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.

Honduran Democracy, Unemployment and Liberals

*Please Mr. President, honor democracy in Honduras. The people of Honduras have voted overwhelmingly for a new, non-Marxist president. The turnout of eligible voters was substantially higher than we had in the United States last November. A few days later, their congress also voted overwhelmingly not to reinstate Manuel Zelaya, the Chavez crony who was […]

The War on Christmas

The war against Christmas continues. Schools are now holding holiday shows rather than Christmas shows, and store clerks no longer say Merry Christmas. All because a vocal minority of anti-religion zealots has so frightened the spineless sissies in leadership positions. But this is not what the founders intended. Read this article to learn more about the war on Christmas…

An Obituary That Changed Perception

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to read your own obituary? More than 100 years ago that actually happened to one of the richest men in the world. What he read changed forever how he would be remembered. The man was Alfred B. Nobel. The source of his vast wealth was the […]

What do you mean, “Keep some powder dry?

I want to thank the many thousands of you who have posted comments at the end of my various Straight Talk columns. I really enjoy reading these interesting, intelligent, informed, opinionated, controversial and sometimes downright insulting responses that you all have posted. If you’ve never read some of the correspondence that my articles have elicited, […]

Ron Paul on “Repeal 1913!”

Geopolitical Editor Chip Wood recently interviewed Texas Congressman Ron Paul about Paul’s efforts to audit the Federal Reserve and about his book, End the Fed. This is part two of the Paul interview. Read on to learn about Paul’s efforts to repeal 1913 and what that means…

Presidential Deal-making

On Dec. 1, 1824, the United States Presidential election was thrown into the House of Representatives for the first time. With four candidates running for President that year, no candidate won a majority of votes or enough delegates to win in the Electoral College. Andrew Jackson won more popular votes, more electoral votes and more […]

Racism, the Rich, Record Debt and More Biased Reporting

*Are you a racist? According to Jesse Jackson, if you oppose Obama’s plan for socialized medicine in the United States, you are. And you’re a racist even if you’re black! Yes, incredible as it may seem, the premier race-baiter in America, the so-called “Reverend” Jesse Jackson, told a crowd at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation that “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.” His remarks were aimed at Rep. Artur Davis, a black congressman from Alabama who voted against the measure. Good for you, Artur. Please stand up to that loud-mouthed bully.

*Are you an American?Here’s an amazing quote from an Associated Press (AP) story…

Ron Paul on "End the Fed" (The Campaign and the Book)

Geopolitical Editor Chip Wood recently interviewed Texas Congressman Ron Paul about Paul’s efforts to audit the Federal Reserve, and about his book, End the Fed. Keep reading to see what Paul had to say and whether his bill has a chance of being passed by the current Congress…

When Thanksgiving was a Moving Target

Are you old enough to remember when Thanksgiving would have taken place last week? The story of why a few million turkeys now get an extra week to live is a great example of what government meddling can do. As Paul Harvey would say, here’s the rest of the story. Although various “days of thanksgiving” […]

A Thanksgiving Lesson

Did you know that our Pilgrim forefathers tried communism when they first landed at Plymouth Rock? Keep reading to learn how the experiment in communism failed, and what William Bradford did to correct it…