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 Best Comments On The Worst President

More than a thousand people clicked the reply button to Geopolitical Editor Chip Wood’s column two weeks ago on The Worst President Ever. Remarks have run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. Read this article to get Chip’s thoughts on the many comments and the readers’ choices for worst—and best—president ever…

Food For The Homeless, Free Beer, A Risky Plan And A Telling Sign

*Don’t feed this to the homeless. When a small church delivered a load of fried chicken that its members had spent hours making to the Bowery Mission in New York City, the folks running the feed-the-homeless program said “thank you very much”—then promptly threw it all away. Why? Because of a law the city passed […]

The Storied History Of May 1

“May Day!” “May Day!” The first day in May has been a warning, a celebration and a cause for alarm for more than two centuries. May 1 has been a time of international socialist solidarity ever since Communists seized power in their first country. Although Karl Marx was sure that his “workers of the world” […]

Barack Obama's Dishonest Census Form

The White House couldn’t wait to trumpet the news: When President Barack Obama completed his official form for this year’s census he declared that he was… are you ready for this?… black. For the next 24 hours, the announcement led the news in the national media. Keep reading to learn why this matters…

Illegal Day Of Prayer, A Costly Taxi Ride And Schwarzenegger Wants Money

*Judge outlaws National Day of Prayer. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb declared that the National Day of Prayer—something the nation has honored since it was first proclaimed by President Harry Truman back in 1952—is unconstitutional. She was responding to a lawsuit filed by something called […]

Communists and the United Nations

On April 25, 1945, 45 countries convened in San Francisco for the founding conference of the United Nations (U.N.). The general secretary of the meeting was none other than the notorious Soviet espionage agent, Alger Hiss. He had been picked personally for the post by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and was promptly approved by FDR’s […]

No Flag, Strange Artwork, Soaring Interest And Nutty Psychiatry

*Obama orders our flag taken down. United States military personnel in Haiti have been ordered not to fly the American flag. A spokesman explains that “We are not here as an occupation force, but as an international partner.” Isn’t that absurd? The whole world knows we’re there on a mission of mercy, not conquest. By […]

The Worst President Ever

A recent trip to Washington, D.C., and a visit to the Jefferson Memorial prompted Geopolitical Editor Chip Wood into a discussion of the worst United States presidents ever. Read this article to learn who made Chip’s list, then join in the discussion by refuting his points or naming your worst top five…

A Terror Trial, Expensive Jobs and the Bomber’s Visa

*Terror trial moved from New York City. After first saying he was okay with holding the trial of confessed al-Qaida terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in lower Manhattan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg changed his mind and asked Attorney General Eric Holder to move it. The state’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, and a lot of […]

A Tax-Day Poem

This is Tax Week, as every wage earner in America is all too aware. As you contemplate how much you pay the government for the privilege of living in this wonderful country, you might amuse yourself by repeating the following. (Sorry, I don’t know who the author is. If you do, please tell me.) Tax […]