By Bob Shanahan “The face that they see before them is the face of the attacker. The face of innocence has become the face of guilt. That’s the frightening part — the truly horrifying idea that our memories can be changed, inextricably altered, and that what we think we know, what we believe with all … Read more
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by Tom McClellan The stock market has been doing something peculiar lately. In an obvious uptrend, we are starting to see an increasing number of NYSE-listed issues making new 52-week lows. When the number of New Highs (NH) and New Lows (NL) both exceed a certain threshold on the same day, coupled with some other criteria, … Read more
by Lance Roberts Last week, James Rickards posted an interesting article discussing the risk to the financial markets from the rise in passive indexing. To wit: “Free riding is one of the oldest problems in economics and in society in general. Simply put, free riding describes a situation where one party takes the benefits of an economic … Read more
by NEE 48 percent of Americans speak a foreign language at home in America’s five largest cities One in Five American Residents Speak a Language Other than English in 2017 New US Census Bureau data finds that roughly half (48.2 percent) of residents living in America’s five largest cities speak a language other than English at … Read more
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE On Monday the Trump administration announced that it would impose 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods—including many consumer goods which have been exempt until now. This rate will increase to 25 percent by year’s end. China responded by imposing new tariffs on $60 billion worth of American goods. Make … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: This year we may have crossed the Rubicon, abandoning the ideals that built America. They will be difficult to recover. America is an idea, or an assembly of ideals. Most of our strengths comes from these intangibles. If we lose those, we are just another nation. There will be nothing restraining our … Read more
by John Ward Why are we so fascinated by the Brett Kavanaugh Karno’s Circus? The Slog investigates. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ I’ve spent over forty years seeing bits of America (tip: it’s huge, I still have 80% to go) and it remains a forever remarkable country. At University, my main course in a joint Honours Degree was American … Read more
DIPLOMATIC VICTORY! Fake News vs Reality. Ignore the concern trolling, especially when it comes from the MSM! AC
Its like 5 minutes starting at 41:00 Ye got bullied backstage at SNL for his MAGA hat Would you defend yourself in an angry way, if falsely accused? Dale scoffs and LOLs at “temperament” being applied to men What percentage of sexual abuse accusations turn out to be false? False accusations against people in the … Read more