Roger Stone draws the judge who did nothing on Benghazi & Fast-and-Furious — Oh, and also the same judge that threw the book at Manafort

by Voluntaryist This is comedic-level banana republic shit we’re seeing here. The Founders would be ashamed of what we’re putting up with. ——- Roger Stone draws the same judge who threw Paul Manafort in jail https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-25/roger-stone-draws-the-judge-who-threw-paul-manafort-in-jail?srnd=premium Judge has ruled on Benghazi …

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The Shale Energy Bust Is Starting

by Jesse Colombo OilPrice.org published a piece this week called “Warning Signs Flash For U.S. Shale” – The shale tidal wave may finally be starting to ebb. The largest oilfield services company in the world says that shale drilling activity …

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Trump Caves Again

Via ZeroHedge Trump Announces 3-Week Stopgap Deal, Threatens ‘National Emergency’ If No Wall Funding Update 3 (2:20 pm ET): Trump has announced a tentative deal to reopen the government for 3 weeks until Feb. 15. TRUMP: AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I HAVE …

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The Unprofitably Incompetent

Those who can’t do, demand. by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic Profit propels civilization. When a producer can make an item or provide a service at a cost lower than a customer values that item or service, and the customer has …

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In the Deep Mid-Winter

via Jim Kunstler Ill winds sweep across the fruited plain in the cruel heart of winter. America can resolve nothing. The state-of-the-union is a kind of hysterical nausea, and the nation hunkers into its crib of toxic diverse identities waiting for history to …

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Global growth indicators

by WARREN MOSLER Agent Orange, AKA Tariff Man, taking down the global economy: Intel Projects Slower Revenue Growth This Year (WSJ) Intel Corp. reported a 9% gain in revenue. Customers’ robust appetite for server chips boosted data-center businesses by 45% …

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