UPDATE 7.30.22: Tensions with China are escalating quickly as a potential visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has encouraged a protest by China. President Donald Trump has condemned the plan saying that it would “only make it worse.” The Hill’s Jared Gans reports: Former President Trump on Friday criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) planned trip to Taiwan, which has […]
Archives for July 2022
GREAT RESET: They Want You to Eat Bugs, and Be Happy About It
In a 2016 video produced by the World Economic Forum titled “8 Predictions for the World in 2030,” the first prediction was that “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy.” Another prediction in the same video was that “You’ll eat much less meat. An occasional treat, not a staple. For the good of the environment […]
NO GO ZONES: The Wealthy Protected, the Rest Left to Rot
Your Survival Guy’s wondering about farming, city living, Trump, midterms, and Sen. Joe Manchin. Let’s get into this. What we need more of from West Virginia is less Joe Manchin and more Riley Moore. State Treasurer Riley Moore is fighting ESG (See here, here, and here to get an idea about the ESG threat) with […]
Fantastic Fungi: The Magic of Mycelium
In just under four days, the world will view Fantastic Fungi, a move examing the complex world of mycelium and fungi.
You’ve Read The Last Issue of Intelligence Report, Now What?
UPDATE July 29, 2022: Is America going into a recession? After two-quarters of declines in GDP, it has that look. The NBER makes the final decision on what is and what isn’t a recession, but those designations are often made well into a recession or even after it’s over in some cases. Practically speaking, Americans […]
The Forward Party Tries to Make the Uniparty Official
Most Americans who have followed politics for any amount of time have come to see that the two parties are, by and large, the same. Insider Republicans and Democrats have similar goals and view America as a tool to reach those goals, rather than as a constituency to be served. You’ll find members of both […]
Modern Civil Service: 2.8 Million, Neither Efficient Nor Apolitical
In an article for The Federalist, Inez Stepman describes the U.S. civil service as a branch of the Democratic Party that does not have the inconvenience of standing for an election. The efficiency of the federal government is a perpetual joke, due in no small part to a system of employment that makes firing lazy, […]
The Bond Market Is Alive and Well
With the Fed raising rates by 0.75% yesterday, all of a sudden, the bond game is cookin’. We needed this move. And some more down the road just like it would be exactly what the doctor ordered. I’d like to see a continued pace of rate increases like this until “savers” can get some return […]
Do Governments Cause Recessions On Purpose?
That’s a question I put to readers back in 1988, and which is now relevant to today’s economy. The Federal Reserve is rapidly raising rates, and that is good news for savers who want to invest in bonds with decent interest rates, but the implications for the greater economy are also noteworthy. Here’s what I […]
Full Effect of Rate Hikes Not Felt by Economy, Yet
Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate of second-quarter GDP and confirmed that the U.S. has had two consecutive quarters of contraction. Despite mounting evidence that the U.S. economy is entering a phase of economic weakness, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the full effects of the Fed’s recent rapid rate […]
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