STAFF NEWS & ANALYSIS
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May 08, 2024
The report states very clearly that trust fund balances “are projected to become depleted during 2033.” ...
May 06, 2024
Fiscal restraint, high savings rates, productivity, innovation, capitalism… these don’t factor into their thinking when it comes to economic growth. ...
May 02, 2024
“I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘flation’…” the Fed Chairman quipped, seemingly quite pleased at how witty he sounded. ...
April 29, 2024
It’s just debt on top of debt on top of debt. Losses on top of losses on top of losses. ...
April 26, 2024
Hardly anybody is saying that the Fed shouldn’t cut at all, and almost no one is saying they should RAISE rates. ...
April 25, 2024
Crypto and gold are two completely separate tools for completely separate purposes. ...
April 17, 2024
Bottom line: this means more inflation. ...
April 15, 2024
Adversaries have no intention of letting up. ...
March 22, 2024
This is a pretty bad sign if you expect things in this country to turn around anytime soon. ...
March 20, 2024
It’s possible to get residency while generating positive cashflow from your rental income when you’re not using the place. ...
March 19, 2024
After this trip it’s clear to me that Russia has the capability to continue this war for a long, long time. ...
March 13, 2024
Part of his proposal is to enact a “25% minimum tax” on the wealthiest Americans with a net worth in excess of $100 million. ...
March 13, 2024
Nuclear is finally making a comeback. ...
February 26, 2024
There are many reasons why the 6.5 CM has become so popular recently. ...
February 16, 2024
“The spirit of Aloha clashes with a federally-mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities.” ...
February 14, 2024
Having some savings outside of the financial system is a completely sensible idea. And fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to do this ...
February 14, 2024
“Since the Great Depression, deficits have exceeded that level only during and shortly after World War II, the 2007-2009 financial crisis, and the coronavirus pandemic.” ...
February 09, 2024
“Can Selecting the Most Qualified Candidate Be Unfair?” ...
February 08, 2024
We don’t peer into a crystal ball when we say that the US national debt is set to increase by $20 trillion over the next decade. ...
February 07, 2024
A term like “the long run” is a funny thing because it can mean just about anything. ...
February 04, 2024
The competition for the biggest Inspired Idiot is fierce. And this week the Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, carries the torch. ...
February 02, 2024
Anyone who thinks this isn’t an obvious, catastrophic problem in the making (which demands immediate attention) needs to have his/her head examined. ...
January 31, 2024
What we’re talking about here is not exactly a radical idea. ...
January 30, 2024
Obviously, this historical tale probably rings familiar to many readers. ...
January 26, 2024
What follows below is purely satire. But just barely. ...
January 24, 2024
This genius’s latest crusade is to demand that descendants of former slaves receive, “at minimum”, a whopping $14 trillion worth of reparations. ...
January 24, 2024
There is still a very narrow path forward. ...
January 19, 2024
If the world finally demands a new, de-dollarized system, then foreigners would no longer need to hold US dollar assets– including US government bonds. ...
January 18, 2024
Social Security will no longer be a BUYER of US government bonds. It will be a SELLER. And that’s a big deal. ...
January 15, 2024
Most likely the US will resort to the same tactic that bankrupt governments have relied on for centuries: inflation. ...
January 11, 2024
Next time you go to a party and see two people politely conversing, walk up to them and say “Hey! Let me tell you about 5.56x45 M855 ammunition!” ...
January 10, 2024
This exemption still exists today under section ...
January 10, 2024
If you drill down into the numbers, you’ll see pretty clearly that there are very few credible paths forward for the United States. ...
January 05, 2024
The government wants more rules, regulations, and reporting for US companies. ...
January 05, 2024
Today the ‘experts’ in charge seem willfully, blissfully ignorant… which gives rational, thinking people every reason to have a Plan B. ...
January 05, 2024
The most popular and by FAR the EASIEST residency program in the world attracted over 300,000 immigrants in the month of December alone. ...
December 16, 2023
The project is called Activist Alliance: Justice Against the Hate Machine ...
December 14, 2023
I don’t advise looking on Craigslist or Backpage for great deals on ammo. ...
December 11, 2023
The biggest problem is the government’s addiction to spending. ...
December 07, 2023
What an astonishing display of complete and total ignorance on the part of Mr. Dimon ...
December 07, 2023
Munger was right; great nations do have a lot of collapse in them. But only to a certain point. ...
December 06, 2023
If DNA data goes to the highest bigger, what might Pfizer, the World Economic Forum, or Bill Gates do with it? ...
December 05, 2023
Hopefully Milei can put the country on a different path, and Argentina will be in a totally different position in several years. ...
December 04, 2023
If we’re intellectually honest, there are very few things we can say this about. ...
November 29, 2023
The Netherlands is already preparing for a world in which gold (and NOT the US dollar) is the primary global reserve currency. ...
November 29, 2023
Friday’s violence in Ireland is another clear example that there are plenty of people who have had enough. ...
November 17, 2023
Harvard also hired a new professor, former Rep. Rashida Tlaib, to teach a capstone course entitled “Women’s Rights in Palestine.” ...
November 17, 2023
This is the organization that’s expected to maintain a sound banking system in the US. ...
November 17, 2023
A low cost, top quality producer with highly profitable operations is currently trading at less than TWO times operating cash flow. ...
November 16, 2023
No ponies were harmed in the production of this message. ...