Postcards: Five Things to Think About

A key Russian official says the truth out loud, a goodbye to Bill Walton, and how to hedge against the dollar's continued erosion.

Dear Fellow Expat:

While driving back from New York City, I read the news about the Libertarian Party. The party somehow nominated a former Democrat and donor to Barack Obama, who also supported vaccine mandates.

My wife and I discussed it… and I noted that the 2024 clown car is now officially full, and now everyone would vote. Then silence… only to then hear…

“I vote that we get a cat,” Amelia called from the backseat.

Let’s dive into our thoughts of the day…

No. 1 - Building a Nation

How wild it is since the Florida Republic began on paper. I stated the following in the second article ever written under this banner.

In the Florida Republic, the President would serve for five years and have a maximum of 20 years as President. Now, before you get all worried about dictators, let me explain how this works:

Every five years, we have an election. The night before the election, we put the Republican in a boat off the coast of Captiva and the Democrat in a boat out in the middle of the Bermuda T…