Foreign policy is one area in which there is a great deal of bipartisan consensus today. Both Republicans and Democrats favor highly interventionist policies, believing that the United States is the world’s policeman, can and should act as an international hegemon, and that countries around the world should fall in line with America’s desires. The […]
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The latest jobs report was heralded by mainstream media as another indication that the US economy is humming along just fine. The consensus estimate of 190,000-200,000 jobs added was blown away by the actual 250,000 jobs reported. The unemployment rate is now at 3.7%, and wages increased year-on-year at over 3% for the first time […]
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One of the frustrating aspects of recent US sanctions policy has been the capricious nature in which sanctions have been announced and the slipshod manner in which they have subsequently been enforced. That pattern continues to hold true with regard to the recently strengthened sanctions placed against Iran. The State Department announced that eight “jurisdictions” […]
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The UK’s Royal Mint first announced in 2016 its plans to issue as much a billion dollars worth of a gold-backed cryptocurrency token. The project was an attempt to allow investors an easier way to invest in gold. Had it been successful, the gold-backed cryptocurrency could have served not just as an archetype for gold […]
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Facebook has continued to show its stripes as an enforcer of left-wing orthodoxy through its recent action to ban the Proud Boys and Proud Boy founder Gavin McInnes from the website. That follows previous actions Facebook took to ban Alex Jones back in August, and its purge of the pages of alternative news outlets in […]
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President Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. Birthright citizenship has its origins in the 14th Amendment, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” The intent […]
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Planning for retirement isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be horribly difficult either. Hard work and dedication can make just about anyone’s retirement dreams come true. Despite that, many Americans hamstring themselves when it comes to saving for retirement. From not saving early enough to spending too much money while they’re working, they fail […]
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There are a a lot of myths about surviving in the wilderness that circulate around the internet. Many of them have been circulating for decades, passed on from generation to generation by those who don’t question everything they hear. But some of those myths can harm you or lead to your death. Here are ten […]
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With interest rates rising throughout the economy, mortgage rates have risen along with them. That has caused a slowdown in the housing market that threatens to take the rest of the economy down with it. Unlike previous bad housing news that only occurs month to month, the increasing run of bad news makes it clear […]
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Recent reports have indicated that the Venezuelan government will soon be forcing its citizens to use the country’s new oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, in order to purchase passports. The passports are expected to cost two petros, an amount equivalent to 7,200 bolivars. That’s equal to four times the minimum monthly wage in Venezuela, making it […]
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