Cotton Candy Land
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have been reading the autobiographies of political and business leaders reaching the apex of their careers. I have downloaded more to read but am finding it slow going. …
Daily Musings
Book Review: Cotton Candy Land: A Review of Nick Brady’s “A Way of Going”
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have been reading the autobiographies of political and business leaders reaching the apex of their careers. I have downloaded more to read but am finding it slow going. O…
“A Change is Gonna Come” – Sam Cooke
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Sam Cooke on Wikipedia
“Get Together” – The Youngbloods
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother Of Rock and Roll
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“You Got To Go” – Above and Beyond
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Book Review: Thrice Great Hermetica and the Janus Age by Dr. Joseph P. Farrell
“The one duty we owe to history is to re-write it.” ~Oscar Wilde
By Catherine Austin Fitts
All efforts to ascertain the actual governance and related financial systems on planet Earth invariably…
Thrice Great Hermetica and the Janus Age by Dr. Joseph P. Farrell
“The one duty we owe to history is to re-write it.” ~Oscar Wilde
By Catherine Austin Fitts
All efforts to ascertain the actual governance and related financial systems on planet Earth invariably…
This Ain’t Nothin’ – Craig Morgan
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Craig Morgan’s Official Website
Craig Morgan on Wikipedia
Book Review: The Divide by Matt Taibbi
“The hunt is on and brother you’re the prey”
~ Curtis Mayfield, “New World Order”
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Matt Taibbi’s The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap is a beautif…
“It Don’t Matter” – Donavon Frankenreiter
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Donavon Frankenreiter’s Official Website
Donavon Frankenreiter on Wikipedia
“Live 1956, Tupelo’s Own” – Elvis Presley
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Elvis Presley on Wikipedia
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide
“This is no dream, this is really happening!” ~ Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary’s Baby
By Catherine Austin Fitts
For those of us who have regularly followed Glen Greenwald’s reporting of Edward Sno…
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
By Catherine Austin Fitts
It was a very strong recommendation from a very fine Solari Report subscriber that inspired me to read Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars. Here is the book’s description:
…
Book Review: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
By Catherine Austin Fitts
It was a very strong recommendation from a very fine Solari Report subscriber that inspired me to read Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars. Here is the book’s description:
…
Memorial Day – Honoring Those Whom We Have Lost
Dulce Et Decorum Est
by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And toward…
Book Review: The Curtain by Patrick Ord
“All I want is your data.” ~ Henry Maddox
By Catherine Austin Fitts
One of the smartest researchers I know recommended I read The Curtain, a novel by Patrick Ord. It is the story of marketing …
If
By Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;…
“Waiting for the Sun” – The Doors
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“God’s Chorus of Crickets” – Jim Wilson
Audio
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Jim Wilson Biography
“When The Levee Breaks” – Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
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Robert Plant on Wikipedia
Robert Plant’s Official Website
“Thank a Farmer” – James Wesley
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“Promised Land” – Elvis Presley
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Chuck Berry on Wikipedia
John Mann – “Political”
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The Ukrainians Still Have A Sense Of Humor…
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C.P.E. Bach – “Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, H.409 W.6”
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Concerto Armonico Budapest’s Official Website
Now This Toon is Spot – On!
Our gifted cartoonist Bob Parsons and I have been wrangling over a cartoon about what is happening in the Ukraine. He keeps thinking events reflect decisions being made by Obama and Putin whereas I…
Paul Simon – “Graceland”
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Paul Simon’s Official Website
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Graceland on Wikipedia
Book Review: Prisons We Choose to Live In
By Catherine Austin Fitts
What a remarkable thing it is to hear the voice of someone who is both sensible and understands the world around her. In 1985 Doris Lessing gave five lectures under the au…
Introducing ‘Ears to the Ground’
By Justin Boldenow, Producer of The Solari Report
The Solari Model works to improve lives and communities through various means and methods. It strives to increase the wealth of each venue of a per…
Happy Presidents’ Day!
By Wikipedia
Washington’s Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and is also…
“I Don’t Like It” – Will Kimbrough
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Valentine’s Day
By Wikipedia
Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, althoug…
“There’s No Country Here” – Melody Williamson
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Williamson Branch’s Official Website
Book Review: Jim Marrs’ Latest
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have long been a fan of Jim Marrs. He is a serious journalist. He never gives up looking for the truth. He just keeps connecting dots. He writes beautifully. So I was in…
Groundhog Day
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By Wikipedia
Groundhog Day is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spri…
Rudimental – “Free”
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Rudimental’s Official Website
Rudimental on Wikipedia
Happy Chinese New Year!
