While the United States may still be the freest country in the world, the freedoms that successive generations have enjoyed are slowly being eaten away by a growing surveillance state. Whether it’s the NSA vacuuming up just about every phone call and email sent in the United States or police license plate readers recording every […]
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Anyone who thought the trade war between China and the US would come to an end anytime soon is sorely mistaken. And if President Trump thought that by enacting tariffs against Chinese products he could force China to the bargaining table, he miscalculated too. The Chinese have decided that if Trump wants to play hardball […]
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For the majority of Americans who live in urban and suburban areas, disaster planning may be far from their minds. But with the spate of nasty weather affecting the United States this spring, from flooding to snowstorms to tornadoes, planning for inclement weather needs to become a priority. Space may be at a premium for […]
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The resignation of British Prime Minister Theresa May has thrown the UK into turmoil. In the midst of trying to exit the European Union, the country now has to select a new Prime Minister to lead the Brexit process. With the British public continuing to support Brexit in large numbers, it appears that Brexit is […]
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One of the most pernicious aspects of the Federal Reserve’s response to the financial crisis was how it incentivized people to take on more and more debt. With an economy that was driven to new lows due to non-creditworthy borrowers taking on more debt than they could afford, you would think that the Fed would […]
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China has long been one of the world’s largest consumers of food. With nearly 20% of the world’s population, the country is both a major consumer and major producer of food. Like most other large countries, China imports significant amounts of food in order to feed its people. And with two major threats to its […]
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To hear the financial media tell it, the US economy is going great. There are more job openings than unemployed people, companies are falling all over themselves trying to find workers, and the future is bright. But behind the headline numbers, the labor market is showing serious signs of weakness. That weakness is the result […]
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With the surge in Bitcoin’s popularity in late 2017 you would think that the whole world had heard about Bitcoin by now, but there are many people who still haven’t. Thankfully that number of people who haven’t heard of Bitcoin continues to decrease year by year. Overall the number of people who have heard of […]
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