The Trillion-Dollar Military Still Isn’t Enough for the War Party

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via mises: Since the end of the Cold War in 1990, US defense spending has increased 182 percent in nominal terms, and 44 percent in inflation-adjusted terms. In inflation-adjusted terms, defense spending is now about equal with the all-time peak reached in 2011, and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget estimates that defense spending … Read more

Police chief admits to calling own officers to respond to domestic violence call at his house.

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via kktv: The Monument officers had to respond outside of their jurisdiction to get there. It was eventually decided that no charges would be filed in connection to the incident. Over the last several weeks, 11 News has reached out multiple times to Chief Owens and Monument Town Manager Mike Foreman but both have said they … Read more

The August Jobs Report Confirms The Economy Is Slowing

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by Lance Roberts After the monthly jobs report was released last week, I saw numerous people jumping on the unemployment rate as a measure of success, and in this particular case, Trump’s success as President. Unemployment November 2016: 4.7% Unemployment August 2019: 3.7% Argument solved. President Trump has been “Yuugely” successful at putting people to work as … Read more

Hypocrite: Pro-gun control Hollyweirdo Alyssa Milano owns 2 guns for self-defense

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by Dr. Eowyn Aging actress Alyssa Milano in a cleavage-bearing low-cut blouse at SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing October 2018 Has-been actress Alyssa Milano, 46, is a rabid gun-control activist. As an example, on May 5, 2018, Milano led a protest against Vice President Mike Pence at the NRA’s 2018 convention in Dallas, Texas, despite the … Read more

A Recession Is Already Happening In Parts Of The U.S.

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by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Many sectors and geographical areas within the United States are already experiencing a recession.  Faced with the choice of raising prices or cutting employees hours to pay for the tariffs, many are officially backed into a corner. While the mainstream media and the political establishment continue to claim China is paying for the … Read more

Tiny Pacific Nation Making Go of Own Digital Currency

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Bloomberg) — An isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 75,000 continues to break ground in the cryptocurrency space. The Marshall Islands is proceeding with the creation of a blockchain-based national currency, the Marshallese sovereign or SOV, the country said in a statement. David Paul, the environment minister and minister-in-assistance … Read more

China’s Big 3 Struggle To Ramp Up Oil Production

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By Vanand Meliksetian China’s unprecedented economic development and the massive increase in energy imports have made it an important destination for some of the world’s largest energy exporters. The growing role of EVs in the industrialized West and the fracking revolution in the U.S. have further strengthened Asia’s importance as a major buyer of fossil … Read more

How To Know If Government Is Too Big

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by Gary Galles via Mises At least since the time of Socrates, teachers have asked questions of students to elicit critical thought, evoke ideas and expose presuppositions. That has been part of my professor toolkit as well. But with the current political environment, particularly the Democratic nomination follies, reminding me of Will Rogers’s quip that “If we got … Read more

Medical Debt is Crushing Many Americans. Is the Health Care System on the Verge of Collapse?

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By Dagny Taggart Health care expenses are a massive burden for many Americans, and for some, they can be financially devastating. A new report from Kaiser Health News revealed some shocking examples of just how bad things can get for some people. ‘UVA Has Ruined Us’: Health System Sues Thousands Of Patients, Seizing Paychecks And Claiming Homes covers … Read more

The madness of central bankers

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by Shaun Richards Today will depending on what time you read this either have seen yet more monetary policy accommodation by the European Central Bank or be about to get it. It;s President Mario Draghi is too smooth an operator to so strongly hint at it for nothing to happen, especially as in my opinion … Read more

More states allowing gun seizures… Chief executives of 145 companies urge Senate to pass controls

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More states allowing gun seizures amid plague of mass shootings Mike DeWine knows he’s in for a challenge. The Ohio governor, a Republican trying to push gun control proposals through a legislature where the GOP holds supermajorities in both chambers, saw his predecessor, John Kasich, try the same thing without success. “No one said this is … Read more

War Gaming the Trade War

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BY PATRICK WATSON People respond to incentives. So do national governments. This is foundational to both economics and geopolitics. Carefully examining each side’s incentives can illuminate how a conflict will end. No one has infinite choices. They choose from limited options. That applies to the US-China trade war, which is right now one of our … Read more

Loophole Used by 9/11 Hijackers Still Open with 6 Million Visa Overstays in U.S, and we still get frisked and spied on by phones and email.

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There are at least six million illegal aliens who arrived in the United States the same way seven of the 9/11 Islamic terrorist hijackers came to the country: by overstaying a visa. All 19 terrorists from 9/11 — who murdered nearly 3,000 Americans and injured more than 6,000 others in 2001 — arrived in the … Read more

Trump Has “Passed The Test” with TWO Republican Victories In North Carolina

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  Republican Victory In North Carolina Good News For Trump 2020 Reelection, But Democrats Making Gains. In a replacement election and a ‘do over’ two republicans won congressional districts. One easily defeated the Democratic contender while the other was narrow. In a narrow victory Dan Bishop won a do over election. While this is good … Read more

NASCAR Ruined! Look What They Just BANNED From Advertisements

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jExrta2XlIw Awr Hawkins from Breitbart reports, NASCAR admits it is shifting its position on guns and the latest proof can be seen via the rejection of an ad that shows a semiautomatic rifle. The NRA-ILA reports the rejected ad was from K-Var, and “included depictions of ‘assault-style rifles/sniper rifles.’” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/20…