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Childhood: Conditioned to Pretend to Know
Childhood: Conditioned to Pretend to Know New Yorker cartoon by the late Charles Barsotti When I was a young child, I would look at my parents and other adults interacting with each other, with a mixture of bewilderment and amazement. “Surely”, I thought to myself, “they don’t really believe what they’re saying. It must be like […]
Wave Goodbye to Another Set of Freedoms With the New Digital ID
Wave Goodbye to Another Set of Freedoms With the New Digital ID In the 1980s, Australians fought hard against a similar national ID program, what has changed since then? Commentary “Papers please” used to be the ostinato of totalitarian systems, at least in the movies. With the passing of the government’s Digital ID bills, Australians […]
Ex-Manchester City Player’s Police Visits: Joey Barton’s Troubling Encounters Raise Questions About UK Speech Police
Ex-Manchester City Player’s Police Visits: Joey Barton’s Troubling Encounters Raise Questions About UK Speech Police Ex-footballer Joey Barton criticizes police visits over Twitter posts, drawing parallels to North Korean intimidation. Joey Barton, the former Manchester City and Newcastle footballer, has been experiencing incessant police visits as a result of his Twitter posts, creating what he […]
Australian Senator Says Elon Musk Should Be in Jail and The “Key Be Thrown Away” Over Free Speech Clash
Australian Senator Says Elon Musk Should Be in Jail and The “Key Be Thrown Away” Over Free Speech Clash Senator Jacqui Lambie calls for Elon Musk’s indefinite imprisonment after his refusal to comply with Australian censorship demands. Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has called for Australian politicians to abandon Elon Musk’s social media platform X and […]
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Debt
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Debt Some people are more observant than others. Some are more capable of thinking outside the box than others. Whether this is by nature or nurture is a moot point. When we are children, we tend to look upon the world in all its wonder. We are amazed at […]
Down with Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes a Mockery of the Constitution
Down with Big Brother: Warrantless Surveillance Makes a Mockery of the Constitution “Whether he wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, or whether he refrained from writing it, made no difference … The Thought Police would get him just the same … the arrests invariably happened at night … In the vast majority of cases there was […]
Living on Uneasy Street
Living on Uneasy Street It’s nice to anticipate sunny weather, but it’s a good idea to carry an umbrella just in case the forecasts prove overly optimistic. Yes, the market will rally if World War III didn’t start last night. The market will also rally if World War III does start, because the Federal Reserve will […]
Is There a Road Map for What’s Ahead?
Is There a Road Map for What’s Ahead? One of our primary survival traits is the ability to anticipate the future to avoid threats and reap higher yields. We seek a vantage point to view the road ahead, or even better a road map to what’s ahead. Is there a road map to what’s ahead? An enormous […]
Orwellian Sydney Police: We Will Be the “Source of Truth”
Orwellian Sydney Police: We Will Be the “Source of Truth” Sydney residents question the implications of centralized truth and censorship in the wake of a government’s push to police online discourse. Offering a fresh perspective on the fallout of a recent Sydney stabbing attack, residents have expressed their anger and mistrust toward the police who […]
Telegram Founder Reveals US Government’s Alleged Covert Maneuvers to Backdoor The App
Telegram Founder Reveals US Government’s Alleged Covert Maneuvers to Backdoor The App US authorities allegedly sought backdoors into Telegram’s encryption. Here’s a headline that surfaced on the internet this week: “US government tried to spy on people…” (…somebody, who happens to be the Telegram founder, “claims”.) What a shocker. Is this really newsworthy? Actually yes […]
Homesteading: A Journey of Self-Sufficiency
Homesteading: A Journey of Self-Sufficiency It doesn’t take 40 acres, mule and a plow to start Apple Trees on our farm, April 2024 Homesteading (or “Farmsteading”) is a journey of self-sufficiency, and a path that may or may not lead to a life off-the-grid. It’s about building or rebuilding a home and/or farm, and learning […]
What Would a New Civil War Look Like?
What Would a New Civil War Look Like? Not Like the One You Learned In School Editor’s Note: Today’s essay comes from Doug Casey’s longtime friend, Chris Weber. You might recognize his name because we often discuss his excellent newsletter during our podcasts. You can catch Doug and me discussing the latest issue here. And in the […]
Bank of America Accused of Political Debanking
Bank of America Accused of Political Debanking Bank of America is under fire from Republican AGs, accused of debanking based on political and religious beliefs. Bank of America is facing serious accusations of involvement in discrimination based on politics, religion, and ideology (i.e., speech expressing this), with the targets of “debanking” allegedly being some Christian […]
“Weasel Words” – Stella Assange Challenges US Over Julian’s Fate
“Weasel Words” – Stella Assange Challenges US Over Julian’s Fate Stella Assange claims US diplomatic assurances offer no real protection for Julian under the First Amendment. Stella Assange has once again urged the Biden White House to give up on prosecuting her husband Julian Assange, at the same time accusing the US authorities of resorting to […]
