Book Review: What Chinese Want

Book Review: What Chinese Want

“China’s economy and people are evolving rapidly, but the underlying cultural blueprint has remained more or less constant for thousands of years.” ~ Tom Doctoroff

We Apologize!

We Apologize!

By Catherine Austin Fitts One of our servers went down on Sunday with a resulting scramble of databases. Thank you so much for your patience

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Welcome to the Year of the Goat! Wikipedia: Chinese New Year

Book Review: Character First

Book Review: Character First

“A man’s character is his fate.” ~ Hercalitus By Catherine Austin Fitts Concerned about the impact that cultural debasement is having on me and those

In Hoc Anno Domini

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

Book Review: The Accidental Super Power

Book Review: The Accidental Super Power

“Everything has to do with geography” ~ Judy Martz By Catherine Austin Fitts Geography contributes mightily to destiny. Yet, appreciation for geography is generally absent

Book Review: Three Felonies A Day

Book Review: Three Felonies A Day

“When the law becomes a trap for the unwary, it becomes an engine of oppression rather than a statement of the moral and ethical requirements

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

“How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Related Reading: Halloween on Wikipedia

Book Review: This Does Not Change Everything

Book Review: This Does Not Change Everything

By Catherine Austin Fitts To say that Naomi Klein’s new book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. Climate Change is disappointing is an understatement. Klein’s best

Meditations at the Crossroads

Meditations at the Crossroads

Barbara Kinsey Willits Fitts and Dr. William Thomas Fitts, Jr. (then Captain, US Army Medical Corp, circa 1941-2.) Honor thy Father and thy Mother —

Book Review: The Toxic States of America

Book Review: The Toxic States of America

By Catherine Austin Fitts I received a strong recommendation from Dr. Joseph Farrell for Matt Socha’s work so I ordered and read Matt’s book The

Book Review: Unaccountable

Book Review: Unaccountable

By Catherine Austin Fitts When central banks and governments print and borrow money without limit, and use that money to engineer wild discrepancies in cost

Cotton Candy Land

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

Book Review: The Divide by Matt Taibbi

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

Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide

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

Book Review: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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

Book Review: The Curtain by Patrick Ord

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,

If

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

Now This Toon is Spot – On!

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

Paul Simon – “Graceland”

Paul Simon – “Graceland”

Related Reading: Paul Simon’s Official Website Paul Simon on Wikipedia Graceland on Wikipedia

Book Review: Prisons We Choose to Live In

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

Introducing ‘Ears to the Ground’

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

Happy Presidents’ Day!

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

Valentine’s Day

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

Book Review: Jim Marrs’ Latest

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

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

Photo Credit: Dazzlejunction.com By Wikipedia Groundhog Day is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges

Rudimental – “Free”

Rudimental – “Free”

Related Reading: Rudimental’s Official Website Rudimental on Wikipedia

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!

We would like to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, as we welcome in the Year of the Horse! Related Reading Chinese New Year

Martin Luther King Day

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

In Hoc Anno Domini

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

Thank You, Dave Andrews!

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

Thank You, Court Skinner!

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

Story du Jour

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

Tennessee Christmas

Tennessee Christmas

Related Reading: Bill Gaither on Wikipedia Bill Gaither Official Website

Happy Thanksgiving

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

Dr. Farrell’s New Books Available

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

Book Review: The Master Switch

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,

An Anniversary Prayer – September 11, 2013

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

Book Review: Sauder on Underground Facilities

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

Book Review: Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet

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 Catherine Austin Fitts Last year, while

Board Meeting Minutes

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

Book Review: Water & Salt

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

Rodriguez at the Ryman

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

Get to Know Mira Nair

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

Economic Calendars

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: