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Governments Have Crippled the World’s Economies. Revolution May Soon Follow.
GOVERNMENTS HAVE CRIPPLED THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES. REVOLUTION MAY SOON FOLLOW. The world seems to be on fire. A couple of months ago, the economic upswing was still firmly established, production expanded, and unemployment was declining. It all changed with the advent of the coronavirus or, to be precise: things turned really sour with the politically […]
Rise up, America!
Rise up, America! Today we hoist the black flag of anarchy… and plot illicit acts. For the spirit of sedition steals over us. And passion overmasters our typical Olympian serenity. We may be declared infamous and set down as an insurrectionist. We may be sent to the gallows. Yet the time for meek submission is […]
The Collapse of Main Street and Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed
The Collapse of Main Street and Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed The core problem is the U.S. economy has been fully financialized, and so costs are unaffordable. To understand the long-term consequences of the pandemic on Main Street and local tax revenues, we need to consider first and second order effects. The immediate consequences of […]
The lockdown air-freshener?
The lockdown air-freshener? The Covid-19 pandemic has cleared the city streets. But who foresaw that it would dramatically clean the urban air? One unexpected consequence of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic has been the extraordinary reduction in urban air pollution in cities where the majority of the population have been required to stay […]
Second Wave? China Orders ‘Partial Lockdown’ Of Border City; Seoul’s Newest Cluster Explodes To 120 Cases: Live Updates
Second Wave? China Orders ‘Partial Lockdown’ Of Border City; Seoul’s Newest Cluster Explodes To 120 Cases: Live Updates Summary: VW ‘pauses’ manufacturing of VW Golf, SUVs China imposes ‘partial lockdown’ on northeastern border city SK’s ‘Itaewon’ cluster climbs to 120 Germany, Austria agree to reopen mutual border Global cases: 4.22 million Global deaths: 291,519 Poland […]
“Black Mirror” Creator Abandons Writing Because We’re ‘Already In A Dystopia’
“Black Mirror” Creator Abandons Writing Because We’re ‘Already In A Dystopia’ Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker told UK’s Radio Times that his audience might not be able to “stomach” another season of his dystopian Netflix series. He said the public mood is not suited for another season considering the world has been thrown into dystopia via the virus pandemic. […]
It’s Only Paper
IT’S ONLY PAPER The response to the virus has added a new mechanism of capital consumption to the many we have documented over the years. Businesses are shut down, yet they continue to incur expenses. There is a popular misconception out there that this is merely a paper loss. One can almost picture a neutron bomb that somehow […]
The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q1 2020
The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q1 2020 How are consumers positioned going into the crisis? Most of the first quarter was still the Good Times, but in later February and early March it hit the fan, as markets were crashing. In mid-March lockdowns started to roll across the country, and the layoffs by […]
Bankrupt Cities And States Get The National Disaster They’ve Been Hoping For
Bankrupt Cities And States Get The National Disaster They’ve Been Hoping For The people running states like New Jersey and cities like Chicago know they’re broke. Ridiculously generous public employee pensions – concocted by elected officials and union leaders who had to have understood that they were writing checks their taxpayers couldn’t cover – are […]
We Need to Shut Them Down
We Need to Shut Them Down We need to shut them down. Governments that is. At least the ones that cannot pay their bills because of unnecessary economic lockdown orders. I have tried just about everything in these pages to induce politicians to see that they are pushing the worst policies since at least the New Deal […]
WILL IT TAKE FOOD SHORTAGES TO END SUPPORT FOR THE SHUTDOWN?
Will It Take Food Shortages to End Support for the Shutdown? Americans are uniquely privileged, to the point of simply imagining they can stay home for months and months without suffering severe economic hardship as a result. Our unique privilege is delusion, the mentality that America is rich and will remain rich without particular effort […]
“I Want My Life Back” – German Anti-Lockdown Protests Worsen
“I Want My Life Back” – German Anti-Lockdown Protests Worsen More than a thousand anti-quarantine protesters turned out for a rally in the German capital, Berlin, on Saturday, resulting in dozens of arrests. This is a continuation from last weekend as social decay worsens. Saturday’s protest saw mainly leftist activist but also a mix of right-wing folks. Police […]
David Stockman on the Real Reason Why the Government Shutdown Caused an Economic Collapse
David Stockman on the Real Reason Why the Government Shutdown Caused an Economic Collapse International Man: Is the government’s reaction to COVID-19 worse than the virus itself? What are your thoughts? David Stockman: I think for once, Donald Trump was right when he worried out loud the other day that the cure may be far […]
A Handful of Cops Are Standing Up To Tyranny With the People
A HANDFUL OF COPS ARE STANDING UP TO TYRANNY WITH THE PEOPLE Some police officers have awoken to the world they are leaving for their children and are standing with the people against tyranny. While these instances are still few and far between, it’s a good sign that at least a few may be realizing […]
