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April 30, 2025
Originally posted by Stephen Anderson at Mises.org: April 30, 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam (SV) fell to the control of the North Vietnamese army or Vietcong (VC). Remaining US citizens, SV dependents, and family members departed in haste, fearing VC reprisals. T ...
April 30, 2025
Originally posted by Connor O’Keeffe at Mises.org: One of the stories that came to define President Trump’s second first one hundred days was the scandal now known as “Signalgate,” and its chaotic aftermath. Back in March, a group chat with s ...
April 30, 2025
Summary Geopolitical tensions involving China, the U.S., and smaller nations are exacerbated by strategic maneuvers, historical conflicts, and political inaction, raising concerns about global stability and future conflicts. Strategic Importance o ...
April 29, 2025
Originally posted at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity: News this week that Elon Musk will soon be departing his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is a grim reminder of what happens when you challenge big spending DC. Unfortu ...
April 28, 2025
Summary Understanding human behavior, manipulation, and fostering authentic relationships through empathy and self-belief are essential for overcoming social anxiety, building confidence, and enhancing communication. Understanding Human Behavior C ...
April 25, 2025
Summary Widespread corruption and distrust in the federal government and other institutions have led to a significant decline in public confidence, with only a small fraction of Americans believing in the integrity of their leaders, highlighting the need ...
April 25, 2025
Summary The Trump administration’s immigration policies and tactics against dissenters, particularly those criticizing Israel, raise significant concerns about the erosion of free speech, due process, and individual rights. Government Overreach and ...
April 24, 2025
Originally posted by Nick Giambruno at International Man: When most people think of Fort Knox, they picture towering stacks of gold bars, locked away in impenetrable vaults, guarded by the US military—the ultimate symbol of security. But that’ ...
April 23, 2025
Originally posted by John Whitehead at the Rutherford Institute: “We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the ...
April 23, 2025
Originally posted by Connor O’Keefe on Mises.org: The Trump administration has found itself in a dispute with Harvard University. It began when the President’s team sent several Ivy League universities a list of changes they expected the school ...
April 23, 2025
Originally posted by Richard W. Fulmer at Mises.org: An argument can be made that nature and labor are the ultimate sources of all value—an argument that Karl Marx made in his Critique of the Gotha Program. An apple has value because it is nourishi ...
April 23, 2025
Summary The transition of leadership at the World Economic Forum raises concerns about elite control over global issues, particularly in the context of climate change and democracy, while also highlighting a growing skepticism towards globalism and mainstream n ...
April 22, 2025
Summary Klaus Schwab’s resignation from the World Economic Forum highlights a broader backlash against globalization, amidst various significant political, social, and economic developments. World Economic Forum and Klaus Schwab Klaus Schwab ...
April 22, 2025
Summary Population collapse due to declining birth rates and changing cultural dynamics poses significant economic and societal challenges for countries like Canada and China, leading to generational divides and political shifts. Global Demographi ...
April 22, 2025
Originally posted by J.B. Shurk on American Thinker.com: It’s been three months since Vice President Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary. The Deep State worked hard to scuttle Hegseth’s nomination in Dec ...
April 21, 2025
Originally posted by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.US: It’s not as if it was ever a secret: The very core of the woke movement is fundamentally rooted in evil. The general definition of “evil” being a conscious act of deception and dest ...
April 18, 2025
“You put the lime in the coconut, you drank ‘em both up.” – Coconut, Harry Nilsson Originally posted by MN Gordon at Economic Prism: Breakdown and Reordering of Trade The breakdown and reordering of global trade via President Trump’s t ...
April 17, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at Mises.Org: According to the Treasury Department’s monthly report on spending and tax revenue, the US Federal government is still very much on track to finish the fiscal year with more than two trillion dollars in ...
April 17, 2025
Summary Maxime Bernier is advocating for a political shift in Canada through his People’s Party, focusing on issues like media bias, immigration, individual freedoms, and economic reforms to combat collectivism and inspire active political engageme ...
April 17, 2025
Originally posted by Lew Rockwell on Mises.org: The last excuse that diehard defenders of President Trump’s tariff policies have advanced now lies in ruins. Trump had put in place exorbitant tariffs, these defenders acknowledged, but this was just a ne ...
April 17, 2025
Summary Trump’s advocacy for a $1 trillion defense budget amidst ongoing military conflicts and concerns over accountability raises questions about U.S. military strategy, constitutional authority, and the prioritization of foreign interests over d ...
April 17, 2025
Originally posted by Paul Craig Roberts on his personal blog: The UK Supreme Court has ruled that in British Law the terms “woman” and “sex” are biological terms and do not include men who identify as “transgender.” The Court ruled that peopl ...
April 16, 2025
Summary Canada is facing significant challenges due to economic decline, rising poverty, and societal division, prompting calls for a shift in leadership and policies that prioritize Canadian interests, individual freedom, and a halt to mass immigration. ...
April 11, 2025
Originally posted by Joshua Stylman on his Substack: Six weeks ago, I published The Pattern Beneath on USAID’s role in global perception management. The response has been extraordinary – the piece ran on Brownstone and ZeroHedge, generating ...
April 11, 2025
Originally posted by Steve Kirsch on his substack: Executive summary I uploaded the detailed autopsy reports of 5 people who died after getting a COVID vaccine and asked ChatGPT to analyze them. The result: with high probability, the COVID vaccines played a si ...
