Chip Wood Archive
Chip Wood is the geopolitical editor of PersonalLiberty.com. He is the founder of Soundview Publications, in Atlanta, where he was also the host of an award-winning radio talk show for many years. He was the publisher of several bestselling books, including Crisis Investing by Doug Casey, None Dare Call It Conspiracy by Gary Allen and Larry Abraham and The War on Gold by Anthony Sutton. Chip is well known on the investment conference circuit where he has served as Master of Ceremonies for FreedomFest, The New Orleans Investment Conference, Sovereign Society, and The Atlanta Investment Conference. Email this author.
The Mystery Of KAL 007
It was on Sept. 1, 1983 that we learned a Soviet jet fighter had fired on a civilian airplane off the coast of Siberia, reportedly killing all 269 passengers and crew, including U.S. Representative Larry McDonald (D-Ga.). At the time, McDonald was known as one of the most active anti-Communists in the U.S. Congress. He [...]
The Government’s War on Us
In my Straight Talk column two weeks ago I said that Daily Wealth gives more genuinely valuable contrarian investment advice than any other website I know of. That’s still true. But what I should have added is that every once in a while you’ll get some political commentary that is so right-on-the-mark you’ll wish you had said it first. Read this article for one example…
Internet Searches, New York City, Gold And The Tea Party
*Don’t search for Cameron Diaz. At least, not on the Internet. Turns out cybercriminals love to play on our fascination with stars. According to tech security company McAfee Labs, your chances of getting a computer infection are one in 10 if you c
John Birch Was First Recorded Cold War Death
The first recorded death in the Cold War occurred on Aug. 25, 1945 — one week before VJ Day — when Chinese Communists murdered a Baptist missionary and United States Army Captain named John Birch. Although the U.S.
The War at Home
In researching another topic, I stumbled across a column I wrote three years ago. That was back in the days before Personal Liberty Alerts started sending my musings to more than 500,000 people every week. No, in the fall of 2007 I had just 1,000 or 2,000 readers, most of them were probably named Wood. So the column below didn’t reach very many people. Read on to learn about the war at home…
Internet Post Looks Ahead
As I’m sure you’re aware, there’s an amazing amount of stuff on the Internet. Some is incredible, some is unbelievable (and rightly so); some is horrifying, some is downright silly. And some, like the items below, are anonymous. I don’t kn
The United Nations Moves In
It was 60 years ago this Saturday, on Aug. 21, 1950, that the advocates of one-world government and defenders of murderous tyrannies and corrupt dictators got the world headquarters they had sought for nearly a century. The United Nations moved in
What Websites Do You Read?
In response to hundreds of reader inquiries—well, at least three—I’m going to devote this week’s column to describing some of the other websites I read every week. If some in the list below are new to you I hope you’ll check them out. You may find yet another “must read” columnist you’ll want to check out every week…
Channeling Dr. Seuss
*Dr. Seuss revisited. I wish I knew whom to credit for the following parody, which has been making the rounds on the Internet. Heck, I wish I were clever enough to have written it myself. But I’m not and I can’t find out who did. If you know, plea
Carnegie Gave Away His Fortune To Benefit Others
On Aug. 11, 1919, a remarkable philanthropist and industrialist went to his reward. Andrew Carnegie, the king of steel and architect of the second Industrial Revolution, made the equivalent of many billions of dollars… and then gave it all away.
How Capitalism Will Save Us
I’d like to take credit for the title of today’s column but I can’t. It comes from my favorite American capitalist, Steve Forbes. It was the title of a speech he gave at the huge gathering of 2,000 stubborn individualists at FreedomFest last month. And it is also, not so coincidentally, the title of his latest book, which I hope you’ll read. Read this article for a lesson on capitalism from Steve Forbes…
Divisive President, Funny Headline, Housing Crisis And Retirement Whiskey
*”Our divisive president.” That’s not my description (although I certainly agree with it). It comes from two top Democrat Party activists and insiders. In an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal last weekend, Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen wrote: “
San Francisco And Aug. 2
Yesterday was Tony Bennett’s 84th birthday. In honor of the occasion let’s toast the city where he left his heart—San Francisco, the City by the Bay. On Aug. 2, 1873, the first San Francisco cable car began operating, on Clay Street
Treasuries, Steinbrenner, Pelosi And Ceding Arizona
*What “flight to safety?” Investors around the globe snatched up every single note the United States Treasury offered in its last auction—at record low interest rates. Thirty-eight billion dollars in two-year notes were auctioned at a yield
Don’t Believe This Liberal Lie
Well, that resolution didn’t last long. Last week I wrote that it was a waste of time to argue with liberals and I wasn’t going to do it anymore. Read this article to learn what prompted Geopolitical Editor Chip Wood to go back on his vow…
