Economics and Investing:

A “must watch” video by Peter Schiff: Operation Screw: The Fed goes all-in on QE. The Fed is attempting to create another, larger housing bubble.

What Does A $4 Trillion Fed Balance Sheet Mean For Gold And Oil? (Thanks to B.B. for the link.)

G.G. sent this essay by Nicholas Eberstadt: A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic

World War III: the unthinkable cost of preserving the petrodollar

Items from The Economatrix:

Mish:  Canadian Exports Collapse, Expect Plunge in GDP

Jim Rogers:  QE3 Will Make The Fed “Look Like Fools Again”

Why Wages for Jobs Aren’t Rising