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Surplus Repression and the Self-Defeating Deep State
Surplus Repression and the Self-Defeating Deep State The nation is wallowing self-piteously in a fetid trough of denial and adolescent rage/magical thinking now that the nation’s bogus, debt-based “prosperity” has crashed and cannot be restored. If you type Deep State into the custom search window in the right sidebar, the search results fill 10 pages. I think it […]
US fall from virtuous republic to tragic-comic empire described perfectly by Roman historians
US fall from virtuous republic to tragic-comic empire described perfectly by Roman historians The ancient Greek historian, Polybius, celebrated the Roman republic of ~ 150 BC under its constitution with balance of powers among the Senate, two elected consuls, and the general citizens: “Such being the power that each part has of hampering the others or co-operating with them, their union […]
Ten Wonderful Things I’m Grateful For (Irony Alert)
Ten Wonderful Things I’m Grateful For (Irony Alert) Being grateful boosts your happiness. Ten wonderful things I’m grateful for. Since every volume on the nearly endless shelf of pop psychology self-help books recommends working up some gratitude as the key to happiness, I’ve conjured up a list of what I’m grateful for. (Please turn your irony […]
The Power of Lies
The Power of Lies It is one of history’s ironies that the Lincoln Memorial is a sacred space for the Civil Rights Movement and the site of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Lincoln did not think blacks were the equals of whites. Lincoln’s plan was to send the blacks in America back […]
Hope on the Horizon and It Comes from Greece
Hope on the Horizon and It Comes from Greece Washington in its arrogance, seeing itself as “indispensable,” poses a continuing threat to the lives of hundreds of millions of people. The extraordinary number of dead that Washington has murdered in the 21st century–”The American Century”–is dismissed as “collateral damage” in the “war on terror.” The […]
Meet the Overseas Contingency Operations Account – Washington D.C.’s Crony Capitalist War Slush Fund
Meet the Overseas Contingency Operations Account – Washington D.C.’s Crony Capitalist War Slush Fund Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain has called it a “gimmick,” and Democrats complain that larding up the separate war funding bill with extra spending amounts to an “abusive loophole.” Yet so far, the massive increase is likely to remain […]
Regime Change: US’ Failing Weapon of International Deception
Regime Change: US’ Failing Weapon of International Deception For years, Winston Churchill’s famous quote, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried,” has served as Americans’ last word in any political discussion which requires validation of the US government, no matter how corrupt […]
Cracks In Washington’s Empire
Cracks In Washington’s Empire Washington’s EU vassals might be finding their backbone. Britain, Germany, France, and Italy are reported to have defied Washington’s orders and applied to join the Chinese-led Asian Investment Bank. Australia, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Luxembourg might also join. Washington uses its development banks such as the Asian Development Bank, the […]
The REAL Reasons We’re At War With Russia
The REAL Reasons We’re At War With Russia The Empire Doesn’t Like to Be Questioned We’re at war with Russia. Specifically, we’ve launched: A sanctions war A currency war A hot war in Ukraine Indeed, it appears that U.S. leaders have targeted Putin for regime change. Why? Syria Initially, the U.S. targeted Syria for regime change – […]
The Rise of the Oligarchs
The Rise of the Oligarchs Empire examines the rise and role of the new oligarchs and the decline of democracy in the United States and beyond. Wealth inequality has risen to stratospheric heights. The statistics, the real statistics, sound like fragments spun off from a madman’s dream. Eighty-five people have as much money as three […]
The Golden Age of Black Ops – In Fiscal 2015 U.S. Special Forces Have Already Deployed to 105 Nations
The Golden Age of Black Ops – In Fiscal 2015 U.S. Special Forces Have Already Deployed to 105 Nations During the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2014, U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) deployed to 133 countries — roughly 70% of the nations on the planet — according to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bockholt, a public affairs officer […]
Why Governments Love Terrorism “Wars”
Why Governments Love Terrorism “Wars” Telltale Signs Dow down a little on Tuesday. Gold almost unchanged. Oil kept slipping. From Bloomberg: “Oil fell below $45 a barrel amid speculation that US stockpiles will increase, exacerbating a global supply glut that’s driven prices to the lowest in more than 5½ years. Oil slumped almost 50% last […]
Empire v Mere State | Armstrong Economics
Empire v Mere State | Armstrong Economics. QUESTION: Marty, your insight into the failure of Austrian and Keynesian economics was really eye opening. At your conference you said that Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand applied internationally not just domestically. I believe I have reached the level of understanding you have been teaching us. It is indeed global […]