April 11, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at Mises.org: As the 2024 campaign neared its end, candidate Donald Trump began promising that, if elected, he would support the elimination of income taxes. Shortly after he was sworn in, Trump then began saying he planned to ...
April 11, 2025
Originally posted by Doug Casey at International Man: International Man: President Trump recently imposed sweeping tariffs on much of the world, dubbing it Liberation Day. Trump declared: “It will forever be remembered as the day American industry wa ...
April 10, 2025
Originally posted by Ryan McMaken at Mises.org: Donald Trump’s tariff policy maneuvers this have made it clear that we live in a country where a single man can impose or suspend taxes at will. Trump has, with little more than social media posts and var ...
April 10, 2025
Summary Major trade partners are willing to negotiate tariff reductions in response to Trump’s policies, which aim to boost American exports and jobs, while China remains a significant and unpredictable factor in the trade landscape. Trade W ...
April 09, 2025
Summary While Trump’s new tariffs may cause short-term economic challenges, the real drivers of recession are rooted in artificial credit expansion and the actions of central banks, rather than tariffs themselves. Economic Causes and Consequ ...
April 09, 2025
Summary Alex Jones argues that a conspiracy involving globalists and political elites is manipulating crises and suppressing dissent to maintain control, while warning of escalating violence, threats of nuclear conflict, and the erosion of free speech in the U. ...
April 04, 2025
Summary Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are likely to harm the U.S. economy by increasing prices and production costs, despite claims of addressing trade issues, and may ultimately undermine support for his administration. Econo ...
April 04, 2025
Summary International organizations like the EU and WTO are criticized for undermining true free trade, local governance, and individual freedoms, serving elite interests instead of the public good, and are seen as needing abolition or significant reform ...
April 04, 2025
Summary The EU’s escalating conflict with Russia, driven by pro-war elites and potential military conscription, poses risks to free speech and public trust, while signaling a shift towards a new economic and geopolitical landscape. Geopoliti ...
April 04, 2025
Originally posted by William. L. Anderson at Mises.org: Most of our readers are too young to remember the Vietnam War of a half-century ago, but those of us alive who held draft cards classifying us as 1A have a more personal perspective. In 1971, when I receiv ...
April 03, 2025
Originall posted by MN Gordon at Economic Prism: Rising consumer prices, rising unemployment, and a slowing economy are telltale signs of stagflation. This is the ugly scenario that is unfolding before our very eyes. Where a person must work more to get ...
April 03, 2025
Originally posted by Tom DiLorenzo at Mises.org: Most Americans have little or no idea what “the Fed” is or does, despite the fact that, ever since its creation in 1913, it has had monopolistic control over the money supply in the country and regulat ...
April 02, 2025
Originally posted by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.Us: There is nothing more dangerous than an incomplete picture of history. A hundred years from now, if the powers-that-be have their way, the few children still allowed to be born (due to carbon controls) ...
March 28, 2025
Summary We may already be living in a post-singularity world where rapid technological advancements challenge human understanding, raise ethical concerns, and necessitate a reevaluation of our relationship with technology and consciousness. Techno ...
March 28, 2025
Summary The current state of international relations is marked by critical security blunders, rising tensions, and economic instability, highlighting the need for clearer objectives and moral reflection in decision-making. Security and Mili ...
March 27, 2025
Originally posted by Nick Giambruno on International Man: The US-led world order has undergone several distinct phases since the end of World War 2. From 1945 to 1991, it was defined by the Cold War—a global struggle between the US and the Soviet Union ...
March 25, 2025
Originally posted by D.W. MacKenzie at Mises.org: This morning the President of Princeton University, Christopher Eisgruber, published his defense of Federal funding for research universities in The Atlantic: The Cost of the Government’s attack on Co ...
March 25, 2025
Summary Executive power, when strategically utilized, can effectively dismantle the Deep State and drive significant reforms in government spending and accountability, as demonstrated by historical precedents. Executive Power and Deep State Reform ...
March 21, 2025
Originally posted by MN Gordon at Economic Prism: “Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their ...
March 21, 2025
Originally posted by Alex J Pollock at Mises.org: According to a woefully outmoded law of the United States, the American government must account for the more than 8,100 tons of gold it owns at the now completely irrelevant price of $42.22 per ounce. In ...
March 20, 2025
Summary The transition from private currencies to state-controlled monetary systems has significantly increased government power over money, leading to chronic inflation and diminished economic efficiency despite initial promises of stability. Sta ...
March 19, 2025
Summary Europe is planning to invest $840 billion in military spending to enhance its defense capabilities and reduce reliance on the U.S., amidst pressures to prioritize defense over welfare. Defense Spending Shift The EU plans to increase defen ...
March 19, 2025
Originally posted by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.US: It’s happening again. Europe is once again going totalitarian and this time there’s a decidedly familiar communist stench. The outcome was predictable for many of us in the alternativ ...
March 19, 2025
Originally posted by Thomas J. DiLorenzo at the Mises Institute: The primary purpose of the federal judiciary is to make sure that anything the federal government does is almost never, ever, ruled to be unconstitutional. This is Hamilton’s constitution ...
March 14, 2025
Summary The decline of the U.S. empire and the rise of a multipolar world necessitate reliable systems to combat misinformation and emphasize the importance of ancient wisdom in navigating contemporary challenges, while addressing the threats posed by gl ...
