Price Controls Attack the Freedom of Speech

via aier.org: We increasingly live in a new “dark age” of economic ignorance, and even stupidity. Few things exemplify this trend as much as the call for price controls over the interactions of multitudes of people in the marketplace of supply and demand. There are few government interventionist policies as likely to disrupt, distort, and imbalance the actions … Read more

Rent caps for all of California….

by youme “California’s New Rent Control Law Will Make Its Housing Shortage Worse “The latest ill-conceived policy from California is a statewide rent cap. As the New York Times reported this week: The bill limits annual rent increases to 5 percent after inflation and offers new barriers to eviction, providing a bit of housing security in … Read more

CA will never be allowed to seccessed for two reasons.

by Ono 1) Ca. has more military bases than any other state in the Union many which are very strategic (Vandenberg, Camp Pendelton, Miramar, Seal Beach…) http://www.militarybases.us/by-state/ 2) The Dems would loose massive amounts of electoral votes as well as house representatives https://www.answers.com/Q/Number_of_representatives_in_California I live in Ca and am hoping that the tide is turning … Read more

Now on to the PRC.

by A2 On Monday, all PRC papers published a speech made by Xi Jinping to a Party meeting in 2014. The speech was a roadmap on the Party’s correct path, but warned that they faced enemies within and without to establishing the China dream. The ultimate collapse of capitalism and the victory of communism with … Read more

CEO confidence plunging and completely diverging from stocks. The most since GFC! CITI: “It may be that slower growth is the best we can hope for ..”

Absurdity to a whole new level. CEO confidence plunging and completely diverging from stocks. The most since GFC! Corporate leaders rapidly losing faith in the economy;Yield curve inversions out the wazoo;Debt imbalances everywhere; How can stocks be at record valuations? pic.twitter.com/jv8ud6kW55 — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) September 16, 2019 2. CITI: “It may be that … Read more

RAN says NO MORE TALKS!

JUST IN: Iran's supreme leader rules out talks with US at all levels https://t.co/K5aavtOtvB pic.twitter.com/d6U2XGybRH — The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2019 Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday reportedly ruled out any talks with the U.S. amid increased tensions between the two nations in the wake of crippling attacks at oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. “There … Read more

Dollar Funding Storm Just Made Landfall, Fed May Need To Restart QE Very Soon

from Zero Hedge Late last Friday, we warned that a “dollar funding storm” is set to make landfall in the US amid a series of converging sources of pressure that we said would result in “secured funding markets breaking higher”, among which: elevated UST supply, bloated dealer balance sheets and year-end regulatory constraints, and a banking … Read more

Ron Paul: Will Trump Take Neocon Bait and Attack Iran Over Saudi Strike?

by ron paul The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that an aggressive foreign policy often brings unintended consequences and can result in blowback. In 2015 Saudi Arabia attacked its neighbor, Yemen, because a coup in that country ousted the Saudi-backed dictator. Four years later Yemen is in … Read more

NYC says 1 million kids can skip school for ‘climate strike’!

via axios: School districts are debating what position to take after New York City announced that 1.1 million public school students could skip classes without penalties to join the global youth climate strikes Friday, the New York Times reports. Why it matters: Per the Times, this a test of the movement’s impact — by causing disruptions and getting noticed … Read more

Land Of Fakes To Tax The Rich In “Gimme” Land

by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” – John Adams   The United States is not a democracy; it is a constitutional republic. The political and history illiterate are attempting to shove the mob … Read more

Study Finds That Facebook Is Bad For Your Mental And Physical Health.

via lidblog: As someone who is regularly put in Facebook jail for BWC (blogging while conservative) a study wasn’t necessary to convince me that Facebook damaged my mental and physical health. A university study has discovered that regular use of Facebook may be detrimental to the user’s health. Researchers from UC San Diego and Yale cooperated … Read more

Kavanaugh Smears Have COMPLETELY Collapsed Amid New Evidence, Media And Democrats Still Push Lies

Kavanaugh Smears Have COMPLETELY Collapsed Amid New Evidence, Media And Democrats Still Push Lies. Last night the New York Times issued a correction on their story as an editor’s note at the bottom. They state the alleged victim in the latest 30 year old story doesn’t recall it and doesn’t want to comment on it. … Read more