THE FIRST CULTURE WAR

How the First World War sowed the seeds of identity politics. As we mark the hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War, it is clear that the moral wounds it inflicted on Western culture have not healed. …

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When will the bull market end?

by Troy As we approach the final month of this year, it’s worth reflecting on our thoughts and actions over the past year. Reflection is how you become a better investor and trader. I posted the following chart in December …

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How to invest like Nancy Pelosi

From ZeroHedge: With Democrats demanding the regulation of social media firms – lambasting Zuckerberg at every opportunity – and leftist politicians up in arms over tax handouts to Jeff Bezos’ company in liberal cities, we have a simple question… Why was …

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Nafez Ahmed: Surviving The Collapse

by SP Quoting from Nafez Ahmed’s website: So I did this exclusive interview for a feature article inspired by Ubisoft’s new console game, Tom Clancy’s The Division, with The Guardian. My interviewer, Guardian games and tech editor Keith Stuart, did a fantastic job of …

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Gold is Dead—Just Like in 1976!

by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, GoldSilver   Liberal economist Paul Krugman proclaimed earlier this year that “gold is dead.” An Economist article stated that “there is no point in investing in gold, any financial investment is better.” And Warren Buffett, one …

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Judicial Watch investigates: Caravans must be interdicted before they get to border PLUS investigate the organizers.

by TFittonJW Judicial Watch has literally been on the front lines investigating the caravan threat:https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/10/guatemalan-authorities-rescue-group-of-minors-from-human-smugglers-in-caravan/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/10/elaborately-planned-caravan-brings-human-traffickers-violent-gangbangers-to-guatemala/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/10/young-angry-men-gangbangers-march-towards-u-s-yelling-vamos-para-alla-trump/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/10/100-isis-terrorists-caught-in-guatemala-as-central-american-caravan-heads-to-u-s/ Discussion:    

Last Nail in the FAANG Coffin?

Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Alphabet) have been so adored by investors that this group of stocks was given its own acronym — FAANG. But, on Nov. 19, all five of these names were in bear market territory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9M9NsUcQIk …

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WikiLeaks: Guardian quietly edits itself away from completely fabricated blockbuster “Manafort visited Assange at embassy” story. Expect more changes. Will editor @KathViner resign?

by frisbee_coach Guardian quietly edits itself away from completely fabricated blockbuster "Manafort visited Assange at embassy" story. Expect more changes. Will editor @KathViner resign? https://t.co/JgEXSTXFzg pic.twitter.com/93mdLRtncb — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) November 27, 2018   Looks like someone got caught peddling propaganda. Curious …

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Giving Away Homes For Free In Japan

by Adam Taggart This is what happens when a slowing economy collides with aging demographics: Want a free country house in Japan? They’re giving them away (CNBC) Japan has an increasing number of vacant homes — a problem that’s set to persist …

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The Cost Of Insurance Is About To Jump

by John Rubino The argument over whether we’re in for global warming or global cooling and whether what’s coming is natural or human-made is fun but totally irrelevant from a financial perspective. The fact is that for whatever reason and in whatever …

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Americans are increasingly not free to choose

Americans are increasingly not free to choose: 🍺Two corporations control 90% of the beer Americans drink🥩 Four players control the entire U.S. beef market🏦Five banks control about half of the U.S.’s banking assets https://t.co/E5VOg59LtD — Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) November 26, …

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Is It Time To Close The Border?

By Bob Shanahan On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, arguably the busiest travel day of the year, the northbound and southbound crossings for both pedestrians and vehicles at the San Ysidro crossing at Tijuana were closed for almost six hours after …

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A slowdown is already here

a slowdown is already here pic.twitter.com/XWVe85o2QL — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 27, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1067324055815114752 https://twitter.com/ThomasPace10/status/1067246787168256002 pic.twitter.com/KGLawyIa3P — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) November 27, 2018 pic.twitter.com/jwx6gGbuDi — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) November 27, 2018