Why are republicans so much more “polite” than democrats when they are in the minority? For example, I have not met a thinking person yet who believes Obama was actually born in Hawaii.
Question of the Day, May 30
Are Markets Ready for an Aggressive Agenda from the Fed?
From Birch Gold Group
Newly released minutes from this month’s Fed meeting outline an aggressive agenda from our nation’s central bank that could upset markets in the months to come. Officials insist the plan is cautious, and stocks rallied initially on the news. But how safe should Americans feel long-term?
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Breakup Of The West?
Guest Post by Pat Buchanan
By the time Air Force One started down the runaway at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, to bring President Trump home, the Atlantic had grown markedly wider than it was when he flew to Riyadh.
In a Munich beer hall Sunday, Angela Merkel confirmed it.
Europe must begin to look out for itself, she said, “take our fate into our own hands. … The times in which we could rely fully on others, they are somewhat over.”
Merkel’s apprehensions are understandable. A divorce could be in the cards. During his visit to NATO in Brussels and the G-7 in Sicily, Trump, with both his words and body language, revealed his thinking on who are friends and who are freeloaders.
The Lessons of Sgt. Pepper’s 50 Years Later: Stop Fighting One Another and Focus on the Real
Guest Post by John W. Whitehead
“Count me out if it’s for violence. Don’t expect me at barricades unless it is with flowers…. What’s the point of bombing Wall Street? If you want to change the system, it’s no good shooting people.”—John Lennon
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
America is still wrestling with many of the same problems today—endless wars, civil unrest, campus riots, racial tensions, police brutality, divisive politics, overreaching government agencies and threats to freedom—that it struggled with 50 years ago when the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on June 1, 1967.
In retrospect, perhaps the Sixties Generation and “1960s rock didn’t save the world—maybe didn’t even change the world enough,” but it was still a transformative time for those coming of age and trying to find their place in the world, and the Beatles played a large part in shaping that conversation.
Llpoh: Ten Random Thoughts
1. Stucky needs to get back here
2. The old dogs need to post more – SSS, Muck, etc. We need to get the message moving again. And some newbies need to submit articles – EC, Holly, etc.
3. Wage stagnation/decline is going to get more serious. If Trump thinks that there is going to be job growth/ GDP growth/ wage growth, he is delusional. The only way that can happen will be to take the brakes off the regs, so that small business can get going. And I do not see signs of it happening. States stifle growth as much, or moreso, than the Fed govt. Australia has the same issues – but has been buffered from things by its huge resources. It – Australia- has come to believe it is immune, and entitled. Where have I seen that before?
THE COLLAPSE OF FRANCE
Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts
The brainwashed and insouciant French electorate has voted to abolish the French nation. In five years France will exist only as a geographical location, a province in “Europe,” itself a province in global capitalism.
The French had a last chance to save their nation, but they could not do it because the French have been convinced that to be French is to be fascist and racist. Therefore, the French electorate defeated Marine Le Pen, the leader of the only political party that stands for France.
What’s The Point?
Guest Post by The Zman
The North Koreans launched another missile from her east coast. It is the ninth launch this year. The news says it was a scud missile that went about 300 miles before crashing into the ocean. This is supposed to mean something, so the people who claim to know about these things are consulted to tell us what they mean. In this case, it means that whatever it is the South Koreans are doing is not working. Maybe it means whatever the US is doing is not working. Whatever it is, everyone seems to think it is a big deal.
The Plot to Overthrow Trump is VERY REAL!!!!!
Guest Post by Martin Armstrong
There is a very REAL plot to overthrow Trump led by the political establishment and aided by the mainstream press.. This is not simply speculation – this is the real deal. Of course the Washington Post and New York Times are in full swing to get rid of Trump. No matter what it might be, the twist is always against Trump right down to the story how Sean Spicer wanted to see the Pope because he is a devote Catholic and was denied.
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The War On Frats
Guest Post by The Zman
In my youth, fraternities were seen as a ridiculous anachronism by my coevals. We knew one guy in a fraternity and he was a raging douche bag. Part of this is private school culture, where the Greek system has less of an impact on college life. Big state colleges have been the most fruitful campuses for fraternities. Then there is the fact that Jesuit schools tend not to have Greek life at all. This is what’s called a statement of interest. I’m indifferent to frats and maybe a bit hostile to them.
Short Victorious War: US President’s Magic Wand To Wave In A Pinch
Authored by Andrei Akulov via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
Putting together the bits of information coming from various sources leads to the conclusion that a US pre-emptive strike against North Korea is a possibility that may turn into reality pretty soon. Everyone knows it’s fraught with implications and nobody wants it but there is a good reason to believe it’s coming closer.
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PROTECTING & SERVING
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel – 1806
On this day in 1806, future President Andrew Jackson kills a man who accused him of cheating on a horse race bet and then insulted his wife, Rachel.
Contemporaries described Jackson, who had already served in Tennessee’s Senate and was practicing law at the time of the duel, as argumentative, physically violent and fond of dueling to solve conflicts. Estimates of the number of duels in which Jackson participated ranged from five to 100.
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FUTURE IS SO BRIGHT….
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
How Team Obama Tried To Hack The Election
Authored by Paul Sperry, op-ed via NYPost.com,
New revelations have surfaced that the Obama administration abused intelligence during the election by launching a massive domestic spy campaign that included snooping on Trump officials.
The irony is mind-boggling: Targeting political opposition is long a technique of police states like Russia, which Team Obama has loudly condemned for allegedly using its own intelligence agencies to hack into our election.
The revelations, as well as testimony this week from former Obama intel officials, show the extent to which the Obama administration politicized and weaponized intelligence against Americans.
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In Memoriam, 2017
This article was first posted on Straight Line Logic on Memorial Day, 2015. It will be published every Memorial Day for as long as SLL continues as a website.
Guest post by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic
You don’t fight for your country, you fight for your government.
The Golden Pinnacle, by Robert Gore
On Memorial Day, America remembers and honors those who died while serving in the military. It is altogether fitting and proper to ask: for what did they die? Do the rationales offered by the military and government officials who decide when and how the US will go to war, and embraced by the public, particularly those who lose loved ones, stand up to scrutiny and analysis? Some will recoil, claiming it inappropriate on a day devoted to honoring the dead. However, it is because war is a matter of life and death, for members of the military and, inevitably, civilians, that its putative justifications be subject to the strictest tests of truth and the most probing of analyses.