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On June 5, 1947, US Secretary of State George Marshall gave the commencement speech at Harvard University.

This was just two years after the end of World War II, and in this speech, he first proposed giving $12 billion (approximately $170 billion in 2024 dollars) in economic assistance to[...]
  • James Hickman
  • March 27, 2024
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“It looks like fly sh*t to me. . .”

I’m on my way back home from Mexico City after an incredible weekend event here with more than 100 of our Total Access members.

First things first, if you’ve never been to Mexico City, I highly recommend it. A lot of people have a misconception that the city is[...]
  • James Hickman
  • March 25, 2024
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Inspired Idiot of the Week: Everyone Who Ruined the Sale of US Steel

On March 2, 1901, a group of prominent American businessmen, including J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and Andrew Carnegie, came together to form the largest business enterprise the world had ever seen.

Through the consolidation of Carnegie Steel Company along with several other steel and iron businesses, they formed US[...]
  • James Hickman
  • March 22, 2024
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Europe Has Precious Few of These “Golden” Opportunities Left

Located in Mediterranean Sea about halfway between Greece and Turkey is the island of Crete... which has attracted human civilization for more than 100,000 years.

Today roughly 600,000 people call the island home. But millions of tourists also visit the popular vacation spot each year. It’s known for it’s[...]
  • James Hickman
  • March 20, 2024
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Boots on the Ground from Russia


[Editor’s Note: Today’s article was written by a colleague who recently traveled to Russia. These are his observations about the current situation on the ground.]





Today in Russia, there is unmistakable tension in the air.





You definitely don’t want to speak out against[...]

  • James Hickman
  • March 18, 2024
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Inspired Idiot of the Week: Aspiring Dictator Justin Trudeau-Castro

On November 5, 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught in the cellars of the Parliament building in London in what became known as the Gunpowder Plot— a conspiracy to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the English throne.

Guy Fawkes was arrested, tortured, and executed.

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  • James Hickman
  • March 15, 2024
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