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Cultural Appropriation: The Nontheft of Something No One Owns

Media and CulturePolitics

Blog09/11/2023

Progressives have created a new thought crime: cultural appropriation. However, one cannot appropriate something that is not owned by anyone else.

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Consumer Credit Is Expanding Even While the Fed Pushes up Interest Rates

InflationMonetary PolicyTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog09/07/2023

As the economy slowly deteriorates, consumer debt rises. In the meantime, the Fed is pushing up interest rates to deal with the inflation it caused. This does not end well.

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China’s Maneuvering and the New Balance of Power

U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog08/25/2023

Washington is paranoid of current Chinese actions. However, it is Washington that has been the aggressor in world affairs.

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China Enters the Doom Loop

Booms and BustsGlobal Economy

Blog08/17/2023

China's authoritarian gerontocracy has built a Doom Loop with Chinese characteristics, with over half the economy now crashing.

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Credit Crunch: The Money Supply Has Shrunk For Eight Months In a Row

Money Supply

Blog08/08/2023

With negative growth now falling near or below –10 percent for the third month in a row, money-supply contraction is the largest we've seen since the Great Depression. 

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CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion

Economic PolicyThe FedMonetary PolicyU.S. HistoryWorld History

Blog08/08/2023

While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion.

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Can Fractional Reserve Banking Survive the Twenty-First Century?

Bureaucracy and RegulationMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog07/24/2023

Banker and financial expert Caitlin Long believes that fractional reserve banking is closer than ever to collapse, and she has a 100 percent reserve banking solution in progress.

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Censorship through the Centuries: Free Speech Suppression by the Government and the Mainstream Media

Media and CultureThe Police StateU.S. History

Blog07/17/2023

While Americans believe the First Amendment protects their speech, the US government and mainstream media have joined together to suppress speech that does not coincide with government policies.

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