Via The Babylon Bee RICHMOND, VA—A new law proposed by representatives in the Virginia state legislature would allow parents to abort their non-viable millennial children. “Any child who’s 30 years old and still living with their parents is obviously a non-viable life form, and that’s between the parents and their doctor to discuss options,” said one … Read more
Via ZeroHedge If there’s one thing electric vehicle owners are learning, it is that extremely cold temperatures are likely going to lead to frustration if they don’t take extra special care of their battery powered vehicles. Look at it as just another added benefit to “saving the world”. As we push through the cold that … Read more
via Marketwatch: ‘Where will the next shock come from? Could changes in the global financial system — including those aimed at building bank resilience — be sowing the seeds of the next crisis?’ That’s the question posed by MIT Sloan professor Kristin Forbes in a paper set to be published in an upcoming issue of the American … Read more
via visualcapitalist: It’s hard for most stakeholders to get excited about replacing an aging bridge. Chaotic construction can disrupt the flow of traffic for many years, while annoying many of the local residents. Even worse, such projects usually go over budget, ultimately costing millions or even billions in taxpayer dollars. At the end of the day, … Read more
by John Rubino The key insight of the Austrian School of Economics (maybe the key insight of ALL economics) is that the amount you borrow matters, but so does the use to which you put the money. A case in point is US corporate debt, which has changed structurally lately in very scary ways. The … Read more
by Daniel Carter The last year has been an absolutely wild ride for stock prices. If you are a long-term investor, which I hope you are, there may not have been a point so turbulent to induce you to sell all your stocks. After all, if you’ve been holding stocks for years, you’re still up … Read more
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, There’s no risk of a recession. Everybody says so. Fed Chair Jay Powell says so. Mario Draghi says so. The IMF says so. There seems to be a lot of coordinated certainty out there about one thing: No matter how uncertain things may be we are certain that nothing bad will happen. … Read more
by Daniel Carter The US propaganda machine, also known as the mainstream media, has been incredibly successful at shaping the thoughts and behavior of the US public. Just think about it. Every war the ruling elites have wanted, they have gotten. The elites have largely gotten the US public to forget about the egregious crimes … Read more
Reporter Millie Weaver challenges the Democrat talking point that “late-term abortions are only available for medical emergencies” by showing she was able to schedule an abortion appointment in her 9th month of pregnancy simply using the vague excuse of depression. h/t Voluntaryist
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital While the media focuses on the political hot topic du jour, major corporations are telling us that a recession is fast approaching. Economic bellwether and industrial Caterpillar missed estimates and downgraded its guidance for 2019. It now joins Amazon, Apple, Samsung, LG, Fed Ex, Johnson & Johnson, Nautilus, Tesla, Tailored … Read more