Reporting from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Before the United States failed to stop the spread of communism in the Vietnam War, it also failed to stop it ninety miles off its...
Nationalism made them slaves in life… and death
Reporting from: Hue, Vietnam The Citadel here in Hue is the central part of the city, and the basis from which the rest of the city grew. As the capital city of Vietnam’s Nguyen...
Why I prefer small countries and limited government
Reporting from: Hue, Vietnam You wouldn't guess by looking at it, but this small city in Central Vietnam was the imperial city of the entire country under the last ruling...
Hong Kong Banks don’t want your money
Dateline: Hong Kong I must have passed by a hundred beautiful women on the streets of Hong Kong today. You could throw a stone and hit a dozen Hong Kong banks at any point on...
4 Reasons to Use A Hong Kong Corporation for Your Business
Dateline: Hong Kong I often ponder why anyone with an internet or location-independent business sets up shop in their own country. Especially someone who lives in a place as...
It’s Time for a New Declaration of Independence | Freedom
Reporting from: An undisclosed location in The Land of the Free 237 years ago, fifty members of the Continental Congress ratified their shot over the bow; a declaration of...
Best countries in which to live abroad if you’re GMO free
The world’s best GMO free countries may be the perfect place to live abroad if you want healthier food. As a US person by birth, it's easy to get caught up in all of the economic...
Bitcoin regulation isn’t a recipe for economic freedom
I don't watch CNBC very much these days. While I am an investor and do still have a tiny portion of my net worth in stocks, the bobbleheads that spit out economic news on TV have...
Was Marco Polo the perfect expat entrepreneur?
Every once in awhile, it's nice to look back through the history of entrepreneurship and realize that many of today's economic concepts are still the same. After all, we're all...
America’s Bad Excuse for Citizenship-Based Taxation
We’ve talked before about how the United States is basically the only country on earth that imposes a tax on the worldwide income of not just its residents, but its citizens....
Big Government is Your New Mommy – Here’s Your Escape
If you had involved parents like mine, you know how difficult it was to get some of the stuff you wanted as a kid. Growing up, kids tend to figure out which parent will give them...
Become a Chinese entrepreneur, fix this problem, become rich
Marco Polo, who traveled throughout Asia with his father and uncle as a teenager, returned to Venice to find his Republic at war with Genoa. He found himself imprisoned and...
Economic freedom is all about momentum
I'm often asked why I would want to pack up my things and fly half way around the world to visit and live in developing countries like some of the ones I've reported from...
Economic freedom in Singapore and why you must be planting flags
Reporting from: Singapore Here in one of the world’s bastions of economic freedom, the proof that you need to be planting flags around the world is all the more apparent. Coming...
Where is the next Cyprus? Ask government propaganda
Reporting from: Cebu, Philippines I illustrated last week why living in a smaller, more laissez faire country has its advantages over big, bloated governments like the United...
Why I use the Five Flag Theory to find more freedom
When people hear that I'm off to live in Vietnam or open a bank account in Hong Kong or start a business in the Indian Ocean nation the Seychelles, the often ask: "Why? Don't you...
Bank Account Confiscation in Cyprus
The European Union has decided - in its infinite wisdom - to rob the personal bank accounts of Cyprus citizens to pay for its bailout of the country. Cypriots got a rude...
Why a Cyprus Bank Confiscation May Be Coming | Read More
On the eastern mediterranean island nation of Cyprus, bad loans to Greece have left the place in desperate need of a bail-out. The debt-to-GDP ratio is hovering at 85% while...
How Big Government robbed Turks and Caicos
There's a mutiny in the Parliament of Turks and Caicos, the Caribbean island chain which owes allegiance to the UK as a British Overseas Territory. Specifically, the United...
Caribbean Plan B Citizenship: Why You Need a Second Passport & How To Obtain It
Planning for periods of political or financial uncertainty, whether domestic or international, has become a necessity for high-net-worth individuals. One of the regions in the...
