The Golden Age of Disinformation Has Only Just Begun
The Golden Age of Disinformation Has Only Just Begun The world has become increasingly interconnected and interdependent, and the opportunities for misinformation have become almost limitless. Disinformation is all about power, and because of the harmful and far-reaching influence that disinformation exerts, it cannot achieve much without power. As a tool for shaping public perceptions, […]
Houthis Warn Drone & Missile Attack Coverage Expanding To Mediterranean Sea
Houthis Warn Drone & Missile Attack Coverage Expanding To Mediterranean Sea Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Iranian-backed Houthi terror group, declared in a televised speech to supporters at a Friday rally in Al-Sabeen Square, Sana, that they intend to target Israel-linked ships in the eastern Mediterranean. The risk of conflict spilling over from the Red Sea and […]
Money Is a Monopoly Government Will Never Surrender
Money Is a Monopoly Government Will Never Surrender A major intellectual revelation from my youth came from reading Murray Rothbard’s “What Has Government Done to Our Money?” (1963). He includes a passing opinion that private markets are perfectly capable of producing money with no help from government. Under a sweeping monetary reform, private mints could […]
Home Prices Hit New Record High, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Inflation
Home Prices Hit New Record High, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Inflation The Case-Shiller national home price index hit a new high in February. That’s the latest data. Economists don’t count this as inflation. Case-Shiller national and 10-city indexes via St. Louis Fed, OER, CPI, and Rent from the BLS Chart Notes National and 10-City Case-Shiller […]
What Exactly is Peak Oil?
What Exactly is Peak Oil? PHOTO: Paul M. Walsh/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK I could go on and on about acceptance for probably weeks if not months, but today’s article isn’t about acceptance. Today’s article is about energy and resource decline, one of the symptom predicaments of ecological overshoot and what is commonly referred to as Peak Oil. I have mentioned both […]
The Fed Is Preparing to End Money as We Know It
The Fed Is Preparing to End Money as We Know It Big Banks, FedNow, and the Road to Fedcoin Every quarter, U.S. Bancorp (USB) releases something called U.S. Bank CFO Insights Report. It gathers insights from over 2,000 senior finance officers (CFOs) nationwide. It might not be everyone’s go-to read, but it’s a good way […]
Inflation is Transitory Again
Inflation is Transitory Again Because it has to be in order to fund Bidenomics. As Powell clasps his hands in desperate hope without any evidence to back his hope, the US Treasurer today, like the Treasurer in yesteryear, is giving a solid thumbs-up to his plan, which is already accomplishing everything the Treasury desperately needed. […]
What Are the Odds the Fed Hikes Interest Rates to 8 Percent?
What Are the Odds the Fed Hikes Interest Rates to 8 Percent? I ask the question because the number came up in a recent JP Morgan publication. 8 Percent “Prediction” or “Possibility”? This headline by TFTC caught my eye: JP Morgan Predicts Crushing 8% Interest Rate Spike JP Morgan forecasts interest rates rising to 8%, potentially […]
Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists
Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists Heat waves recently extended across nearly 30 percent of the world’s oceans, an expanse equivalent to the surface area of North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Marine biologist Anne Hoggett records bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the […]
Australian PM Pushes for Crackdown on “Misogynistic” Speech Amid Fears Free Speech Is Fading
Australian PM Pushes for Crackdown on “Misogynistic” Speech Amid Fears Free Speech Is Fading Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s latest push for stringent internet censorship will continue to spark debate over free speech. Following his more recent online censorship demands, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is doubling down and has advocated for more stringent controls on […]
The Hidden Messages of the Power Elite’s Cultural Apparatus
The Hidden Messages of the Power Elite’s Cultural Apparatus To be crucified is to suffer and die slowly and agonizingly. It was a common form of execution in the ancient world. It is generally associated with Rome’s killing of Jesus and carries profound symbolic spiritual meaning for Christians. In its figurative sense, it refers to […]
From Zero to Hero… The Incredible Story of American LNG, Personified
From Zero to Hero… The Incredible Story of American LNG, Personified Mezzaluna, Mr. Souki and the Journey to the Top “If you keep digging, digging, digging, you find something.” ~ Charif Souki O.J. Simpson died last month. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that. Well, I guess I sort of have […]
The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z in America
The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z in America “As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.” —Former presidential advisor Bertram Gross The American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer towards a pervasive authoritarianism. The American people, the permanent underclass in America, […]
Matt Taibbi Uncensored: Finance Nothing More Than A ‘Street Scam’
Matt Taibbi Uncensored: Finance Nothing More Than A ‘Street Scam’ The opportunity to secure an exclusive interview with Matt Taibbi is something I thought I’d never get…but alas, here we are. Taibbi is the head of Racket News and his reputation as a fearless investigative journalist precedes him. From his groundbreaking coverage of the 2008 financial crisis […]
Europe Scraps Net Zero, Biden Should But Won’t, Why?
Europe Scraps Net Zero, Biden Should But Won’t, Why? “Unaffordable climate commitments have two leftist British parties racing to exit stage left.” Europeans Ditch Net Zero The Wall Street Journal reports Europeans Ditch Net Zero, While Biden Clings to It You know you’ve stumbled through the looking glass when European politicians start sounding saner on climate […]
