Doug Casey: Don’t Buy Gold - The Miners Have Way More Upside

Doug Casey of International Man argues that the United States is entering a period of economic, political, and geopolitical decline that could culminate in what he calls a “Greater Depression.” Casey also discusses how he is positioning and why the miners may be better than gold in this leg. Doug's links:    / @dougcaseystake   https://internationalman.com/ https://x.com/RealDougCasey Follow Darrell on X: https://x.com/MoneyLevelsShow Follow the VRIC on X: https://x.com/vricmedia Follow the VRIC on Instagram:   / vric_media   Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today: https://join.thecommodityuniversity.c... Sign up for Jay’s newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx 0:00 Is the American empire in decline? 2:13 Why Doug Casey thinks the Iran conflict will continue 3:56 Is Hormuz America’s Suez moment? 9:03 What declining U.S. power means for the global order 13:27 Why institutions like the UN are breaking down 15:46 Doug Casey’s “Greater Depression” thesis 17:16 Why more Fed intervention could make things worse 20:49 Political polarization and the risk of civil unrest 26:00 Why Casey thinks a genuine civil war is possible 27:30 Socialism, fascism, and capitalism defined 31:05 Why political solutions won’t fix the problem 34:06 How individuals should prepare 37:16 Gold, mining stocks, and protecting wealth 40:59 Could governments confiscate gold again? 43:12 Diversifying outside the United States 48:28 Foreign currencies versus precious metals Copyright © 2026 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.