by Will T Wilkinson “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn’t exist.” That line of memorable dialogue from The Usual Suspects apparently originated with Pastor William Ramsey, who wrote in Spiritualism: A Satanic Delusion […]
by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic The best way to understand Trump is also the simplest: he’s a businessman. From that perspective, little of what he’s doing is as inexplicable or surprising as many make it […]
by Rob Branson Introduction. I wrote this article after a hot July 2024 trip down the Southern half of the Great River Road Scenic Byway, having done the Northern trek a year earlier (it’s better). […]
Jeff Thomas “This above all: to thine own self be true.” Bill Shakespeare had a talent for phrasing basic truths well, and this quote is no exception. (Even if you lie to others, don’t lie […]
by Peter Reagan KEY TAKEAWAYS The Fed recently cut interest rates despite high inflation, low unemployment and positive GDP numbers Fed Chair Powell cites “uncertainty” over the future as a major factor in the decision Economic uncertainty is […]
by Chris MacIntosh The Houthis in Yemen tried to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Then Hezbollah droned his house. Apparently, he was not at home at the time. Iran launched an unprecedented missile attack on […]
by Jim Kunstler “Whether it’s Facebook or Twitter or X or Instagram or TikTok, whatever they are, if they don’t moderate and monitor the content we lose total control. . . . —Hillary Clinton “We lose total […]
Nothing illustrates the contempt and outright hatred the government has for us than what is happening in North Carolina. FEMA has spent all its funds, all their tax money, on migrants, who, btw, are illegal economic […]
by Jim Kunstler “It’s really hard to govern today. . . . The First Amendment stands as a major block.” – John Kerry Thus spake the Haircut-in-Search-of-a-Brain who ran for president in 2004. Something must have been […]
by Paul Craig Roberts Andrei Martyanov, an emigre from Russia, writes books about military strategy and America’s lack of one. He does his best to make us aware that if we are to find ourselves at […]
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