We would like to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, as we welcome in the Year of the Horse!
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Martin Luther King Day
“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like t…
“Wings of a Dove” – Ferlin Husky
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Book Review: Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight
“The stars up here are unbelievable. It looks like someone has spread diamond dust over a black velvet blanket.” ~ Anousheh Ansari, the first female spaceflight participant, blogging from the Interna…
Sissel Kyrkjebø – “Auld Lang Syne”
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The Piano Guys – O Come, Emmanuel
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In Hoc Anno Domini
Vermont Royster’s Christmas message has been republished by The Wall Street Journal every Christmas since its first publication in 1949. As I can not think of a more beautiful way to celebrate the b…
Lesta Frank’s Christmas Card
Lesta Frank Watermedia
Thank You, Dave Andrews!
By Catherine Austin Fitts
We’re partial to farmers here at the Solari Report. We are particularly partial to farmers who help other people learn how to farm, like Dave Andrews.
Dave is the executi…
Bing Crosby – “White Christmas”
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Bing Crosby’s Official Website
Bing Crosby on Wikipedia
Thank You, Court Skinner!
By Catherine Austin Fitts
One of our annual Christmas donations goes to a wonderful pre-school educational institution in East Palo Alto, California – the Creative Montessori Learning Center (You c…
Story du Jour
One day in the late 1940s, Prime Minister Clement Attlee and his predecessor Winston Churchill found themselves standing together at the gents’ urinals at the House of Commons.
Churchill immediatel…
Tennessee Christmas
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Bill Gaither on Wikipedia
Bill Gaither Official Website
Mary Chapin Carpenter – “Thanksgiving Song”
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Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Official Website
Mary Chapin Carpenter on Wikipedia
Happy Thanksgiving
A young man named John received a parrot as an early Christmas gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with…
Dr. Farrell’s New Books Available
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Dr. Joseph Farrell’s new books are now available. I have started them. Don’t wait for me. Like all of Dr. Farrell’s books, these are must haves for anyone interested in …
Book Review: The Master Switch
By Catherine Austin Fitts
In this well done history of the information industry, Tim Wu shows again and again how what begins as a robust, entrepreneurial process gets converted to a centralized …
Book Review: Anita Moojani’s Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Anita Moojani’s story of her near death experience and miraculous remission and healing from terminal cancer opens an intimate window into the transition between life …
Book Review: Anita Moorjani’s Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Anita Moojani’s story of her near death experience and miraculous remission and healing from terminal cancer opens an intimate window into the transition between life …
An Anniversary Prayer – September 11, 2013
Catherine’s Anniversary Prayer — September 11, 2013
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Lord, we gather in prayer on the twelfth anniversary of 9-11;
We thank you for the many blessings you have given us,
a…
Book Review: Sauder on Underground Facilities
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Dr. Richard Sauder is an investigative researcher who has amassed a significant amount of information about the extensive underground facilities funded and operated throug…
Book Review: Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet
“The universe believes in encryption. It is easier to encrypt information than to decrypt it.” ~Julian Assange
By …
Board Meeting Minutes
In the spirit of Independence Day, I am publishing the minutes of the board meeting of the Arlington Institute on April 10th, 2000. I have repeatedly stated that I would do so if my description of thi…
Book Review: Water & Salt
By Catherine Austin Fitts
A naturopath who I respect greatly told me about a therapy of drinking “sole” – a salt water made with Himalayan Salt Crystals. It is described in Water & Salt: The Es…
Review: Covert Wars and Breakaway Civilizations
“There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
~Leonard Cohen
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When it comes to understanding the governance of planet earth, my favorite expres…
Book Review: Covert Wars and Breakaway Civilizations
“There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
~Leonard Cohen
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When it comes to understanding the governance of planet earth, my favorite expres…
Memorial Day – Honoring Those Whom We Have Lost
Dulce Et Decorum Est
by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And toward…
Rodriguez at the Ryman
By Kristen Linton
The lights dimmed, the band entered, Rodriguez took the stage. He hadn’t said a word or strummed a note, but the crowd was already standing. Audience members competing for his…
Get to Know Mira Nair
by Kristen Linton
I had the opportunity to spend some time in TriBeCa at the Film Festival a few weeks ago. My sister is a filmmaker and she needed a companion to help her do some research for he…
Economic Calendars
Dear Subscribers:
We have been on the lookout for the best economic calendars on the web. Here are some that we have found useful:
Bloomberg Economic Calendar
The Wall Street Journal Economic C…
Billboards for Real Men and Women
Illboards
[CAF Note: Says what needs to be said to the deeply insulting Foundation for a Better Life.]
