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Doug Hornig

A former Edgar Award nominee, finalist for the Virginia Prize in both fiction and poetry, and a past winner of the Virginia Governor’s Screenwriting competition, Doug Hornig lives on 30 mountainous acres in a county that just got its first stop light. He is an admitted political junkie, but hates all political parties. Doug has authored 10 books and has written articles for BusinessWeek and other renowned publications. In addition he produces original analysis for Casey Research.

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Why All the Fuss Over Rare Earths?

Oct 5th, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Commodities, Featured
Rare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them. Before we delve into the reasons behind all the publicity, here’s the basic skinny on REEs: One, they are rare, at least sort of. Two, they are indispensable to modern ...read more

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What the Heck Is Going on in China?

Sep 14th, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Featured, Gold
That’s a question that Westerners have been asking for, oh, several millennia now. Or at least since Marco Polo aimed his ponies down the old Silk Road in 1271. Now as then, China keeps its own counsel. We know what they want us to know, plus what we can surmise from ...read more

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Washington Capitulates: Peak Oil Is Real

Aug 31st, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Featured, Oil
Each year, generally in May, the Energy Information Administration publishes a less-than-eagerly-anticipated tome called the International Energy Outlook, 250+ pages of mind-numbing text, charts, graphs, and tables. No one reads it. The mainstream media ignore it. It’s the product of the best prognosticators in the Department of Energy. Okay, that may be ...read more

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Posted in Featured, Oil | 20 comments


Are We Being Conned About Gold Consfication?

Aug 10th, 2009 | By Doug Hornig | Category: Featured, Gold, Personal Liberties
There’s a lot of Internet chatter these days about the possibility of the U.S. government seizing its citizens’ private gold holdings. What are the chances? Well, it’s always good to bear in mind that there is no telling what the government might do. It’s already doing things that were unthinkable just a ...read more

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Posted in Featured, Gold, Personal Liberties | 11 comments