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Are We Really Free? Maybe It’s Time for a Personal Declaration of Independence
Are We Really Free? Maybe It’s Time for a Personal Declaration of Independence Some time between throwing some burgers on the grill and shooting off fireworks with a beer in one hand and a lighter in the other, ask yourself this question: How free and independent are you? How independent are any of us, really? […]
Enemy Of The People
Enemy Of The People There has never been a time when normal people did not know the media was biased and biased in a predictable direction. For every non-liberal in the media, there were at least ten liberals. The ratio was probably higher, but then, as now, some lefties liked to pretend they were independents […]
Seven Acres and Independence
Seven Acres and Independence Any size homestead that fulfills your needs is a good size but here are some things to look at when designing one. Different people desire different things and that will determine how much land you need. I have determined that 7 acres is a good size small homestead that can provide all […]
Debt is a Determining Factor in History
Debt is a Determining Factor in History Photo by airpix | CC BY 2.0 Sovereign debt has been a crucial factor in a series of major historical events. From the early 19th century, in Latin American countries such as Colombia, Mexico and Argentina, struggling for independence,as well as Greece when seeking funds for its war of independence, these nascent […]
Spanish Government Blames Russian “Dezinformatsiya” Campaign For Catalan Uprising
Spanish Government Blames Russian “Dezinformatsiya” Campaign For Catalan Uprising No, not The Onion… In what is perhaps the least surprising tactic from the Spanish establishment, a government-backed research institute in Madrid has stated that Spain’s struggle to quash separatism in its Catalonia region was disrupted by Russian hackers agitating for a break-up, in a hallmark […]
Direct Rule: the Latest Weapon for Crumbling Governments
Direct Rule: the Latest Weapon for Crumbling Government The recent imposition of direct rule by the Spanish government on the autonomous region of Catalonia is having a ripple effect across Europe and around the world. Spain’s neo-fascist prime minister, Mariano Rajoy of the Popular Party – the ideological heirs of Caudillo Francisco Franco’s Falangist Movement […]
100+ Respected Academics Slam EU in Letter to Juncker Citing “Rule of Law”
100+ Respected Academics Slam EU in Letter to Juncker Citing “Rule of Law” On Thursday, over 100 well-respected academics slammed the EU in a letter sent a letter to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council president Donald Tusk. The academics cited the rule of law. The open letter , signed by highly-respected academics […]
Spain Just Lit a Fuse Under Catalonia — its Richest Region
Spain Just Lit a Fuse Under Catalonia — its Richest Region Acute uncertainty is like sand in the gears of the local economy. It’s amazing how fast the wheels of the Spanish justice system go round when the establishment wants them to, and how slowly they revolve when it doesn’t, which is usually when members […]
Eight Catalonia Ministers Jailed, Madrid Seeks European Arrest Warrant for Catalan Leader
Eight Catalonia Ministers Jailed, Madrid Seeks European Arrest Warrant for Catalan Leader Spain, a country that supports a two-state solution in Palestine, detained eight Catalan ministers on trumped up charges of sedition. Prosecutors also seek an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. We all knew it would come down to this: Sacked Catalonia […]
The Rising Separatist Movements in Europe-Eastern Europe
The Rising Separatist Movements in Europe-Eastern Europe There are many in Spain who just outright disagree with any right of Catalonia to be independent. History, culture, language, nothing really matters. Some have said it is the Spanish Constitution and all of Spain should vote to let Catalonia leave or stay. All of that said if […]
Puigdemont Seeks Asylum In Belgium After Spain Files Charges Against Catalan Government For Rebellion
Puigdemont Seeks Asylum In Belgium After Spain Files Charges Against Catalan Government For Rebellion Update: As we warned earlier, La Sexta has just reported that (former) Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will seek asylum in Belgium. According to eldiario.es, Puigdemont has made the decision to travel to Brussels advised by a legal team that recommends him […]
Europe Will Reap What Spain Has Sown
Europe Will Reap What Spain Has Sown The Spanish government decided to reach back into its history and borrow from the playbook of longtime Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco in dealing with Catalonia’s decision to declare independence from the Spanish Kingdom as the Republic of Catalonia. The Catalan government’s decision to declare independence followed an […]
Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory
Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory Emotions are running high on both sides of the divide. Today was one of the strangest days of my life. I woke up in a constitutional monarchy called Spain and will go to bed, the same bed, in a newly proclaimed republic. Catalonia’s impossible dream has finally come […]
