by Michael Wilkerson | Mar 21, 2026 | Armed Forces, Blog Articles, China, Geopolitics, Historical, Iran, Russia, USA, War
Consider the Iran War in the context of US military involvement in Vietnam. The Vietnamese regular army and Viet Cong guerrillas were able to keep fighting long after the US had effectively destroyed (by bombing) most all formal military and industrial infrastructure...
by Michael Wilkerson | Mar 6, 2026 | Armed Forces, Blog Articles, Economy, Energy, Finance, Geopolitics, Germany, Gold, Healthcare, Historical, Inflation, Iran, Monetary System, Oil, Politics, Trump Administration, USA, War
A wartime economy is no longer a hypothetical future scenario to contemplate. It has already arrived. This week, with U.S. forces launching what the Trump administration labeled “Epic Fury” against Iran, the question is no longer whether war will affect markets and...
by Michael Wilkerson | Feb 12, 2026 | Banks, Blog Articles, China, Economy, Finance, Gold, Historical, Monetary System, Trump Administration, USA
With all the attention of late on the remarkable price moves in gold and silver, it is surprising that the question of a comprehensive audit of the U.S. government’s gold reserves, a headline issue one year ago, has been conveniently memory-holed. For a time in early...
by Michael Wilkerson | Feb 8, 2026 | Blog Articles, Geopolitics, Historical, Immigration, Israel, War
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities. —II Kings 17:24 When Satan wants...
by Michael Wilkerson | Feb 4, 2026 | Banks, Bitcoin, Blog Articles, Crypto, Economy, Finance, Geopolitics, Gold, Historical, Markets, Monetary System, Trade, Trump Administration, USA, Venezuela
Investors have been rightly impressed by gold’s remarkable run, which in dollar terms has doubled in price over the past year. This performance vastly outpaces the stock markets (which are also sitting at all-time highs) and Bitcoin (trading sideways for months), the...
by Michael Wilkerson | Sep 11, 2025 | Antichrist, Blog Articles, Historical, Politics, Terrorism, Trump Administration, USA
Charlie Kirk represented everything that is good about America. He was kind, compassionate, and truly cared for the people he met from all walks of life. He was committed to open debate and free speech. He believed in vigorously defending the truth, but wasn’t...
by Michael Wilkerson | Aug 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Blog Articles, Historical, Politics, Technology
“You are my creator, but I am your master;—obey!” —the monster to Dr. Frankenstein How should Christians, in light of their faith, think about the recent explosion in the application of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other rapidly advancing technologies?...
by Michael Wilkerson | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog Articles, Geopolitics, Historical, Iran, Islam, Israel, Politics, Russia, Sanctions, Terrorism, Trump Administration, USA, War
For over 45 years, the people of Iran have been under the oppressive boot of the radical Islamic clerics who took over the country in 1979. The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in power since the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, has continued his...
by Michael Wilkerson | Jun 6, 2025 | Blog Articles, Geopolitics, Historical, USA
The following is an excerpt from the Introduction to Puritans, Pilgrims & Prophets, Michael Wilkerson’s latest book in the Why America Matters series Why would an entire generation of English men, women, and children—an estimated 80,000 souls over twenty...
by Michael Wilkerson | Jan 12, 2025 | Africa, Economy, Historical, Politics, Trade, USA, Why America Matters Book
How Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, inadvertently planted the seeds of slavery in the future United States The first permanent English settlement in the New World was founded in 1607 in Jamestown. Set in the Colony of Virginia, Jamestown...