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On Fuel Economy Efforts, U.S. Faces an Elusive Target
On Fuel Economy Efforts, U.S. Faces an Elusive Target One of President Obama’s signature achievements on climate has been strict new standards aimed at improving fuel efficiency to nearly 55 miles per gallon by 2025. But credits and loopholes, coupled with low gas prices, may mean the U.S. will fall well short of this ambitious goal. […]
Rothschild Humiliates Obama, Reveals That “America Is The Biggest Tax Haven In The World”
Rothschild Humiliates Obama, Reveals That “America Is The Biggest Tax Haven In The World” In his speech yesterday, following the Treasury’s crack down on corporate tax inversions, Obama blamed “poorly designed” laws for allowing illicit money transfers worldwide. Since the speech came at a time when the entire world is still abuzz with the disclosure from the […]
A Key Similarity Between Snowden Leak and Panama Papers: Scandal Is What’s Been Legalized
A Key Similarity Between Snowden Leak and Panama Papers: Scandal Is What’s Been Legalized FROM THE START of the reporting based on Edward Snowden’s leaked document archive, government defenders insisted that no illegal behavior was revealed. That was always false: Multiple courts have now found the domestic metadata spying program in violation of the Constitution and relevant statutes and have […]
Friday Five: Obama, Snowden and PDC?
FRIDAY FIVE: OBAMA, SNOWDEN AND PDC? Our April 1st edition of the “Friday Five” went out to all our subscribers earlier today. Some of you wanted to sign up but didn’t have a chance to, so I’ve included it below. Moving forward, the Friday Five and my social media accounts will be the main ways I share […]
Xi warns Obama against threatening China’s sovereignty & national interests
Xi warns Obama against threatening China’s sovereignty & national interests US President Barack Obama(not shown) and China’s President Xi Jinping take part in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on March 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. © Mandel Ngan / AFP China has warned […]
Peak Oil: Are We Not Better Than This? Pt 1
Peak Oil: Are We Not Better Than This? Pt 1 I’ll confess that I hesitated before starting this series. It was too easy to again just dive into mockery and sarcasm over pieces written several weeks ago by those who refuse to give credence to the concept of peak oil and/or its implications. [It’s also the gateway […]
Must Watch Video – “The Veneer of Justice in a Kingdom of Crime”
Must Watch Video – “The Veneer of Justice in a Kingdom of Crime” All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him…The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without […]
Democracy Ends in Turkey
Democracy Ends in Turkey On Saturday March 5th, Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten (German Economic News) headlined “Turkish Police Storm Newspaper Office Zaman” and reported that, “Turkish police entered the editorial offices of critical newspaper Zaman on Friday night.” Accompanying videos there showed a police-state in which ‘security’ forces stormed through a crowd of protesters (readers of the newspaper) outside, into […]
Obama to Expand Surveillance State Powers by Signing a 21 Page Memo
Obama to Expand Surveillance State Powers by Signing a 21 Page Memo As the Apple vs. FBI battle rages in the court system and throughout the halls of Congress, Obama decides to do what he does best. Using “his pen” to make consequential decisions unilaterally. Just another day in the American banana republic. The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON […]
Profits for the Economic Club: How US Military Spending Benefits the Few
Profits for the Economic Club: How US Military Spending Benefits the Few In his January 2016 State of the Union Address, President Obama smugly declared that “We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined,” which was a startling and repulsive boast. What is less surprising is the Pentagon’s decision to refocus military spending, […]
Repricing Reality
Repricing Reality It ought to be a foregone conclusion that Mr. Obama’s replacement starting January 20, 2017 will preside over conditions of disorder in everyday life and economy never seen before. For the supposedly thinking class in America, the end of reality-optional politics will come as the surprise of their lives. Where has that hypothetical […]
Compare Mike Whitney’s Truthful Account Of Syria With The Disinformation Published By The Washington Post
Compare Mike Whitney’s Truthful Account Of Syria With The Disinformation Published By The Washington Post Compare Mike Whitney’s Truthful Account Of Syria With The Disinformation Published By The Washington Post http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44174.htm vs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-era-of-us-abdication-on-syria-must-end/2016/02/09/55226716-ce96-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html There is no such thing as “the Syrian opposition.” The “opposition” consists almost entirely of the Washington-backed ISIS, which Washington sent to […]
Total Incompetence of Career Politicians
Total Incompetence of Career Politicians Someone really needs to do a study on people who seem to want to rule the world yet have absolutely no clue what they are doing, which is really 98% of all politicians. What drives these people? Is it just greed to sell influence and get outrageous speaking fees? Until […]
Mandatory Depression Screening is A Depressing Thought
Mandatory Depression Screening is A Depressing Thought The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended mandatory depression screening for all Americans. The task force wants to force health insurance companies to pay for the screening. Basic economics, as well as the Obamacare disaster, should have shown this task force that government health insurance mandates […]
Is Congress Declaring War on ISIS…or on You?
Is Congress Declaring War on ISIS…or on You? Passage of Senator Mitch McConnell’s authorization for war against ISIS will not only lead to perpetual US wars across the globe, it will also endanger our civil and economic liberties. The measure allows the president to place troops anywhere he determines ISIS is operating. Therefore, it could […]
