Surveys of American manufacturers are signaling a weaker economy ahead. MarketWatch’s Jeffry Bartash reports: The numbers: A key barometer of American factory activity fell to a 30-month low of 49% in November — contracting for the first time since the start of the pandemic — in another sign the U.S. economy is getting weaker. The Institute […]
Archives for December 2022
Successful GOP Governor Explains the Party’s Failure to Take the Senate
There have already been many postmortems of the 2022 midterm elections, but this one from New Hampshire’s successful governor Chris Sununu, who was just reelected to his fourth term as the chief executive of the Live Free or Die state, has an idea about why GOP efforts fell short of initial expectations. He recently told […]
DANGER: Children Already Conditioned for Cashlessness
You have read here and here about the dangers of forced cashlessness. But it’s not forced if people already accept it. Children are already being conditioned to accept cashlessness as a way of life. Video game tokens and currency are their preferred method of payment. If you grow up using digital money, you’ll have a […]
Will Lawmakers End Crypto’s Wild West Days After FTX?
Members of the Senate are increasingly discussing regulation of cryptocurrency markets after the implosion of FTX, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange threatened to take down portions of the financial system. The Wall Street Journal’s Dave Michaels reports: Lawmakers should pass legislation that would impose strict rules on cryptocurrency exchanges, including rules to limit or prohibit […]
The Three Best Retirement Decisions I Ever Made
Originally posted July 16, 2020. In April of 2004, I explained to readers three decisions about retirement that I was very happy to pass on. I wrote: Long ago, I made three decisions that I am happy to pass on to you regarding retirement: (1) Don’t. (2) Live in a warm weather state. (3) Live […]
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Moral Scruples and Personal Commitments The Democratic Party received over $40 million to fund FTX’s founder’s chosen candidates in the recent midterm elections. The money was laundered through Ukraine, a country not exactly known for its high standards. Left wing Democrats received the money either directly or through a shielded PAC, reports Theodore Malloch in […]
Big Pharma Has Its Own Thought Police
Among the many accomplished doctors who have faced censorship and intimidation for simply speaking their minds from an educated perspective regarding COVID-19 is Dr. Joseph Mercola. Mercola has identified one of the fulcrums of Big Pharma censorship as an organization known as “NewsGuard.” He writes: The media is using a variety of tactics to restrict […]
Democrats Don’t Want You to Read about the Crime in Their Cities
You have read here many times about the crime plaguing America’s big blue cities. That crime has driven many big city residents to look for a better America in places like Florida, Texas, and other states where politicians care more about citizens than they do about criminals. The states and cities where Democrats appear to […]
RIP Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac
Singer-songwriter Christine McVie of the famous rock band, Fleetwood Mac, has passed away peacefully at age 79 with family surrounding her in the hospital. British-born McVie was the author of some of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits, including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don’t Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird. The BBC’s Robert Greenall and George Bowden […]
Is the GOP Trump Transaction Over?
Is it all over between the GOP and Donald Trump? Matt Purple makes the case in Spectator World that this is the end of their use for each other. He concludes: Here’s a dirty little secret of politics: it’s not just Trump who’s a cold transactionalist. The Republican Party (and the Democratic Party for that […]