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Economic Thought in Ancient Greece
ECONOMIC THOUGHT IN ANCIENT GREECE The intellectual odyssey that laid the foundations for Western civilization began in classical Greece. Unfortunately, Greek thinkers failed in their attempt to grasp the essential principles of the spontaneous market order and of the dynamic process of social cooperation which surrounded them. While we must acknowledge the important Greek contributions […]
Best Government Money Can Buy
Best Government Money Can Buy Very few Americans know who Sheldon Adelson is and fewer still appreciate that, as America’s leading political donor, when he speaks the Republican Party listens. By virtue of his largesse, he has been able to direct GOP policy in the Middle East in favor of Israel, which might well be regarded […]
New “Dark Money” Documentary Shines Light Into the Shadows Cast by the Super-Rich
Photo: Courtesy of PBS NEW “DARK MONEY” DOCUMENTARY SHINES LIGHT INTO THE SHADOWS CAST BY THE SUPER-RICH IF YOU, LIKE most Americans, believe you’re being screwed by the U.S. political system, and would like to know exactly how the screwing functions, tune into “Dark Money,” a new documentary premiering Monday, October 1 on PBS. The […]
The Real Contagion Threat is Political
The Real Contagion Threat is Political The real danger to the current institutional order was just demonstrated in Sweden. While I’ve talked at length about the potential financial contagion stemming from the implosion of multiple emerging market currencies it is the growing political crisis in Europe that will shape our future. Sweden is The Land […]
Twitter Exposes Its Politically Motivated Censorship Policy In Banning Of Alex Jones
Twitter Exposes Its Politically Motivated Censorship Policy In Banning Of Alex Jones September 6, 2018 Elizabeth Vos It has been a busy month for Twitter, and Alex Jones, with Jack Dorsey forced to defend the decision not to ban Jones early last month, only reverse course by suspending Jones shortly after a tense Senate hearing […]
Petro Politics and Trudeau’s Sordid Pipeline Deal
Petro Politics and Trudeau’s Sordid Pipeline Deal Behind the spin, the reality is clear — taxpayers and the environment lose in the pipeline debacle. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are ignoring the law, economics and the environment in backing the Trans Mountain pipeline. Photo from trumpvstrudeau, Creative Commons licensed. “Petroleum is […]
We Are Being Played
We Are Being Played If any evidence existed to be found that Donald Trump had illegally colluded with the Russian government to rig the 2016 presidential election, that evidence would have been picked up by the sprawling surveillance networks of the US and its allies and leaked to the Washington Post before Obama left office. Russiagate […]
Lunatic Politics (Part 2) – It’s Becoming Impossible to Have a Conversation
Lunatic Politics (Part 2) – It’s Becoming Impossible to Have a Conversation More and more people are becoming aware of and concerned about the level of political dialogue going on right now. We’ve gotten to a point where I’m seeing almost no intelligent debate about any serious issue. Russiagate now consumes such a massive amount […]
Bilderberg Meetings – Just An “Occasional Supper Club”?
Bilderberg Meetings – Just An “Occasional Supper Club”? The European online “news” service, Independent, published an article about this years annual Bilderberg meeting being held in Italy. Why is it wherever Bilderberg goes economic chaos follows? Remember Greece? Greece was tagged on both sides of their economic problems first in 2008 at the beginning of […]
France’s fake news law will be used to silence critics, win elections
France’s fake news law will be used to silence critics, win elections New laws targeting so called ‘fake news’ will actually be used to target and take down real news outlets in the long run so the powers-that-be will be able to remain in control as usual (INTELLIHUB) — There is really only one reason […]
Italy: The Center Cannot Hold
Italy: The Center Cannot Hold For a generation, acceptance of the neoliberal doctrine that “there is no alternative” has paralyzed politics in the West. But what is the meaning of politics if there’s no alternative to the resulting Authoritarian Center, asks Diana Johnstone. The traditional governing parties, center “left” and center “right” all follow the […]
Can ‘Localism’ Restore Sanity to Politics?
Can ‘Localism’ Restore Sanity to Politics? I live in one of those old towns that was not built for cars. Its Main Street is narrow, hedged in with historic stone houses and walls. As commuter traffic has intensified over the past several years, it’s become increasingly dangerous to walk along Main Street. The mayor of […]
3 Stoic Lessons That Can Help Heal Our Toxic Political Culture
Statue of philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius 3 Stoic Lessons That Can Help Heal Our Toxic Political Culture Back in the days of Ancient Rome and Greece, the founding fathers of the stoic school of philosophy taught the importance of rationalism. Emotional. Tribal. Irrational. These are just three adjectives which could be applied to the political discourse […]
