The Year of the Plague in Charts: Weirdest Economy Ever
The Year of the Plague in Charts: Weirdest Economy Ever GDP fell by 3.5% in the year 2020, the worst annual decline since 1946. Trade deficit in Q4 hit new all-time worst. The size of the US economy, as measured by GDP in “current dollars” (not adjusted for inflation), fell to $20.9 trillion in the […]
Conservatives Must Now Draw A Line In The Sand And Stop The “Great Reset”
Conservatives Must Now Draw A Line In The Sand And Stop The “Great Reset” There are many millions of Americans today in the post-election environment that feel uneasy about the fate of the country given the rise of a Biden presidency. And though I understand why this tension exists, I want to offer a possible […]
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years The study “changes the baseline and emphasizes just how critical it is to take our situation seriously,” its lead researcher said. A new study published in the journal Nature shows the Earth is now hotter than […]
Donald Trump: The Sacrifice of the Sacred King
Donald Trump: The Sacrifice of the Sacred King “In antiquity this sylvan landscape was the scene of a strange and recurring tragedy. On the northern shore of the lake, right under the precipitous cliffs on which the modern village of Nemi is perched, stood the sacred grove and sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis, or Diana of […]
This Potentially Catastrophic Inflation Surge Slipped Under the Radar (Until Now)
This Potentially Catastrophic Inflation Surge Slipped Under the Radar (Until Now) The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 107.5 points in December 2020, up 2.3 points (2.2 percent) from November, marking the seventh month of consecutive increase. You’ve read about housing market bubbles, stock bubbles, and even credit bubbles. But the next bubble you’re about to discover could […]
Weekly Axis Of Easy #180
Weekly Axis Of Easy #180 Last Week’s Quote was “Throughout human history, humans have been their own worst enemies, and whenever someone is oppressing someone else, the oppressor seeks to control the tools of communication” was Jaron Lanier, winner was Trevor This Week’s Quote: “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates […]
Canada & The Canceling of its Currency
Canada & The Canceling of its Currency QUESTION #1: If Canada is not a dictatorship, how can Trudeau cancel the dollar? How can he do so in secret? RW QUESTION #2: Why can’t Biden follow Trudeau and cancel the dollar? EH ANSWER: The answer lies in the difference in history. Because the paper currency called bills-of-credit back then […]
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast
Powerful Snowstorm Could Impact 100 Million People From Midwest To Northeast A powerful winter storm starting on Saturday through early next week could impact more than 100 million people across the Midwest to the Northeast. CBS News reports from Chicago to Cleveland to Baltimore to New York, tens of millions of people could be impacted by […]
Peak oil in Africa part1: OPEC quotas Jan 2021
Peak oil in Africa part1: OPEC quotas Jan 2021 We examine whether OPEC’s quotas for its African members are actually on the production decline path of these countries. OPEC’s quota levels can be found here: https://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/Voluntary%20Production%20Levels.pdf At present 7 oil producing countries in Africa are members of OPEC: Algeria, Nigeria, Libya, Angola (2007), Gabon (2016), […]
Weekly Commentary: Short-Term Unsustainable
Weekly Commentary: Short-Term Unsustainable Outstanding Treasury Securities began 2008 at $6.051 TN, or 41% of GDP. Treasuries ended 2019 at $19.019 TN, or 87% of GDP. And then, in only three quarters, Treasuries surged another $3.882 TN to $22.900 TN, or 108% of GDP. We must wait a few weeks for the Fed’s Q4 Z.1 […]
Deflation: Friend or Foe?
DEFLATION: FRIEND OR FOE? Deflation is the most feared economic phenomenon of our time. The reason behind this a priori irrational fear (why should we be afraid of prices going down?) is the Great Depression. The most severe economic crisis of the 20th century was accompanied by a massive deflationary spiral that pushed prices down by 25% between 1929 […]
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels “Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a huge margin,” said one climate activist. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks on tackling climate change in […]
Lessons From Wall Street: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Lessons From Wall Street: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. That’s all you’re seeing in efforts to manage information via censorship, algorithm changes, “fact” checking, Russian propaganda panic, etc. Humans are story-driven animals, so if you control the stories you control the humans. ❖ Lessons from […]
How the Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions Changed Their Live
How the Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions Changed Their Lives A year later, three Indigenous youth behind the 2020 BC legislature protests say the real work still lies ahead. A year after he first took a stand on the steps of the BC legislature, Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and his wife are expecting their first child. Photo by Rodney Mitchell. […]
