The New American Nightmare

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An International Man lives and does business wherever he finds conditions most advantageous, regardless of arbitrary borders. He’s diversified globally, with passports from multiple countries, assets in several jurisdictions, and his residence in yet another. He doesn’t depend absolutely on any country and regards all of them as competitors for his capital and expertise.

Living as an international man has always been an interesting possibility. But few Americans opted for it, since the U.S. used to reward those who settled in and put down roots. In fact, it rewarded them better than any other country in the world, so there was no pressing reason to become an international man.

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Who Is the Most Sophisticated Traveler?

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Sophisticated traveler

Doug Casey’s Note: I first met Kolja at Hans-Herman Hoppe’s famous economic conference in Turkey several years ago. It was immediately obvious we saw the world the same way. And needless to say I joined his rather exclusive Extreme Traveler International Congress. In a world increasingly polluted by cupcakes, snowflakes, SJWs, and similar PC types, it’s always a pleasure to get together with Kolja.

by Kolja Spori

The word “sophistication” has its ancient roots in Greek: sophia = wisdom. In the days of classical beauty, wisdom was inherently linked to aesthetics, defined by rational order and harmonious proportions. This was in stark contrast to later medieval gothics (brought by barbarians) or modern shard deconstructivism (by another tribe from the East), which has found its extreme in the dumbing down of so-called Western societies, a crude lumpen egalitarianism, sometimes referred to as “cultural Marxism.”

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