Economics and Investing:

The short squeeze in silver that I recently mention seems to be on, in earnest. Check Monday’s spot silver chart. That is a 31-year high.

KAF sent us a link to a great piece by Patrice Lewis over at WorldNetDaily: Connecting the dots to anarchy. (SurvivalBlog readers will recognize Patrice Lewis as the editor of the excellent Rural Revolution blog.)

Companies Raise Prices as Commodity Costs Jump. (Thanks to Daniel S. for the link.)

Anthony S. sent this sign of the times: Pan American Silver Shifts Assets to Canadian Dollars

John R. suggested this: Six Charts Which Prove That Central Banks All Over The Globe Are Recklessly Printing Money

Reader C.D.V. sent this: Federal, state and local debt hits post-WWII levels