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Just in Time: When the Trucks Stop, America Stops

Apr 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Economics, Featured
Most Americans take for granted the intricate systems that make it possible for us to engage in seemingly mundane day to day tasks like filling up our gas tanks, loading up our shopping carts at the local grocery store, obtaining necessary medications, and even pouring ourselves a clean glass of ...read more

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How to Become an American Extremist… In Style!

Mar 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Personal Liberties, Politics
Gary Gibson, Introduction.. In an upside down world of tyrants and masses of deluded sheep people, the only sensible thing for an honest soul to do is become an extremist. In today’s feature article Brandon Smith shows you why you should embrace extremism and tells you how to do it...with panache... How to ...read more

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Consequences to Expect if the U.S. Invades Iran

Feb 22nd, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Oil, Politics
Let's be honest, quite a few Americans love a good war, especially those Americans who have never had to bear witness to one first hand. War is the ultimate tribally vicarious experience. Anyone, even pudgy armchair generals with deep-seated feelings of personal inadequacy, can revel in the victories and actions ...read more

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We’ve Crossed the Rubicon

Dec 15th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Politics
Do you suppose cows have any idea what's coming as they're marched down the chute? Or do they stare with bovine indifference at the tail and hind quarters in front of them, until they're suddenly -- and very briefly -- startled by the man with the nail gun? Perhaps Americans will ...read more

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If You Leave the U.S. Permanently, Where Should You Go?

Dec 9th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Politics
Travel day, good patrons! We're in transit from our family stronghold in Central Florida to join our colleagues in Baltimore for a little Christmas cheer. We haven't much time before we have to shut down our laptop in accordance with FAA regulations. But we still aim to be useful. We're continuing ...read more

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An End to Empire

Sep 9th, 2011 | By | Category: Politics
"The tide of war is receding... It is time to focus on nation building here at home." -- President Obama, June 22 Ideology makes people stupid. Employing ideology as the basis for policy is a recipe for disaster. Surviving in a complex, uncertain environment requires flexibility, pragmatism and, perhaps above all, self-awareness. ...read more

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How to Replace Austerity with Freedom, Independence and Prosperity

Jan 28th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Politics
The Economic Collapse Blog has this list of examples of how European-style “austerity” is already hitting the U.S., including cities closing schools and fire stations, and states eliminating whole state agencies and raising taxes. That includes the state of Illinois whose legislature has passed a “temporary” 66% personal income tax ...read more

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Saving America from Corporate-Statism

Apr 23rd, 2010 | By | Category: Economics, Featured
As America sinks deeper into the tyranny of bureaucratic corporatism via today's incestuous relationship between Washington and Wall Street, it is inspiring to see thousands of Tea Parties spring up to express outrage. Unfortunately the "new deal" campaign approach still works as it has been malefically doing for over 70 ...read more

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The Debt Problem Has Not Gone Away

Feb 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
Last year's stock market rally was impressive. But what if it was merely a case of investors taking on more risk, having been encouraged by low interest rates and all the liquidity sloshing around in the stock market, taking it higher? How would that be substantially different from banks taking ...read more

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Detroit’s Socialist Nightmare Is America’s Future

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Personal Liberties
One of the most important things to remember about socialism – or coercion of any kind – is it fails eventually because human beings have an innate desire for liberty and a strong need for personal property rights. In fact, the origins of government lie in the need of agricultural ...read more

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