1. THE RHYME. For hundreds of years, schoolchildren started the study of American history with: “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” 2. THE VERBAL GIMMICK. Clearly, modern civilization would be impossible without these four words: “Spring forward. Fall back.” 3. THE POEM. Probably a million people every day resort to this famous six-liner: Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one Excepting February alone: Which hath but twenty-eight, we find, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine. . 4. THE EASY ASSOCIATION. Many people have trouble with these similar words —desert, dessert — until they remember that … Continue reading

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The Swedish government abetted by its fractional-reserve banking system is moving relentlessly toward a completely cashless economy.  Swedish banks have begun removing ATMs even in remote rural areas, and according to Credit Suisse the rule of thumb in Scandinavia is “If you have to pay in cash, something is wrong.”  Since 2009 the average annual value of notes and coins in circulation in Sweden has fallen more than 20 percent from over 100 billion to 80 billion kronor.  What is driving this movement to destroy cash is the desire to unleash the Swedish central bank to drive the interest rate down even further into negative territory.  Currently, it stands at -0.35 percent, but … Continue reading

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‘For more than a year, Ahmad al-Hamayda, his six siblings and their elderly parents have been forced to live in a cramped apartment. Their two-story house in Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, was totally destroyed by Israel during 2014. Al-Hamayda had spent all of his 24 years in that house. At the time […]

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‘A major international Jewish organization this week urged New Yorkers not to attend Friday’s performance by British rockstar Roger Waters at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) blasted the former Pink Floyd bassist, who is now nearly as famous for his promotion of […]

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‘Israel has retroactively legalised some 800 homes in four settlements in the occupied West Bank, the interior ministry said. They included 377 homes in the Yakir settlement, 187 in Itmar and 94 in Shilo in the northern West Bank, as well as 97 more in Sansana in the south of the occupied Palestinian territory, it […]

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‘Police have been ordered by the French government to allow scores of Muslims to hold prayer in the streets, against French law, forcing residents to remain put until the ceremony is over and the streets are once again clear. A local man told CBN News: “They are blocking the streets with barriers. They are praying […]

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‘China, India, Iran and Turkey have offered to use the barter system in the food industry with Russia to avoid transactions in dollars, Russian agricultural watchdog aide Alexei Alekseyenko told Sputnik News. “We have been getting suggestions from various countries that accounts should be handled in national currencies, or even using mutual goods, that is […]

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‘A 16-year-old girl has been diagnosed with bubonic plague in Crook County, Oregon, the local health authority confirmed. “The girl is believed to have acquired the disease from a flea bite during a hunting trip near Heppner in Morrow County that started on October16. She reportedly fell ill on October 21 and was hospitalized in […]

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That didn’t take long: following the worst Russian airplane disaster in history, the question everyone was asking is who is responsible. Moments ago we may have gotten the answer. A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the group said in a statement circulated by supporters on Twitter. Below is the full statement from a group alleging to speak on behalf of Islamic State, posted on their affiliate site, translated by the Guardian’s Jahd Khalil. It offers no evidence that the … Continue reading

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The immense crack, which appears to split a hilltop in half, was discovered by startled backcountry hunters.

It’s absolutely remarkable to go back and read the 16 public occasions when Obama promised “no boots on the ground” in Syria, and then compare it to what was announced today. Although highly disturbing, the American public should be used

Today, the White House announced that our Nobel Peace Prize winning President is sending “a few” special operations forces to Syria. So this seems like a good day to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s 2013 column asking if war with […]