The Perfect Pope
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The other day, I imagined members of the Knights of Malta and Opus Dei (the money guys) gathering in a quiet sanctuary to discuss the current financial meltdown in the Cat…
The Case Against Transgenic Seeds
by Liz Marshall
The essence of a seed is life. Through it, generation after generation of wisdom is carried to the present moment for release into the future. The seed is part of an unfolding proces…
Book Recommendation: Wheat Belly
[CAF Note: Thank you to the subscribers that recommended this intriguing book. I have read it and
for those of you who seek vibrant health, I recommend!]
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Wheat Belly Blog
William…
London Fireworks 2012
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(1 Jan 2012)
John Seymour – The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency
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Bon Mot Du Jour
People handling power are like electrical power systems. Too little resistance and they burn out. Too much resistance and nothing happens.
~ Court Skinner
Shirley Ellis – The Nitty Gritty
YouTube
Shirley Ellis
From Wikipedia
MacTribe Profile: The Solari Report
Well, it’s time to let go of all your preconceived notions of what a financial professional will share with you. Welcome to The Solari Report, with its popular host and founder, Catherine Austin Fit…
Vote for the Dinner Party!
Is this the year that the food movement finally enters politics?
By Michael Pollan
One of the more interesting things we will learn on Nov. 6 is whether or not there is a “food movement” in Am…
Is Legal Tender Next?
From The Sun
It’s going to be illuminating to see whether the government appeals the big ruling on judges’ pay that was handed down last week at Washington. The case is called Beer v. United Stat…
Feedback on Automation
On 7/8/12 1:00 PM, William Mook wrote about Catherine’s interview with Max Kaiser:
Catherine, Max,
Great interview! As a kid in high-school I had an idea about general automation after reading Isaac…
A Conversation about the Popsicle Index
[CAF Note: I first published this in 1999. I thought I would update it and republish.]
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When I was a child, the way our neighborhood would figure things out was by sitting o…
Buckminster Fuller
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Richard Buckminster Fuller (Biography)
History.mcs
The American Revolution: Happy 4th of July!
But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people…..
Lorre Explains the Slow Burn
[CAF Note: I agree!]
By Chuck Lorre
I believe that Newton’s first law of motion is the reason we will emerge from our current economic woes. That law states that an object at rest tends to stay at…
Rappoport on the Election
The people of the United States are, as usual, being whipsawed between two ridiculous alternatives. Every four years, this happens by design. Stir up the hatreds and the rancor, make it appear tha…
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
“A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ”.
~John Steinbeck
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John Steinbeck Quotes
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr, 1902 – 1968
qotd….
The Photography of Christian Hansen
Christian Hansen Biograpy
Statement of Purpose
I will create a world where the current manifestation of thought-reflecting-on-itself i.e. humans with consciousness, can be the best they can be, i.e. human’s becoming in harmony with the creative fo…
Hero of the Week
This week’s hero is the graduating Class of 2012!
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You Are Not Special Commencement Speech from Wellesley High School
YouTube (7 June 12)
In addition to your comments, please se…
Book Review: Mary’s Mosaic
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Peter Janney’s new book Mary’s Mosaic: the CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace is a masterpiece.
Beautifully wr…
Honoring Memorial Day
Executive Mansion
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass.
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, that …
Palacio da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal
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From Wikipedia
By Catherine Austin Fitts
On Sunday, I was a tourist, leaving Lisbon to meet a wonderful group of Portuguese, Swiss and German friends…
A Street Manifesto
From: Sheila:
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Celebrating Easter & Passover
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“He is not here: for he is risen”
~Matthew 28:6
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Passover
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The Flowers Appear on the Earth…
Forest Wander