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Douglas Macgregor for National Security Advisor?

Douglas Macgregor for National Security Advisor?

By Adam Dick

Ron Paul Institute

September 10, 2019

  Douglas Macgregor for National Security Advisor?

  President Donald Trump announcedTuesday morning at Twitter that John Bolton is no longer his national security advisor. Who might replace Bolton in this position the holders of which have a history of playing a significant role in shaping United States foreign policy? On July 23, Steven Nelson

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Political Polarization – Are the Democrats Trying to Change American Politics by Opening Borders?

Political Polarization – Are the Democrats Trying to Change American Politics by Opening Borders?

By Martin Armstrong

Armstrong Economics

September 4, 2019

  Political Polarization – Are the Democrats Trying to Change American Politics by Opening Borders?

    There are trends which have unfolded in politics that cannot be repaired and reflect the decline in confidence in the government which is dominating the future into 2032. We face not only the polarization of politics which is emerging…

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True Budget Hawks are Foreign Policy Doves

True Budget Hawks are Foreign Policy Doves

By Ron Paul

Ron Paul Institute

July 31, 2019

  True Budget Hawks are Foreign Policy Doves

 During my presidential campaigns, well-meaning supporters would sometimes suggest I stop emphasizing opposition to overseas intervention and focus on fiscal issues. I disregarded the advice, not only because adopting a noninterventionist foreign policy is crucial to restoring constitutional government…

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SCHOOL’S WARNING: “YOUR CHILD MAY BE TAKEN FROM YOUR HOME” OVER UNPAID LUNCH DEBT

SCHOOL’S WARNING: “YOUR CHILD MAY BE TAKEN FROM YOUR HOME” OVER UNPAID LUNCH DEBT

By Mac Slavo

SHTFplan.com

July 23, 2019

  SCHOOL’S WARNING: “YOUR CHILD MAY BE TAKEN FROM YOUR HOME” OVER UNPAID LUNCH DEBT

    A school in Pennsylvania is warning parents that their children can be taken from their homes and placed in foster care if the child has unpaid school lunch debt.  In a letter sent out to about 1,000 parents from the Wyoming Valley West School District, the warned…

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Free Speech No Longer Exists in US Universities

Free Speech No Longer Exists in US Universities

By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts.org

July 23, 2019

  Free Speech No Longer Exists in US Universities

  Georgetown University law professor Jonathan Turley notes that the University of California, once a bastion of free speech, now is opposed to it. The university now punishes people for opinions expressed outside the classroom and the university.

Not that long ago American…

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A Bank With 49 Trillion Dollars In Exposure To Derivatives Is Melting Down Right In Front Of Our Eyes

A Bank With 49 Trillion Dollars In Exposure To Derivatives Is Melting Down Right In Front Of Our Eyes

By Michael Snyder

Economic Collapse Blog

July 23, 2019

  A Bank With 49 Trillion Dollars In Exposure To Derivatives Is Melting Down Right In Front Of Our Eyes

    Could it be possible that we are on the verge of the next “Lehman Brothers moment”?  Deutsche Bank is the most important bank in all of Europe, it has 49 trillion dollars in exposure to derivatives, and most of the largest “too big…

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Inflation: The Soviet Tool for Destroying Money

Inflation: The Soviet Tool for Destroying Money

By Chris Calton

Mises Institute

June 17, 2019

  Inflation: The Soviet Tool for Destroying Money

  In March 1919, the Communist Party headed by Vladimir Lenin stated in its newly drafted program that among the party objectives was the complete abolition of money. The State Bank of Russia would be “abolished and turned into the central bookkeeping office of the Communist society.”1 In theory,…

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Medical IDs: Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health

Medical IDs: Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health

By Ron Paul

Ron Paul Institute

June 17, 2019

  Medical IDs: Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health

  Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill amendment to repeal the prohibition on the use of federal funds to create a “unique patient identifier.” Unless this prohibition, which I originally sponsored in 1998,…

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Global Warming – Just Follow the Money

Global Warming – Just Follow the Money

By Martin Armstrong

Armstrong Economics

June 3, 2019

  Global Warming – Just Follow the Money

    I just returned from New York City, the armpit of the world since I never saw an apple tree there yet, and I had a very interesting meeting behind the curtain. I thought I would share this subject which they agreed I could go public on without names of course. Besides the fact that there is an…

