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Savings–Not Tariffs Will Make America Great Again
Savings–Not Tariffs Will Make America Great Again While the farcical Kavanaugh confirmation hearings dominated the news cycle for the past couple of weeks, little mention was made of a disturbing economic headline – the August US trade deficit. Despite all the bluster from the Trump Administration about “winning trade wars” and “trade wars are easy,” […]
In Latest Provocation To Beijing, US Plans New Warship Passage Through Taiwan Strait
In Latest Provocation To Beijing, US Plans New Warship Passage Through Taiwan Strait In Washington’s latest attempt to provoke Beijing, the United States is planning to send warships through the Taiwan Strait according to Reuters, a mission meant to ensure “free passage” through the strategic waterway and which will further heighten political tensions with China. […]
Putin Lays Down the Law at Valdai
Putin Lays Down the Law at Valdai Every year Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Valdai Economic Forum. And each year his talk is important. Putin isn’t one to mince words on important issues. With tensions between Russia and the West reaching Cold War levels, Valdai represented the first time we’ve heard Putin speak […]
“Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon”: Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming
“Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon”: Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming A new poll conducted by Military Times and Syracuse University has found that nearly half of all active duty American troops believe the next major war is just around the corner. The poll results show about 46% of respondents think the […]
Be Skeptical Whenever The Political/Media Class Converges On A Single Narrative
Be Skeptical Whenever The Political/Media Class Converges On A Single Narrative The Trump administration has ended its weeks-long silence on the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Following a briefing from Secretary of State Pompeo who has just returned from a visit to Riyadh and Ankara, the president has said that […]
The Last History of the United States
The Last History of the United States Photo Source Boston Public Library | CC BY 2.0 The words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”, from America’s Declaration of Independence, stands as one of the finest historical examples of what Hitler, and later Goebbels, called the big lie. Hitler wrote in Mein […]
Russia And China Prepare To Ditch Dollar In Bilateral Trade
Russia And China Prepare To Ditch Dollar In Bilateral Trade In a time when many nations have gone public with their intention to ditch the dollar in part or in whole, in bilateral trade with non-US counterparts, either to prevent the US from having “veto power” of commerce courtesy of SWIFT or simply in response […]
U.S-Saudi Clash Could Spell Disaster For OPEC
U.S-Saudi Clash Could Spell Disaster For OPEC The Khashoggi case is far from over, as current harsh statements coming from Washington are showing. Not only is there a long line of U.S. Senators calling for an in-depth investigation of the matter, some have even openly called for the removal of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin. […]
Big Oil Cheers Trump’s ‘New NAFTA’ But Mexico Could Complicate Things
Big Oil Cheers Trump’s ‘New NAFTA’ But Mexico Could Complicate Things While the oil and gas industry has lauded the new trade deal that may soon replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a provision added by Mexico, along with its new president’s plan to ban fracking, could complicate the industry’s rising ambitions there. The new agreement, […]
America and Russia, Part Two: The Far Side of Progress
America and Russia, Part Two: The Far Side of Progress Two weeks ago, in the first part of this sequence of posts, we explored the way that Oswald Spengler’s insights into the cycles of history can be used not only to make sense of the past, but also to get some idea of the shape […]
Soaring Deficits and Interest Costs Leave the U.S. Looking Very Fragile
Soaring Deficits and Interest Costs Leave the U.S. Looking Very Fragile If you take a step back and look at the macro picture of the U.S. economy – it resembles a huge, upside-down, glass pyramid. Constantly teetering back and forth – struggling with everything it has to keep from collapsing. And so far – it’s […]
Germany Clashes With The U.S. Over Energy Geopolitics
Germany Clashes With The U.S. Over Energy Geopolitics The United States and the European Union (EU) are at odds over more than just the Iran nuclear deal – tensions surrounding energy policy have also become a flashpoint for the two global powerhouses. In energy policy, the U.S. has been opposing the Gazprom-led and highly controversial […]
Jamal Khashoggi: Where The Road to Damascus & The Path to 9/11 Converge
Jamal Khashoggi: Where The Road to Damascus & The Path to 9/11 Converge By Kristen Breitweiser, one of the four 9/11 widows – known as the “Jersey Girls” – instrumental in forcing the government to form the 9/11 Commission to investigate the 2001 attacks. Follow Kristen Breitweiser on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kdbreitweiser. Road to Damascus Conversion: Derived […]
