In this Smart Metals Radio interview with Andy Duncan of the Hard Assets Alliance, I discuss the Asian appetite for gold, Indian restrictions on gold, Chinese demand, junior mining stocks, and the differences between India and China.
In this Cambridge House Live interview with Bridget Anderson, I discuss why India’s growth story is exaggerated, why China is a poor comparison, and how I approach gold and junior mining investments.
In this Dollar Vigilante article, I examine the Hong Kong stock exchange, China A-share and H-share discrepancies, and the opportunity in Hong Kong-listed property companies trading below net asset value.
In this Liberty Unbound article, I write about the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, my personal memories of the disaster, and what it revealed about India’s state, society, corruption, and institutional failure.
In this Mining.com article by Henry Bonner for Sprott, I comment on whether Indians will keep buying gold despite import restrictions, smuggling, inflation, corruption, a weak rupee, and India’s stagnating economy.
In this Mises Canada article, I question whether Gandhi should be regarded as a libertarian saint, examining his politics, nationalism, moral authority, anti-modern instincts, and role in India’s independence movement.
In this Casey Research article, I discuss the Bulgarian lev, the Hong Kong dollar, purchasing-power parity, currency pegs, fiat-currency risk, and why HKD looked more attractive than USD cash.
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss critical thinking, culture, India, superstition, collectivism, political correctness, and why political decay begins in the mind before it appears in government.
In this Liberty Unbound article, I discuss why India does not change, arguing that corruption is only a symptom of deeper cultural irrationality, superstition, tribalism, and weak critical thinking.
In this Capitalism & Morality 2013 presentation, I discuss why critical thinking is the cornerstone of freedom, using India as a case study in cultural irrationality and warning that the West is showing similar signs of decay.