Socialists operate on “MMT”, Modern Monetary theory”. It basically says spend like there is no tomorrow. It’s OK, don’t worry about it. Germany in the 20’s, Zimbabwe, and Venezuela were ALL on MMT. While there has been much disagreement among …
by howmuch Tens of millions of people are in slavery around the world, and lots of them live in your country. That’s according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, a detailed analysis of modern human trafficking and slavery around the world …
Aesthetic vandals are destroying beauty standards. A blue rectangular painting with a white line down the middle …. 43 million! h/t Voluntaryist
This is from alternative journalist Jimmy Dore. For some reason the left wing socialist types really threaten the power structure. But on the other hand the right claims socialism is being pushed in textbooks and all that. Hard to sort …
by CelineHagbard Today, McClatchy DC Bureau put out a piece claiming Cohen’s cell phone put him in Prague at the time of the alleged meeting between him and Russian officials. Their headline — Cell signal puts Cohen outside Prague around time of purported …
by GR Raising children has become significantly more time-consuming and expensive, amid a sense that opportunity has grown more elusive. “Parent” as a verb gained widespread use in the 1970s, which is also when parenting books exploded. The 1980s brought …
by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, GoldSilver Editor’s Note: We thought it might be timely to reprint this May 2018 article from GoldSilver Senior Precious Metals Analyst Jeff Clark. In times of extreme market downside and volatility, the mainstream …
via Twitter: Plus: Backstory here. h/t GR
STEVE SCALISE: No forgiveness for shooter, Trump ‘motivated’ recovery. Rep. Steve Scalise is a good Catholic who won the prayers of many church leaders as he recovered from a bullet fired by an angry liberal while he and his Republican baseball …
by Chris Black Motto: ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies) If I am not mistaken, this Schumer character, who, amazingly enough, …
There’s so much false media noise over tariff wars, currency manipulations, Russian poisoning charges, supposedly shifty allegiances in Washington toward Moscow and other theatrical propagandistic concoctions that there’s very little chance the wider English speaking populace will view – let …
via consciousnessofsheep: In the modern world, mainstream economic journalists have just two roles to perform – to convince the public that they have some clue about what is going on; and to maintain public confidence at all costs. So it was, …
via realclearmarkets: For nearly two decades, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has deployed negative interest rates, asset purchases and other unorthodox monetary policy tools to battle moribund inflation. Today, that policy toolkit is showing signs of exhaustion – a warning …
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: I enjoyed your article on gold and how trends change with the generations. I find it very true that my children looked at me with my silver bars and just asked so what can you really do …
Blockchain is a word we keep hearing more and more often, and it looks like the tech is taking over the world by storm – and yet, a large number of people remain unaware of its strong presence or how …
MICHAEL GOODWIN: New York City’s booming economy is bad news for the far left. Gov. Cuomo, for example, is airing television ads attacking Trump while publicly ignoring his primary opponent, Cynthia Nixon, who is pushing him farther and farther to the …
FLASHBACK: Frenzied, Angry Mob Turns on Reporters in a Dangerous Physical Altercation. “You may not remember it. No president was asked about it. No Democrat candidate was made to disown it. It didn’t get much press. Not like this week’s mob.” …
“Mob compliance is a vicious and deadly cycle. The only way to stop the cycle is to stop complying with the mob’s demands.” Wilson also describes the social justice industry, which thrives on political correctness, as “a surveillance culture, a …
By John W. Whitehead “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and …
https://youtu.be/_sf6vG70Glg A CRASH course in corruption; This is a pretty good video that provides a decent overview of what prompted the investigation into the LAPD and how it progressed for those that may be unfamiliar. It’s a little overly generalized …
by visualcapitalist The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. During the longest bull market in modern history, the S&P 500 surged a whopping 418% over the 9.5 years between November 1990 and March 2000. This was during …
by Simon Black It’s typically pretty hard to find anything exciting to say about drywall. Yes, drywall… as in, the building material that’s used for interior construction. Drywall, also known as wallboard, is manufactured from rehydrated gypsum to produce a calcium …
Authored by John Mauldin via MauldinEconomics.com, Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt. – Benjamin Franklin What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a …
by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst, GoldSilver I was flying back from giving a presentation in Vancouver last week and browsed through the financial publications at an airport newsstand, scanning to see what passes as mainstream advice these days. I …
by John Rubino Remember when Iraqis were first able to vote in national elections back in the 2000s, and huge numbers braved terrorist threats to go to the polls and celebrated afterwards? Their enthusiasm contrasted sharply with US elections where …
A demonstration that brilliantly shows the true face of our reality— we are all wage slaves living under the illusion of freedom. Modern Slavery: Fantasy of Freedom (Jones Plantation) Mr. Jones owned a cotton plantation and many slaves. One day …
Economics of Money and Banking by Institute for New Economic Thinking. The total duration of the playlist is 12 hours or so but broken into short 5-10 minute videos that are easily digestible while you eat or something. FWIW, I haven’t made …
by visualcapitalist From the beginnings of General Motors Acceptance Corporation to the introduction of the Diner’s Club charge card, the history of credit has been filled with game-changing innovations. Today, new innovations in tech are continuing to shape the consumer credit industry – …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDsjm3oxKYI The pair of studies, published online on 26 April in Science1,2, heighten scrutiny of the potential role of the geothermal plant in the quake, which was South Korea’s second-strongest since observations began in 1978 and the most destructive ever …
Constant rewards are a cause of depression. Do you know how to have true happiness? h/t fishdancing