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ORWELLIAN FUTURE: FACIAL RECOGNITION & MASS SURVEILLANCE IS COMING TO U.S. SCHOOLS

ORWELLIAN FUTURE: FACIAL RECOGNITION & MASS SURVEILLANCE IS COMING TO U.S. SCHOOLS

By Mac Slavo

SHTFplan.com

June 3, 2019

  ORWELLIAN FUTURE: FACIAL RECOGNITION & MASS SURVEILLANCE IS COMING TO U.S. SCHOOLS

    We are staring our Orwellian future right in the face.  Beginning in New York, facial recognition is coming to schools in the United States and it’ll be switched on for testing next week.

The dystopian future George Orwell warned about in his accidental historical…

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"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a Superb Antiwar Film

“They Shall Not Grow Old” is a Superb Antiwar Film

By Jeff Deist

Mises Institute

May 29, 2019

  “They Shall Not Grow Old” is a Superb Antiwar Film

  I recently saw the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, an account by English soldiers of their experiences in the Great War of 1914-1918. Culled from hundreds of hours of colorized actual wartime footage, it’s a beautiful and heart wrenching film. It’s also a superb antiwar film, simply through…

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Rep. Thomas Massie Prevents House Skeleton Crew from Passing Legislation during Recess

Rep. Thomas Massie Prevents House Skeleton Crew from Passing Legislation during Recess

By Adam Dick

Ron Paul Institute

May 29, 2019

  Rep. Thomas Massie Prevents House Skeleton Crew from Passing Legislation during Recess

    You may think that the United States House of Representatives only passes legislation while in session when members have an opportunity to vote. Not so. On Tuesday, a small group of representatives on the House floor, while most representatives were far…

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America's Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

By William D. Hartung

Mises Institute

May 14, 2019

  America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

  In its latest budget request, the Trump administration is asking for a near-record $750 billion for the Pentagon and related defense activities, an astonishing figure by any measure. If passed by Congress, it will, in fact, be one of the largest military budgets in American history, topping 

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Rep. Thomas Massie Says Follow the Constitution — No Troops to Venezuela Without a Congressional Vote

Rep. Thomas Massie Says Follow the Constitution — No Troops to Venezuela Without a Congressional Vote

By Adam Dick

Ron Paul Institute

May 14, 2019

  Rep. Thomas Massie Says Follow the Constitution — No Troops to Venezuela Without a Congressional Vote

    Interviewed Thursday at Fox Business by host Kennedy, United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) strongly objected to the prospect of President Donald Trump sending the US military to Venezuela to help overthrow that…

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JOURNALIST: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM WAS THE LEWINSKI SCANDAL

JOURNALIST: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM WAS THE LEWINSKI SCANDAL

By Mac Slavo

SHTFplan.com

May 14, 2019

  JOURNALIST: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM WAS THE LEWINSKI SCANDAL

    American journalist Matt Taibbi has said that the American press began its rapid decline during the Monica Lewinsky scandal that rocked Bill Clinton during his presidency. The mainstream media is no longer even attempting to portray objectivity, but simply…

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Anti-Car Policies Mean Even More People Are Dying on LA's Highways

Anti-Car Policies Mean Even More People Are Dying on LA’s Highways

By Gary Galles

Mises Institute

May 8, 2019

  Anti-Car Policies Mean Even More People Are Dying on LA’s Highways

  In an April 29 Los Angeles Times article titled, “More dying on L.A. streets,” Laura Nelson reported on Mayor Garcetti’s Vision Zero plan and the City Council’s corresponding Mobility Plan 2035 so far.

Vision Zero intended to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2025 through street…

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Pray and Weep

By Karen Kwiatkowski

LewRockwell.com

May 7, 2019

  Pray and Weep

    There is great evil being perpetrated by Washington D.C. here and around the world.

A persistent terrible hate for life, liberty and humanity arrived on little cat feet and has taken over our country.  This did not begin with Trump, but sadly it also is not going to end with him either.

Trump promised to drain the swamp,…

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