Hidden Forces

Political analyst Henry Olsen joins me on Hidden Forces for a last-minute breakdown of what may turn out to be the most contested presidential election in American history. Henry tells me how each candidate is performing in the key swing states and districts that will determine this election, the frequency of early voting, how it compares to 2020, and what other metrics we should be paying attention to. He believes that this election could be even closer than the one between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000. That election was ultimately determined by a narrow margin of 537 votes, along with a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court to suspend any further recounts. The country is in a very different place today than it was two decades ago, and how any remotely similar scenario would play out this time is anyone’s guess. We also discuss the economic repercussions of a Trump victory, the role of J.D. Vance as a potentially transformational figure in Republican politics, the effect that a loss on the part of the Democrats would have on their party’s realignment, and much more. https://lnkd.in/ecderJw2

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with James Aitken, a financial markets veteran and advisor to many of the world’s most powerful, sophisticated, and successful investors. In the first hour, James and I discuss the Fed’s recent 50 basis point rate cut, its renewed focus on supporting the labor market at the possible expense of inflation, and why James believes this is a profound shift that investors need to understand and incorporate into their investment frameworks. In the second hour, we examine a set of interlocking macroeconomic, political, and geopolitical challenges facing investors. These include (1) the economic and national security policy changes underway in China, (2) the fiscal pictures in the U.S. and Europe, (3) and what a Trump 2.0 administration could mean for markets and the economy. We also discuss the (4) implications of a multi-decade reversal in monetary policy by the Bank of Japan, (5) how the Fed’s pre-emptive rate cuts might reignite inflation, and (6) what all this means for the value of the dollar, commodities, and the role that Gold could and should play in investors' portfolios going forward. https://lnkd.in/eyTuX4vN

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with Jacob Ware, an expert in domestic and international terrorism, counterterrorism, and assassinations, about the growing U.S. assassination and terror threat ahead of the 2024 elections. Jacob and I spend the first hour discussing the two recent assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, the growing trend in assassination attempts overall, and how the threat posed by terror organizations inspired by leftist ideology compares to that posed by right-wing extremists. In the second hour, we discuss the terrifying threat posed by dual-use technologies and their deployment in both international and civil wars. We also discuss whether a civil war in the United States is possible, what such a war would look like, and if this term is even useful in helping us understand the evolution of political violence in America. Finally, we explore the potential for such further violence headed into election day, the types of attacks that we might see, and how our information environment continues to be weaponized in a battle for the future of the country. https://lnkd.in/ebNPETv8

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with global macro investor David Dorr about the history of and evidence for UAP / UFO and how investors should think about the risks and opportunities that may stem from further disclosures. In the first hour, David and I discuss that history, including well-documented mass sightings by both military and civilian populations, and how to make sense of this phenomenon if you reject the premise that it is some kind of government psyop or conspiracy. In the second hour, David explains how he and his firm think about and incorporate UAP disclosure risk in their investment framework, the impact that further disclosures could have on the stocks of defense contractors who may be benefiting from their possession of UAP materials, and how eminent domain language found in the UAP disclosure act could be used to centralize ownership of this material in public hands. We also explore the intersection of mystery cults, Nazi history, and UFOs, as well as the theory that consciousness is primary to matter in the universe. https://lnkd.in/eid4Nc-s

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with Luis Elizondo, the former head of the U.S. Defense Department’s program for investigating UFOs (now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP), about why he and so many other scientists, researchers, and people working in military intelligence claim that we are in contact with non-human superintelligence and how the government has been hiding it for nearly a century. We spend the first hour exploring some of the more fantastical implications stemming from Elizondo’s work at AATIP, including declassified information that suggests we are in contact with non-human superintelligence, that we may be living in some sort of simulation and/or that some of our observations about the quantum behavior of subatomic particles have macro implications that may explain these phenomena. In the second hour, we discuss the correlation between UAP sightings and nuclear energy, as well as alleged evidence of black-budget programs focused on reverse engineering alien technology, including claims made before the House Oversight Committee that government contractors are in possession of non-human biological material. https://lnkd.in/ehDn-2kf

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with Bob Kerrey, the former governor of Nebraska, a U.S. senator, and a member of the 9/11 Commission, about new revelations regarding support for the 9/11 hijackers by Saudi Arabia and troubling details about the CIA’s own actions in the lead-up to the attacks. Sen. Kerrey was first on the podcast in 2018, and in that conversation, we discussed the Saudi government's role in providing financial, logistical, and other forms of support to at least two of the 9/11 hijackers and their associates in the months and years leading up to September 11th. In the years since, additional facts have come out, mainly through lawsuits filed by 9/11 family members that provide not only further information about Saudi government involvement but also troubling details about the CIA and a potential cover-up of its activities by the agency and members of the Bush Whitehouse in the months and years after the attacks. This conversation is meant to help us understand what these latest findings mean for one of the most seminal events in American history, what they suggest about how our government works, where power resides in Washington, and what we, as citizens of this country, can do to restore accountability in the democratic halls of power. https://lnkd.in/eGM9AEey

In this episode of Hidden Forces, I speak with Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist, educator, and critic of the so-called ‘Deep State’ and its role in shaping U.S. relations towards Moscow since the end of the Cold War. Dr. Sachs last appeared on Hidden Forces in late June to discuss his criticisms of the U.S. intelligence community and American foreign policy. I asked Dr. Sachs back on the podcast to continue our conversation, this time with a focus on understanding the causal forces responsible for the breakdown in US-Russia relations and the War in Ukraine. Dr. Sachs and I discuss much of the relevant post-Cold War history, including NATO enlargement, the breakdown in arms control, and the invasions of Georgia and Ukraine. I also challenge some of his views about who is to blame for the current state of affairs, which leads to a very lively and enlightening conversation. https://lnkd.in/dxD7sYsT