A Flock of Black Swans Is Forming & the Power Elite Knows Exactly Why | Thornton & Schectman
A Flock of Black Swans Is Forming & the Power Elite Knows Exactly Why | Thornton & Schectman
Miles Franklin Media: 12-12-2025
Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, sits down with Dr. Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, for a deep-dive into the systemic fragilities building beneath the surface of the global financial system and why a flock of black swans is forming all at once.
Thornton explains how central banks, political elites, and entrenched power structures have spent decades inflating bubbles, suppressing interest rates, weaponizing currencies, and expanding government controls.
Now those policies are converging into a historic breaking point.
From the breakdown of the dollar-led order to BRICS building parallel payment rails… from exploding sovereign debt to the yen carry trade… from stress in the banking system to the widening disconnect between derivatives and physical gold & silver – the “unknown unknowns” are piling up.
According to Thornton, none of this is random. The elites know exactly why these black swans are multiplying and why the public will be the last to see it.
In this episode of Little by Little:
Why multiple black swan risks are emerging at the same time
The role of central banks and political elites in engineering systemic fragility
BRICS, gold accumulation, and the rise of alternative settlement systems
Silver as a “critical mineral” and the strategic battle over supply
How stablecoins and the GENIUS Act may fast-track a U.S. monetary reset
00:00 Coming Up
01:06 Introduction
01:49 Ludwig Von Mises & Austrian Economics
04:06 US Dollar & Global Trade Dynamics
10:03 Gold & Precious Metals Market
16:41 Silver's Strategic Importance
20:00 BRICS & Global Financial Shifts
25:54 Potential Financial Crises
31:48 Cryptocurrencies & Government Regulation
37:30 Conclusion & Resources