Cheney. Joining us on booktv is doug casey. Who are you . I guess im best known as an author, but ive made my living as a speculator in the marketplace. Thats probably a fair answer. What books have you written . I wrote a book in 1976 called international man. It was a guide book to the world last frontier. A personal freedom of financial opportunity. It became the largest selling book in the history of row a couple of years later. I went there during the war, i do what i always do in these places opened up the telephone book and there were two publishers at the time, i called them up and got along with one and became a television and media personality for awhile. Your book in 1979 . That was crisis investing. It was subtitled project and opportunity in the coming Great Depression things got nasty, as you may recall in 81, 82 with 50 and 60 Interest Rates and gold going to over 8 00 and so forth. It didnt turn to a depression, fortunately. This time thirty years after the fact, the ec
Thousands are living without shelter. To me its freed im not. Bit coin is freedom in the financial world. India the push to expand the use of the Digital Currency bitcoin. A final farewell to a man seen as an icon, a hero and a father. Good morning, im richelle carey. Im thomas drayton. Good to have you with us. Nelson mandela raid to rest no qunu. The burial marking the end of a fascinating journey of a man that inspired and influenced many people around the world. 4,000 gathered for the funeral, 400 for the private burial. Nelson mandela died 10 days ago after battling a chronic illness for months. Thousands gathered to remember the leader. We will miss the smile, your laughter, your love and your leadership. We cherish every moment we spent with you. His own gesture of kindness made all those around him want to do good. Thus the lesson he has taught us. We want to do good because we have seen him leading by example and doing good. Farewell my dear brother, my mentor, my leader. With
Ukraine better. Takes sides. Prominent u. S. Senator john mccain speaks to people in kiev demanding integration with the european union. Also ahead a glimmer of hope in Central African republic. Can a deal with done to end the cycle of violence . And syrias forgeten children. We meet the young people in desperate need of special care. South africas first black president has been laid to rest at his ancestoral in qunu. It has brought to an end ten days of mourning across south africa. President jacob zuma said its been long and painful. Reporter the final moments of a sad farewell as Nelson Mandelas remains were lowered into the ground out of public view. The raw of a military flypast bearing the flag of the new south africa that mandela himself did so much to create. In the eastern cape hills of his birth and boyhood, it had been a funeral ceremony emack lately planned, executed with precision. Beneath a giant dome built in the place he called home, invited guests, dignitaries, celebri
Host mark skousen, what is your background . Guest i am an economist from a group in portland oregon, which was an intellectual town. It has the Worlds Largest bookstore. Ive always been an intellectual type, but i also like music and dance and entertainment and sports. Similar bit of a renaissance man. Worked for the cia. Cant talk about that and then i got into the financial world and that internet ever since. I have a phd in economics. My family lived in washington d. C. , where cspan is. We call it death star. We got tired of the rat race, so we moved the bahamas and lived there for two years. It was life in living color. We saved enough money in taxes and bought a flat in london. Then we moved back to orlando, where kids grew up in either the new york, the Financial Center of the world. Meanwhile, ive been writing writing and investment newsletters sent 1980. Ive written about 25 bucks. I taught at Columbia University and right now im teaching at sing sing penitentiary, which is a
We vitamin blank blng its been growing. Most are like herds of cats. They are doing the blogging and the websites and this. They seldom get together conspire. [laughter] my idea is to create freedom fest to get together. We dont do any live streaming. You can buy the tapes gast wards. We want people to come here. We have 2200 people here this year in planet hollywood. Were growing. Its very exciting. Organized libertarianism. Yes. Its a bit of a contradiction. Host what is your background . Guest im an economist. I grew up in portland, oregon. I think was an intellectual town, it has the Worlds Largest bookstore. Ive always been an intellectual type, i also like music and dance and entertainment and sports. Im a libel of a renaissance man. Host you worked nor the cia awhile . Guest i worked for the cia. I cant talk about that. [laughter] i got financial world. Ive been in there ever since. I have an ph. D. In economic. My family lived in death star, washington, d. C. , where c salesman