By William D. Hartung Mises Institute May 14, 2019 America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think In its latest budget request, the Trump administration is asking for a near-record $750 billion for the Pentagon and related defense activities, an astonishing figure by any measure. If passed by Congress, it will, in fact, be one of […]
By Adam Dick Ron Paul Institute May 14, 2019 Rep. Thomas Massie Says Follow the Constitution — No Troops to Venezuela Without a Congressional Vote Interviewed Thursday at Fox Business by host Kennedy, United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) strongly objected to the prospect of President Donald Trump sending the […]
By Mac Slavo SHTFplan.com May 14, 2019 JOURNALIST: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM WAS THE LEWINSKI SCANDAL American journalist Matt Taibbi has said that the American press began its rapid decline during the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked Bill Clinton during his presidency. The mainstream media is no longer even […]
By Gary Galles Mises Institute May 8, 2019 Anti-Car Policies Mean Even More People Are Dying on LA’s Highways In an April 29 Los Angeles Times article titled, “More dying on L.A. streets,” Laura Nelson reported on Mayor Garcetti’s Vision Zero plan and the City Council’s corresponding Mobility Plan 2035 so far. Vision Zero intended to eliminate […]
By Karen Kwiatkowski LewRockwell.com May 7, 2019 Pray and Weep There is great evil being perpetrated by Washington D.C. here and around the world. A persistent terrible hate for life, liberty and humanity arrived on little cat feet and has taken over our country. This did not begin with Trump, but sadly it also is […]
By Ron Paul Ron Paul Institute May 7, 2019 A Nuclear War? Over Venezuela? Is President Trump about to invade Venezuela? His advisors keep telling us in ever-stronger terms that “all options are on the table” and that US military intervention to restore Venezuela’s constitution “may be necessary.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
By Mac Slavo SHTFplan.com May 7, 2019 A FOOD CRISIS IS HERE: TROUBLE FOR FARMERS IN THE CORN BELT Trouble is brewing for farmers in the United States located in the “corn belt.” Corn is fed to the animals much of the country consumes, so without it, we are staring a food crisis […]
By Martin Armstrong Armstrong Economics May 3, 2019 Concrete Buildings Create C02? The latest thing now is that constructing office buildings out of concrete and steel is now claimed to account for 5% to 8% of total greenhouse gas. They are now proposing to construct skyscrapers out of wood that are 35 to 40 […]
By Adam Dick Ron Paul Institute May 3, 2019 Michael Scheuer: US Intervention in Venezuela is for the Benefit of Powerful Special Interests Since he left the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he had been in charge the “bin Laden unit,” Michael Scheuer has made it his mission to educate people about the dangers […]
By Gary Galles Mises Institute April 30, 2019 Unlike Real Insurance, Social Security “Insurance” Creates Greater Risk for the Future Every time the Social Security trustees issue their annual report, some people notice that the system’s huge unfunded liabilities (currently, a $42.1 trillion cumulative shortfall) are inherently unfair to future Americans. That threatens its status […]
By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Paul Craig Roberts.org April 24, 2019 The Three Purposes of Russiagate Russiagate has three purposes. One is to prevent President Trump from endangering the vast budget and power of the military/security complex by normalizing relations with Russia. Another, in the words of James Howard Kunstler, is “to conceal […]
By William L. Anderson Mises Institute April 22, 2019 “Obstruction of Justice” Isn’t What People Think It Is With the release of the long-awaited Mueller (Special Counsel Robert Mueller) report, we see partisan politics at work again, and the results are what one might expect. Those that have supported President Donald Trump or believe that […]
