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As Fuel Prices Poised to TRIPLE, EU Mulls Rationing Gas Across Bloc Monday
As Fuel Prices Poised to TRIPLE, EU Mulls Rationing Gas Across Bloc Monday The European Union (EU) is going down in flames as its fuel taps from Russia run dry. Issues related to the war in Ukraine have resulted in no more gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline and soon-to-be tripled gas prices across Europe. To avoid what […]
Britain Creating Facial Recognition Database of Everyone!
Britain Creating Facial Recognition Database of Everyone! Boris Johnson has emerged as a ruthless dictator. One must wonder how this man staying in power. There is obviously no politician who cares about his country or the future to dare even move for a no-confidence vote. When our computer has been projecting that the British pound […]
Why Government Control Is Overrated
Why Government Control Is Overrated There is much confusion from Republicans and Democrats about what’s torturing the American landscape. Middle American red state towns have slipped into a self-induced opioid coma. Wealthy blue state cities along the east and west coasts are rotting from the inside out. Both parties, nonetheless, are committed to big government, […]
Don’t Be So Sure Hyperinflation Can’t Hit the U.S.
Don’t Be So Sure Hyperinflation Can’t Hit the U.S. Some progressives back piling on even more debt to pay for social programs. That could be risky. Marking time. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images North America Discussions of big government spending programs often revolve around the question of how to pay for them. For example, Representative Alexandria […]
Trump buys into the Krugman con
Trump buys into the Krugman con Leading economic indicators suggest that the Republicans are headed into the fall mid-term election season with the wind at their backs. Real GDP growth hit 4.1% during the second quarter. The unemployment rate recently slipped to 3.9%, and the US Federal Reserve is finally starting to meet its inflation […]
Vicious Cycle: How Government “Solutions” Spiral into Bigger Problems
Vicious Cycle: How Government “Solutions” Spiral into Bigger Problems Government creates a problem. Government becomes more authoritarian to solve that problem. This creates more problems. Government becomes even more authoritarian… This is basically the story of the war on drugs, the oppression of teens, the wars in the middle east, every bubble, burst, and bailout, ad […]
Leonard Read’s Vision of a Liberty-Loving Government
Leonard Read’s Vision of a Liberty-Loving Government In a dramatic contrast with political candidates’ promises to violate moral principles and other people’s property, Leonard Read recognized that “Nothing is in our nation’s capital except that which is taken from individuals.” In Richard Ebeling’s “This Is What a True Liberty-Loving Politician Would Look Like,” he provides […]
It’s What’s Happening Beneath the Surface That Matters: Moral Decay and Rising Inequality
It’s What’s Happening Beneath the Surface That Matters: Moral Decay and Rising Inequality These disintegrative forces are easy to see but elusive to pin down. Nobody defines themselves as self-serving, greedy and lacking in virtue. Everyone feels trapped in the system. With the media’s hyperactive three-ring circus blasting 24/7, it’s easy to forget that everything consequential […]
A Mess 30 Years in the Making
A Mess 30 Years in the Making Promises of Slop “We have assembled a best-in-class team of policy advisors to drive President Trump’s bold plan for job creation and economic growth.” – Gary Cohn, Chief Economic Advisor to President Trump The art and science of spending other people’s money is not an occupation suited to […]
Take Cover—–Now Comes The Gong Show
Take Cover—–Now Comes The Gong Show It was a bad hair night for the Beltway. Among the roughly 515,000 votes cast in the New Hampshire primaries, about 55% or 280,000 went to Bernie, the Donald and Senator Cruz. That is, the preponderance of Republican, Democrat and independent votes alike went for the anti-establishment candidates. Since the latter are basically […]
War, Big Government, and Lost Freedom
War, Big Government, and Lost Freedom We are currently marking the hundredth anniversary of the fighting of the First World War. For four years between the summer of 1914 and November 11, 1918, the major world powers were in mortal combat with each other. The conflict radically changed the world. It overthrew the pre-1914 era […]
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart “Things fall apart”is an apt sub-title for historians to apply to the first half of the 21st century. The phrase properly describes the collapse of the domestic and foreign policy of the United States. Further, it also is appropriate to describe the happenings in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Things fall apart describes the economy […]
