Anti-Lockdown Protestors Are Being Called Conspiracy Theorists
Anti-Lockdown Protestors Are Being Called Conspiracy Theorists The fourth anti-Lockdown protest erupted in London once again. Wikipedia, the leftist controlled pretend neutral media platform, has compiled a list of lockdown protests in the United States. They immediately characterize this as right-wing “conservatives,” which implies, I suppose, that the obedient majority are just sheep who do as they are […]
It’s time environmentalists talked about the population problem
It’s time environmentalists talked about the population problem Credit: Shutterstock In all the talk of tackling environmental problems such as climate change, the problem of population growth often escapes attention. Politicians don’t like talking about it. By and large, neither do environmentalists—but former Greens leader Bob Brown has bucked that trend. Brown recently declared the world’s population must start […]
Our Bizarre Economy 2.0 Is A Spending Based Illusion
Our Bizarre Economy 2.0 Is A Spending Based Illusion To say the economy we are seeing during 2020 is a bit bizarre is an understatement. Nobody predicted anything like we are seeing today. As money continues to be created out of thin air we are witnessing bailouts and crony capitalism on full display. Another factor playing […]
US Oil’s Merger Mania Won’t End Well For Energy
US Oil’s Merger Mania Won’t End Well For Energy The long-awaited shale patch consolidation has arrived, sparking another bout of merger mania in the energy industry. It’s reminiscent of the one in the late 1990s, just as the Internet bubble was exploding. But don’t expect the stocks to rally this time. Parallels between tech in […]
SELCO: Everything Is Fluid When the SHTF – Including the Rules of Survival
SELCO: Everything Is Fluid When the SHTF – Including the Rules of Survival In hard and weird times, everything is fluid. I bet you have heard many times that expression, but what does it actually mean? In essence, it means if you do not pay attention to that “fluidity” or let s say if you […]
5 Frugal Prepping Tips For Beginners
5 Frugal Prepping Tips For Beginners You never know what’s going to happen. But, lately, I’ve had so many questions from those I know that have never been interested in preparedness before, asking how they can help themselves out on the cheap because they honestly “feel” like something is coming. You never know what’s going […]
Pausing the game of growth
Pausing the game of growth Unsplash By Erik Mclean I feel personally guilty for the pandemic. At the beginning of March, I published my PhD dissertation “The Political Economy of Degrowth”, whose introduction ended with the following words: “Let me invite you into a wild thought experiment. Imagine that in one year, it will all stop. In […]
Enough conspiracy, let’s stick to data and science to end the lockdowns, Part 1
Enough conspiracy, let’s stick to data and science to end the lockdowns, Part 1 (Part 2 is available here) A couple of recurring conspiracy theory themes keep being circulated to me, they are specific to Canada but I’m sure these are typical across all locations. I find these maddening because there is plenty of factual, well […]
Concrete: Our Future Is Anchored in the Stuff
Concrete: Our Future Is Anchored in the Stuff The modern world is made of a wondrous, terrible product of human ingenuity. A new book tells the story. An apartment building under construction in Chile. Concrete, author Mary Soderstrom tells us, is a building material urgently needed to protect us against the climate change it helps […]
The Corruptocracy
The Corruptocracy Most political philosophy is just an elaborate justification for theft and fraud. What’s called the silent majority is really the ignored majority, who for the most part are happy being ignored. Their lives revolve their families, jobs, friends, and community, not the media, publicity, polls, or politics. They’re sick of elections well before […]
A life on our planet – review
A life on our planet – review I watched David Attenborough’s film A life on our planet the other evening. The first, and largest, part of the movie was very well made. Perhaps not much new, but very well presented and with excellent footage and narrative. Some images are very strong, even brutal, such as a lonely […]
Ben Hunt: Inflation Ahead!
Ben Hunt: Inflation Ahead! Why the investing world is about to change Ben Hunt — highly respected fund manager, author, and former professor/entrepreneur/venture capitalist — says that to be successful in managing your wealth, there’s only one question that matters: Are we entering a deflationary future, or an inflationary one? The strategies and appropriate investment […]
Do you own your own face?
Do you own your own face? The question of whether you own your own face may not be as clear as you might think. Companies are already buying and selling information worldwide based on facial recognition technology. In January of this year I proposed that the United States adopt a constitutional amendment which would give each person ownership of […]
Farming as the Climate Changes: Molino de la Isla, East Pecos, New Mexico
Farming as the Climate Changes: Molino de la Isla, East Pecos, New Mexico The world is facing a climate crisis and the changes this brings are dramatically impacting farmers across the world. As temperatures rise and rainfall becomes increasingly unpredictable, production is dropping and businesses are struggling. However, in the United States, climate change still […]
California Begins Cutting Power To 361,000 Customers As Fire Risk Surges
California Begins Cutting Power To 361,000 Customers As Fire Risk Surges Facing bone-crushing dryness and the strongest winds of the wildfire season, California’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) which filed for historic bankruptcy due to its role in previous infernos sweeping across the state has “de-energized certain electrical lines” in Northern California, which may result […]
