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“There is nothing sinister,” wrote Judge Billings ‘Learned’ Hand, “in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible.” The year was 1947, and Hand was a high level federal judge for the US Second Circuit Court; he was writing an opinion in a complicated case in which the Internal
On December 10, 1948, in the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations wanted to make a bold statement to counter all the atrocities the world had just witnessed. The previous decade had been almost nonstop genocide and devastation brought on by a Nazi doctrine of intolerance. And so the
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. White Spanish teacher cancels herself, because “White isn’t Right” Speaking online at the “Virtual Women’s and Gender
The past year has been an object lesson in why having a robust Plan B is non-negotiable. And having another place to call home forms a key part of creating one for yourself and your family. Today we highlight one such opportunity – the Montenegro Citizenship By Investment (CBI) Program. But as it
As far as second, “paper residencies” go, the Panama Friendly Nations Visa Program is one of the best and easiest options we have seen thus far. But, as we predicted, this deal was too good to last. As of August 19th, the program is changing — and becoming far less affordable. So if
Mikhail Tukhachevsky was only 42 years old when Joseph Stalin promoted him to the highest possible military rank in the Soviet Union. As “Marshall of the Soviet Union”, Tukhachevsky had near supreme authority over all Soviet military forces. And he had been personally tasked by Stalin to modernize the military and prepare for
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Actor John Cena apologizes for calling Taiwan a country While promoting the film Fast and Furious 9
Sovereign Confidential members benefit from our Monthly Letter series, covering a range of mission-critical topics to safeguard your future. Each Monthly Letter contains actionable strategies for gaining more freedom, more opportunity and more prosperity, and mitigating the risks that threaten your financial future. In today’s Knowledge Series mailer, we give you a taste
[Editor’s note: This letter was written by Viktorija, our Sovereign Woman] Last week after my little ‘incident’ when I was almost mugged in downtown Las Vegas, I felt the need to unwind and have a drink. Apparently everyone else had the same idea, because the hotel bar was packed as tightly as a
“No 90-year old ever complained about being too healthy,” my friend Dr. Michael Bilof joked to me over lunch on Saturday. Mike is a vascular and bariatric surgeon, as well as an anti-aging expert. And he’d just given us a really interesting presentation about how to prolong both quantity AND quality of life;
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. “A man cannot get pregnant” is hate speech on Twitter A Spanish politician was suspended from Twitter
[Editor’s note: This letter on personal resilience was written by Viktorija, our Sovereign Woman] I’ve been in plenty of dangerous situations in my life. I’ve been shot at. I’ve been through a rocket attack. And, as a single female, I’ve been stalked more times than I can count.dd Yet even with all those
[Note: This letter on personal resilience was written by our founder, Simon Black.] Fourteen year old Gao Yuan was attending a boarding school in China when the Cultural Revolution broke out in 1966. And that’s when his life changed forever. Even though the communists had won the Chinese Civil War and been in
You’ve almost certainly heard the news that the CDC in the Land of the Free has now decided that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear a mask anymore. The President of the United States subsequently sent out a demeaning ultimatum via Twitter— The rule is now simple: get vaccinated or wear a
We’ve reached a point now where anyone who can’t see inflation is clearly not paying attention. Inflation has now become so ridiculous that, according to the Wall Street Journal, even the price of a USED car is increasing… by a lot. Since January 2020, NEW car prices have increased 9.6%. But USED car
