Maxim Benjamin Smith

A thinking person's guide to navigating the ragged edges of civilization. Recommended by Dr. Pierre Kory, John Rubino, Ian Brighthope and others.

A radical alternative to college, The Preparation shows exactly what a young man should do instead to become competent, confident, and dangerous.

I write about entrepreneurship, finance, philosophy, Leadership, Money, Farsightedness, and Definite Optimism. Lately, I've been producing a series of video interviews with Legendary Speculator, Economist, and my Mentor, Doug Casey.

To provide conversations with subject matter experts to help people make informed decisions

Insights on economics, history, hysteria, and hearth from a Traditional Jeffersonian, Austrian Economics perspective.

An independent Catholic media company dedicated to promoting masculinity, virtue and Christian morality in the modern world.

My personal Substack

A player's guide to the Apocalypse

Macro-driven resource stock investing from Doug Casey—identifying when geopolitical and monetary trends create big opportunities in stocks like precious metals and energy.

Self-accountability log with essays about art, literature, and culture.

Settling the space frontier