I am not a constitutional lawyer, but I see nearly zero chance that funding Social Security out of the general fund would be allowed for any significant length of time. It is at best a fool’s errand to hold out hope that Congress will be able to float the program’s imbalances out of the general […]
The budgetary crisis in the US has reached a critical phase. The debt ceiling fight about to unfold will simply be the latest phase. Experts say it is irresponsible to “play a game of chicken” with the debt ceiling. In the past, this means, Congress should increase the debt limit without resistance. The Democrat Congress has […]
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In mid-2020, after COVID-19 and lockdown policies to (unsuccessfully) stop it had spread across the world, the World Economic Forum (WEF) leader Klaus Schwab, along with the man now known as King Charles III of the United Kingdom, announced the Forum’s “Great Reset Initiative” to guide a state-managed, environmentalist, and corporate-aligned reconstruction of the world […]
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Price is largely determined by the interaction of supply and demand and the cost of the factors of production. In the case of eggs, it is primarily a drop in the supply of eggs, while demand has been fairly constant. However, there also has been a rise in the cost of the factors of production […]
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A review of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy, by Christopher Leonard, Paperback Edition, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2023, 373 pages. Your neighbors might object to you reading The Lords of Easy Money. That’s because it’s a book that will make you want to go outside and howl at the moon, given […]
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Rich liberal socialists & university-types just love lipstick on pigs; the rest of us like BBQ sauce or dry rub. On December 8th the apparatchiks running the corporate umbrella [LEE Enterprises] that owns half of Tucson’s Arizona Daily [Red] Star news-rag, reported from their executive digs in downtown Davenport Iowa—the 4th quarter 2022 results via conference call to a […]
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Soccer Moms are giving way to Single Woke Females – the new “SWFs” – as one of the most potent voting blocs in American politics. Unmarried women without children have been moving toward the Democratic Party for several years, but the 2022 midterms may have been their electoral coming-out party as they proved the chief […]
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Newly-elected Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ plan to undo the nation’s most expansive school choice program could affect thousands of students and families who are already utilizing the state’s voucher program, school choice advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Hobbs’ executive budget released Jan. 13 asked state legislators to reverse the state’s expansion of […]
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Only a week after Ron de Santis pulled $2 billion in Florida funds from BlackRock, Vanguard, the second biggest asset manager in the world, has abruptly pulled out of GFANZ. Vanguard has $7 trillion in assets under management, and GFANZ is a conglomerate cabal of bankers insurers and asset managers that has snowballed into a […]
Editors Note: Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury said late last week that the US would be out of money by January 19th, and would begin to take extraordinary measures to keep the government afloat until June. The problem is the previous Congress has already approved massive spending but has to go back to […]
Op-Ed: Social Security’s impending bankruptcy doesn’t resonate with voters, yet
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance, Politics/by Brenton SmithI am not a constitutional lawyer, but I see nearly zero chance that funding Social Security out of the general fund would be allowed for any significant length of time. It is at best a fool’s errand to hold out hope that Congress will be able to float the program’s imbalances out of the general […]
The Long Odds of Solving the Budget Crisis
/in Economy, Featured, Healthcare, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Neland NobelThe budgetary crisis in the US has reached a critical phase. The debt ceiling fight about to unfold will simply be the latest phase. Experts say it is irresponsible to “play a game of chicken” with the debt ceiling. In the past, this means, Congress should increase the debt limit without resistance. The Democrat Congress has […]
The Great Reset and Its Critics: The Technocrats
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Michael WatsonIn mid-2020, after COVID-19 and lockdown policies to (unsuccessfully) stop it had spread across the world, the World Economic Forum (WEF) leader Klaus Schwab, along with the man now known as King Charles III of the United Kingdom, announced the Forum’s “Great Reset Initiative” to guide a state-managed, environmentalist, and corporate-aligned reconstruction of the world […]
What Is Behind the Soaring Price of Eggs?
/in Culture War, Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News/by Neland NobelPrice is largely determined by the interaction of supply and demand and the cost of the factors of production. In the case of eggs, it is primarily a drop in the supply of eggs, while demand has been fairly constant. However, there also has been a rise in the cost of the factors of production […]
Our Smart but Stupid Economic Masters
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Personal Finance, Politics/by Craig J. CantoniA review of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy, by Christopher Leonard, Paperback Edition, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2023, 373 pages. Your neighbors might object to you reading The Lords of Easy Money. That’s because it’s a book that will make you want to go outside and howl at the moon, given […]
Tucson’s Biz Community Doesn’t Realize How Deeply Vulnerable Its Anti-Biz Newspaper Really Is
/in Arizona News, Economy/by Bill SellersRich liberal socialists & university-types just love lipstick on pigs; the rest of us like BBQ sauce or dry rub. On December 8th the apparatchiks running the corporate umbrella [LEE Enterprises] that owns half of Tucson’s Arizona Daily [Red] Star news-rag, reported from their executive digs in downtown Davenport Iowa—the 4th quarter 2022 results via conference call to a […]
The Rise of the Single Woke (and Young, Democratic) Female
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Joel Kotkin and Samuel J. AbramsSoccer Moms are giving way to Single Woke Females – the new “SWFs” – as one of the most potent voting blocs in American politics. Unmarried women without children have been moving toward the Democratic Party for several years, but the 2022 midterms may have been their electoral coming-out party as they proved the chief […]
Arizona Governor’s Plan To Undo Nation’s Largest School Choice Program Will Harm Students, Advocates Say
/in Arizona News, Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News/by Reagan ReeseNewly-elected Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ plan to undo the nation’s most expansive school choice program could affect thousands of students and families who are already utilizing the state’s voucher program, school choice advocates told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Hobbs’ executive budget released Jan. 13 asked state legislators to reverse the state’s expansion of […]
The Climate Money Monster Cabal may be starting to unravel… Vanguard flees GFANZ
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security/by Joanne NovaOnly a week after Ron de Santis pulled $2 billion in Florida funds from BlackRock, Vanguard, the second biggest asset manager in the world, has abruptly pulled out of GFANZ. Vanguard has $7 trillion in assets under management, and GFANZ is a conglomerate cabal of bankers insurers and asset managers that has snowballed into a […]
Positive Feedback Loops With Negative Consequences – Part 2
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Neland NobelEditors Note: Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury said late last week that the US would be out of money by January 19th, and would begin to take extraordinary measures to keep the government afloat until June. The problem is the previous Congress has already approved massive spending but has to go back to […]