/11 “An attack will soon come from outside American borders, in the form of war. But it won’t be declared war in the conventional sense with ballistic missiles. When the attack comes, it will be delivered through a much cheaper, reliable and unexpected form such as a car bomb, boat or plane.” In this episode, Doug looks to the future of war and, in partic...
Lockdown Hysteria
November 04, 2020 13:19 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBDoug Casey responds to the lockdown hysteria sweeping the globe and why it’s getting worse. We discuss some of the strictest lockdowns in the world, how citizens and government officials are responding to them, and how individuals can conduct themselves ethically. Also… Let’s define “stupid” and why the lockdowns meet that definition. Public health policies seem to trump rights and all other national priorities. What that means for our future Does Doug have a problem with authority...
You should own Gold Now. Here's why and how.
November 04, 2020 13:17 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBDoug Casey has made a fortune investing in gold and gold stocks over the decades, but he believes owning gold today is more important than ever. In this episode: Doug’s personal experience buying gold and gold stocks over the decades. The US debt is unpayable and inflation is the only way out How bonds are a “triple threat” We’re now in the 3rd leg of the gold bull market that started in 2001 Warren Buffet’s investment in gold mining A signal that professional money managers are ...
Your Right to Self Defense
November 04, 2020 13:15 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBDoug Casey responds to the news about the prosecution of individuals trying to defend themselves from attack. Have we lost our right to defend ourselves? Did we ever really have that right? Also… The dramatic shift in both attitudes and laws toward gun ownership In ancient times the difference between a slave and a citizen was that slaves could not be armed. Slaves had no right to defend themselves. What the domestication of pigs has to do with the erosion of personal freedom Why...
The US Will Break Apart - Here’s how
November 04, 2020 13:14 - 45 minutes - 42.6 MBDoug Casey gives his take on why America will break apart and how exactly it might unfold. As always, Doug puts this in the context of history discussing the past nation-state breakups from the violent breakup of Yugoslavia to the peaceful “Velvet Divorce” of Czechoslovakia, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and balkanization. Doug explains what the definition of a civil war is and why the American “Civil War” wasn’t one. How cultural and economic differences led to the war. The diff...
The Supreme Court, RBG, And What Doug Would do if He Were President
November 04, 2020 13:12 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBDoug Casey gives his take on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the political battle to fill her seat and explains what he would do right now if he were President. - The time Doug had dinner with RBG and her “very pleasant” husband - Why the Supreme Court matters - RBG’s Identity Politics “Hobby Horse” -The two ways a judge interprets the constitution… either “it says what it says” or it’s a “living document”. - The three crimes outlined in the constitution - Doug’s take on Roe V. Wade - ...