From Capitalism to Creditism to Cognitism: The Next Economic System
Posted March 4, 2026
This is the 15th and final video in the Macro Watch Creditism 101 series. How Constraints Shape Economic Systems I have long argued that economic
Tag Archives: Capitalism
The Re-Engineering Of Creditism
Posted February 5, 2026
The Re-Engineering of Creditism Has Begun For decades, policymakers responded to economic stress by doing one thing: stabilizing the existing economic system. When growth slowed,
The State Of Creditism in 2026
Posted January 29, 2026
For decades, the global economy has operated under an economic system that I’ve described as Creditism — a system that stabilized Capitalism by expanding credit,
Why Economic Systems Collapse
Posted January 15, 2026
Economic systems do not last forever. Over the course of human history, societies have repeatedly organized production, finance, and power in ways that worked—until they
Podcast: Economic Collapse or Growth? America’s Crossroads
Posted November 21, 2024
I recently had a very interesting conversation with Keith Weinhold in an interview for Get Rich Education. We began by discussing the FOUR GREAT THREATS
Deep Dive Podcast: The Existential Threat of a Debt Deflation Depression
Posted October 11, 2024
A few days ago, Macro Watch published a video titled The Existential Threat of a Debt Deflation Depression. It described the cataclysm that would befall our
The Existential Threat of a Debt Deflation Depression
Posted October 8, 2024
Total Credit in the United States hit $100 trillion during the third quarter, a 100-fold increase in 60 years. This must be viewed as history’s greatest
Government Debt Since 1914
Posted July 25, 2024
The United States stopped backing Dollars with Gold in 1968. That change enabled the US Government to borrow on a scale that was enormous compared with
Money Creation Since 1914
Posted July 11, 2024
Congress ended the requirement that the Federal Reserve hold Gold to back the Money it created in 1968. Afterward, there were no longer any constraints on
From Balanced Trade To Globalization
Posted June 13, 2024
When Money ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago, our economic system began to function very differently than it had up until then.
From Capitalism To Creditism
Posted June 6, 2024
Capitalism didn’t survive the 20th Century. When Money ceased to be backed by Gold five decades ago, many of the constraints that had regulated economic
Introducing Creditism 101
Posted May 30, 2024
From today, Macro Watch will begin rolling out a long series of short videos that will explain everything necessary to understand how the economy works
Weak Credit Growth May Force The Fed To Cut Rates
Posted April 26, 2024
Total Credit in the United States first exceeded $1 trillion in 1964. This quarter it will blow past $100 trillion. This 100-fold increase in Credit
The Investor’s Podcast Interview 2024: Highly Recommended
Posted March 16, 2024
I recently joined Clay Finck on the We Study Billionaires Podcast on The Investor’s Podcast Network. If you only listen to one of my interviews
Interview: The Credit Bubble Popped
Posted February 18, 2023
I was recently interviewed by Addison Wiggin for his podcast The Wiggin Sessions. Addison is a financial writer, publisher, filmmaker and the author or co-author
Great Twitter Spaces Conversation with Michael Green: Listen Now
Posted February 7, 2023
Michael Green, chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management, conducts brilliant interviews on Twitter Spaces, on Simplify’s YouTube channel, and on Substack. If you don’t already follow
TIP Interview: “One Of My Favorites This Year”
Posted November 4, 2022
“This is one of my favorite interviews of the year so far. Richard @PaperMoneyEcon brings the 🔥 fire,” tweeted Trey Lockerbie, regarding our recent conversation for The
New Interview. Highly Recommended. Top Traders Unplugged.
Posted October 22, 2022
Today I would like to share with you a very interesting discussion I had recently with Kevin Coldiron and Niels Kaastrup-Larsen for the Top Traders
Creditism In Crisis?
Posted October 16, 2022
Another set of very bad Inflation numbers was released on Thursday. The headline CPI index was up 8.2% from one year ago, little changed from the
Lead – Lag Live Interview: Listen Now
Posted July 9, 2022
I recently joined Michael Gayed for a live conversation on his Lead-Lag Live Twitter Spaces. This was my first time speaking with Michael and my first