There are few subjects studied by so many, but still so little understood as investing and wine. Nearly everyone you meet has an opinion on both, but start getting specific and you realize the pool of knowledge isn’t deep. You don’t need to be an expert in either, but it helps to get the big […]
Archives for April 2019
Democratic Socialism – the Scenic Road to Serfdom
The Democrats’ proposed Green New Deal would place the U.S. economy on a war footing, warns Jeffrey Miron and Ryan Bourne at Cato.org. As they explain, democratic socialism is the scenic route to serfdom. The Green New Deal (GND) is the opposite of market-led decision-making, the antithesis of anti-central government. The goals of the GND […]
The Stench of Political Correctness and the #MeToo Movement
At The American Conservative, Robert W. Merry laments that rather than American voters, a group of powerful elites including “pollsters, commentators, and money guys,” whom he calls the “New Bosses,” are positioned to determine who succeeds in politics. He writes (abridged): Most of the commentary that’s surrounded Joe Biden’s touchy-feely approach to interpersonal relations misses […]
Tucker Explains: Ship of Fools
Will your family survive a revolution in money, investing, and politics? Learn why your family’s peace of mind is at risk of extinction and what to do about it in Tucker Carlson’s new book, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution. Of the top 25 commentary […]
Income Inequality Bigger Hoax than Russian Hoax
With the Russian hoax now behind us, the latest mantra filling the media vacuum is “income inequality,” writes Francis Menton in the Manhattan Contrarian. It’s front-page news again. Ray Dalio – the serious mega-billionaire and Co-Chairman of the country’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates proclaimed on 60 Minutes that income inequality is a “national emergency.” […]
“Whatever his faults I love Donald Trump”: Part II
Yesterday I wrote to you about Donald Devine and his conclusion that “Whatever his faults, I love President Donald Trump.” In his lengthy and well thought out piece in The American Conservative, Devine quoted an episode of the Lew Rockwell Show in which Rockwell interviewed Tucker Carlson. Here’s another part of the show in which […]
Donald Trump Attempting to Shake Foreign Policy Establishment
At The American Spectator, Brandon Weichert hammers Dick Cheney and the neocons for what he calls “the most wasteful, strategic mistake the United States has ever engaged in.” Weichert says the overreaction of Cheney’s “one-percent doctrine,” was terrible for America. Weichert praises President Trump for trying to course-correct away from the “neurotic fear of the […]
Surviving the Ammo Shortage
If you’ve tried to buy ammo lately, then you know what it feels like to do without—especially at a reasonable price for .22 LR—it’s as rare as hens’ teeth. The disruption in the supply has no end in sight.I shoot on average about 200 rounds a week at my rifle club. Recently, the club announced […]
The Upside-Down Results of Affirmative Action
Admissions to New York City’s top public high schools are based on a single, highly competitive entrance exam. Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to relax those standards, reports William McGurn in the WSJ, because the mayor is mortified by the results. For example, of the 895 openings for the freshman class at the NYC’s most […]
Beto O’Rourke and Bernie Sanders Kissing up to Al Sharpton.
At The Federalist, David Harsanyi slams Democrats like Bernie Sanders and Beto O’Rourke for appearing with the violence inciting, race baiting Al Sharpton. He writes (abridged): Apparently Obama’s resuscitation of Sharpton (who, since 2011, has been at MSNBC, a cable news network that interminably lectures uncouth Americans on proper tone) has worked. Many of the […]
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