I think you are right about always questioning. I've known some pretty smart people (Sott.net writers such as Joe Quinn - they carry some of your work and is how I started following you) that have said for a number of years that take what the US gov't and mainstream media says, think of the opposite and you are more likely to arrive at the truth of things from there. Damned if it hasn't worked out that way after following along with what is happening in Syria and Ukraine and the whole Russia and Russiagate narrative. Questioning things opens the door to finding the truth in all things and IMO work and research and even more questions with an equally skeptical mind to peel back the onion gets you through the door to the truth.