The Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know
Congress tends to bury some of its most repressive legislation in the fine print of bills supposedly intended for other purposes. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is just one of…
The Tax Gap: Is this the Best Solution?
We’ve long been skeptical when it comes to IRS pronouncements of a “tax gap” – the difference between a taxpayer’s actual income tax liability and what they actually paid. Last…
Can You Trust Asset Protection “Experts”?
There’s no sugar-coating it: the United States is by far the world’s lawsuit leader. About 90% of the world’s lawsuits are filed in the good old Red, White, and Blue.…
The War on Cash Escalates
Economists and governments have long had a very low opinion of the cash you carry in your wallet or stash in a safe place for a rainy day. Economists hate…
Why Economic Sanctions Don’t Work (and Harm Ordinary Americans)
Uncle Sam has been imposing economic sanctions against its enemies (and perceived enemies) for more than 200 years. In 1806, Congress passed the Non-Importation Act. The law forbade imports of…
The Single Biggest Advantage of a Second Passport
Over the last two weeks, we’ve watched with growing horror the unfolding crisis on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Our view is that the murder of more…
Criminals Can Learn Everything Needed to Steal Your Identity for $15
Over the years, we’ve repeatedly criticized US credit bureaus, which maintain detailed financial records of nearly every adult American – well over 200 million people. Credit reports are gold mines…
Is Uncle Sam About to Resume Drafting Young Americans for Mandatory Military Service?
Last year, we reported that the Department of Defense (DOD) had recorded “accounting adjustments” for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 amounting to $94.7 trillion. In fiscal year 2019, for…
Are You Ready for Assassination by a Weaponized Drone?
Not long after the 9/11 attacks, the CIA and Pentagon began a campaign of targeted assassinations of terror suspects by weaponized drones. Those targeted for assassination were never arrested, tried,…
What to Do When the IRS Deletes Your Online Account
Identity thieves will find your tax return – especially the supporting schedules – a gold mine of account numbers, balance sheets, and other confidential information they can use to impersonate…
A Framework for Information as Property
Over the years, we’ve not hesitated to criticize the abysmal state of privacy in the United States. And you don’t need to take our word for it – as we…
Proposed IRS Rules Threaten the Crypto Industry
The 2008 invention of bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, revolutionized not only the concept of money, but how it can be exchanged. Bitcoin is a form of peer-to-peer electronic cash…
The Other Journalists Uncle Sam Wants to Destroy
Over the years, we’ve criticized the vendetta the United States has waged against whistleblower Julian Assange, most recently in this article. As matters now stand, Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks,…
Why Are So Many People On Strike?
From actors to airline and UPS employees, workers across America are striking, threatening to strike, or canceling strikes at the last minute. Nearly 700,000 American workers are on strike or…
Europe’s Tantrum Over Citizenship by Investment
We’ve long recommended to our clients that they acquire a second citizenship and passport. The rationale for acquiring an alternative nationality boils down to one principle: freedom. The passport you…
This Is What Happens When You Screw Up Your Estate Plan
Who can forget the soaring voice of Aretha Franklin? Whether singing a gospel standard like “Amazing Grace” or a huge hit like “Respect,” Franklin’s talent and determination helped her build…
Could We Go Back to a Gold Standard?
Gold has long been a trusted store of value. For proof, we need look no further than a trip to the Egyptian pyramids or many other ancient sacred sites. But…
Censorship and Disinformation: It’s Even Worse than We Feared
Since the dawn of the American republic, the First Amendment to the US Constitution has guaranteed freedom of the press. It reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment…
FedNow: The First Step Toward an American Central Bank Digital Currency
Last Thursday, the Federal Reserve, America’s central bank, announced that FedNow, its new system for instant payments, was up and running. Financial institutions can use this facility to give their…
Are You Ready to be “De-Risked”?
It’s hardly an exaggeration to state that Nigel Farage, the former UK politician who led the successful campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, is a polarizing…
It Might Be Too Late for Trump to Get a Second Passport … but not for You
It’s no secret that here at Nestmann, we’re huge advocates of second citizenships and the second passports that come with them. Indeed, we’ve helped dozen of clients acquire citizenship by…
Inflation Disinformation Comes Home to Roost at the Fed
Decades ago, when I was eight years old, I used to walk to school most days. But there was a problem. Each day, I had to walk past a house…
Surprise! Surveillance Capitalism Leads to … Surveillance
On June 9, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declassified a report it originally prepared in 2022. It confirmed what we’ve long known: that Uncle Sam uses the…
The Secret Bank that Runs the World
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, isn’t something you read about every day. The average American is unlikely to even know the BIS exists, much less…
Turning Protestors into Terrorists
On January 6, 2021, a mob protesting the “stolen” presidential election won by Joe Biden against Donald Trump broke into the national capitol in Washington, D.C. The incursion was captured…
Is Artificial Intelligence About to Destroy Humanity?
As we all know, on August 29, 1997, humanity nearly became extinct. Three weeks before that date, Skynet, a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) system built for the Pentagon had been…
The Surveillance Beacon in Your Pocket
Here at Nestmann, we regularly bemoan the erosion of our “right to privacy.” The root of the problem is a legal concept called the “expectation of privacy.” Back in 1967,…
Is the Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status in Danger?
For over 75 years, the dollar has essentially been getting a free ride, courtesy of the fact that it’s the world’s most popular currency. Because so many global transactions are…
It’s not Just Tesla Spying on You…
On April 6, we learned that from 2019 to 2022, Tesla employees shared between themselves intimate photos and videos recorded by up to nine cameras installed outside – and inside…
You Could Be Eligible for an EU Passport (and not Know It)
In this age of passport confiscations, stricter border enforcement, and compulsory denaturalization, it’s more important than ever to obtain a second citizenship and passport – "just in case.” Take a…
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