Bill Bonner

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Since founding Agora Inc. in 1979, Bill Bonner has found success and garnered camaraderie in numerous communities and industries. A man of many talents, his entrepreneurial savvy, unique writings, philanthropic undertakings, and preservationist activities have all been recognized and awarded by some of America’s most respected authorities. Along with Addison Wiggin, his friend and colleague, Bill has written two New York Times best-selling books, Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt. Both works have been critically acclaimed internationally. With political journalist Lila Rajiva, he wrote his third New York Times best-selling book, Mobs, Messiahs and Markets, which offers concrete advice on how to avoid the public spectacle of modern finance.

Trump Missed His Last Great Opportunity

What kind of a Commander in Chief would describe brave and heroic achievements from more than half a century ago, but lack the courage to confront an ongoing pattern of wasted lives and wasted trillions?

Should We ‘Abolish Billionaires’?

Whenever you see the ‘we should do this’ or ‘we should do that’ in the public media, it is always followed by something that is idiotic or immoral.

What the Super Bowl and the Crusades Have in Common…

Mounting auto inventories and slumping house sales suggest that the expansion may be reaching its end. This is nearly the longest recovery ever recorded; a recession can’t be long coming

The Deep State Has Tamed Donald Trump

Since entering the White House, Mr Trump has been partially, but not completely, tamed by the Deep State. He no longer sees any evil in bubbly stock prices. He no longer hears any evil in the Pentagon’s overseas misadventures.

Who’s Going to Cut Down the Fairy Tree?

We left the warm and friendly west coast of Central America on Friday. Now, we are on the south coast of Ireland. Still friendly, but less warm.

Bill Bonner’s Grand Strategic Plan Revealed

We cannot remember, understand, or keep track of complicated investment tactics. We have to keep it simple.

On the Front Lines in Nicaragua

Nicaragua, like Venezuela, is in the middle of a power struggle. The proximate cause is a tax increase. But the trouble runs much deeper…

Investors Will Fight This Trend…And Lose

After a 38-year boom, the fundamentals have reversed. Day is night; night is day. From lower and lower interest rates, we see rising ones.

The Real Problem with AOC’s Tax Hike

Americans seem to be getting on board the ‘tax the rich’ train faster than they can sell tickets for it. Envy is readily disguised as ‘virtue signalling,’ and larceny is easily confused with reducing ‘inequality.’

Venezuela’s Great Dream Was Always a Scam…

You put a pot on the burner. Eventually, it boils. Government is always a way for the few to exploit the many. But it’s not always the same few.

The Billionaire Backlash Is Coming

What happens to the money the feds tax away from the elite? Where does it go? Back to its rightful owners? Does it boost working-class wages?

Bill Bonner: Seeing Eye Human

Untying the US economy from China is not possible. The relationship is sick…but symbiotic. The US provides the fake money. China provides the cheap stuff.

Where the Market Will Go Next

The primary trend of the market had changed from bullish to bearish. But that doesn’t mean it will be a straight shot down.

Donald Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Join Forces

The private sector faces a recession. Wall Street sees a bear market coming. In Washington, tax receipts will fall…as costs continue to rise.

Trillion-Dollar Deficits From Here to Eternity

In America today, it is almost impossible — politically — to cut government spending or to raise taxes. That leaves debt as the only way forward.