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Opinion and commentary on American law, politics and economics.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 823 )
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Will Trump FIGHT While the Rest Just SUCK?
Leftist Threatens Trump Supporters with Violence[courtesy Google Images]thwinner-take-all on the GOP sideallFlorida and Ohio are the home states of Marco Rubio... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Conspiracy Theory?
Here’s an 85-minute long video of “The Secret Government”–Bill Moyers’ A.D. 1987 “scathing critique of the criminal subterfuge carried out by the Executive... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
They Pretend to Pay Us; We Pretend to Work
Central Planning = Communism“From each according to his bank balance; to each according to his political connections.”[courtesy Google Images]During the Soviet... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Trouble with NIRP
ZIRP (Zero Interest Rate Policy) gives way to NIRP (Negative Interest Rate Policy)[courtesy Google Images] “I now believe negative interest rates for the... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republican Leaders Prefer Hillary to Trump
Republican Leaders Prefer the “Bad Girl” to the “Bad Boy”[courtesy Google Images] The Washington Times “ “The GOP presidential field mounted a last-ditch... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Armed Debt Collectors = Government Desperation
Student Loan Debt Collectors[courtesy Google Images]Placebo EconomicsbelievedI wrote in part: “ZIRP [Zero Interest Rate Policy] and QE [Quantitative Easing] hav... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Germany’s Finance Minister: “the Debt-financed Growth Model Had Reached Its...
G20 Shanghai“Don’t Blame Us!”[courtesy Google Images]Reuters “The world’s top economies declared on Saturday that they need to look beyond ultra-low interest... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Politically Incorrect Candidate
Fox?[courtesy Google Images]However, according to The Washington Examiner (“Trump won’t denounce KKK supporter David Duke’s endorsement”), “Donald Trump... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
“She Lied Over Four Coffins”
Here’s a powerful drama for you. Watch the ebb and flow. It’s about a couple of people who cared enough to stand up and speak truth to power. They weren’t... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Placebo Economics
PLACEBOS: Which do your prefer? The red pills or the green paper?[courtesy Google Images]For most of American history, we had an “asset-based” monetary system. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Americans Fear Most
We are not the lunatic fringe. The kinds of ideas we consider, explore and embrace on blogs like this one are “mainstream”. Not “Mainstream Media,” of... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Governments React to Bankruptcy
[courtesy Google Images] “The crisis in Puerto Rico continues to spiral out of control.” Maybe so, but I don’t regard Puerto Rico’s plight as big news. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gun Control Nuts
GUN CONTROL “NUTS”In the 20th century, over 50 million people were murdered by their own governments–AFTER those governments banned private ownership of... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Interest Rate Manipulation Fails
Interest Rate Manipulation is Income Redistribution[courtesy Google Images]th Business Insider Australia “On Monday [February 8th], the benchmark Nikkei 225... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are (Draconian) Capital Controls Coming?
Currency Controls: “I’ll give you one green one for three purple ones.”[courtesy Google Images]In fact, some capital controls already exist as restrictions on... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chart: The World is Turning Japanese
NEGATIVE RATES, KURODA’S “PETER PAN” ANALOGY, AND GOLD’S SURGENearly a year ago, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda described the unlikely inspiration behin... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
World’s Savior: “Helicopter Money”?
Helicopter Money: Modern Manna?[courtesy Google Images]interestingAccording to Zero Hedge.com (“Helicopter Money Arrives: Switzerland To Hand Out $2500 Monthly... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russian Video Depicts Obama as Devil
The Washington Times (“Obama depicted as murderous devil in downtown Moscow“): “A video depicting President Obama feasting on the souls of a half-million... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rob Kirby on the Exchange Stabilization Fund
What follows is a powerful and important interview. If Rob Kirby is correct, the ESF (U.S. Exchange Stabilization Fund) may be the hidden power that sustains... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Michael Pento on Greg Hunter
Pento is too good. Reminds me of Robert De NIro in the movie Raging Bull.He knows his stuff. He’s expecting a big step downward in the economy circa... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY