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Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. The United Nations takes a page from 1984 with a list of offensive words According to the
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released some alarming data earlier this week that surprisingly had absolutely nothing to do with Covid for a change. The report showed that the birthrate in the United States last year declined to its lowest level on record ever since the government began collecting data more
One of the more flummoxing aspects about living in Puerto Rico is that the political leadership is a never-ending parade of highly corrupted, certifiable idiots. The latest Governoramus of Puerto Rico seems hellbent on destroying every remaining scrap of prosperity on this island, all in an effort to indulge her ego-maniacal God complex.
At precisely 9:26pm this past Friday night, May 15th, the House of Representatives in the United States passed the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act.” For short, they call it the HEROES Act. And yes, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds. Bear in mind that Congress passed the first bailout bill–
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Police arrest surfers for standing still on the beach Like most of the world, Cape Town, South
Just when you thought they couldn’t come up with any more crazy ideas, the Federal Reserve announced last night that they will start buying Exchange Traded Funds, effective immediately. Just to be clear, this means that the Fed is going to conjure money out of thin air, and then use that new money
The last time the economy blew up was back in 2008. Most of our readers probably remember it– the global financial system almost collapsed. Just prior to the 2008 crisis, housing was in a major, worldwide bubble. Central banks around the world had cut interest rates to near-zero levels, making it incredibly cheap
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances, and your prosperity… and on occasion, poetic justice. Ventura County, CA to hire dozens of Covid spies 19 residents of Ventura County, California have died
It was barely a week ago that the federal government estimated it would borrow $3.7 trillion this fiscal year due to all the Covid bailouts. Then, only a few days later, the Treasury Department updated the estimate and announced they would in fact be borrowing $4.5 trillion this fiscal year. That’s an increase
At precisely 4pm on Friday October 17, 1975, New York City’s government would have a $453 million in debt to repay. But literally the night before, the city’s government had only $34 million on hand. It was the makings of an epic financial crisis: the wealthiest city in the world was about to
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances, and your prosperity… and on occasion, poetic justice. “No whites allowed” safe space for employees of Oregon county Do you know what’s been missing from
More than 4,000 years ago, the city of Kanesh was quickly becoming an important commercial trading hub within the ancient Assyrian Empire. Kanesh was located in the dead center of modern day Turkey, so it was perfectly situated on the route between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and between Europe and Asia
The first time I was sent to the gas chamber was in late July 1996. I’m not being dramatic– that’s literally what they called it. I was 17 years old… a brand new cadet at West Point undergoing my first summer of basic training. It’s affectionately known as ‘Beast Barracks’, and one of
Thousands of years ago in 458 BC, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus was hard at work behind his plow on the family farm when a group of Roman Senators showed up with urgent news. A foreign enemy called the Acqui had vanquished one of Rome’s armies and was rapidly approaching the city. The Republic was
For this week’s round-up of articles, we’re taking a look at some of the things the government thinks should be banned in response to coronavirus. WHO urges governments to ban alcohol during lockdown Last week we talked about how the World Health Organization was coming for your sick family members. This week, they