‘Colombia says that troops from neighboring Venezuela have entered its territory illegally, calling it an incursion. The army of Colombia in a statement said that 15 members of Venezuela’s national guard were in pursuit of a civilian. The incursion took place nearly 1 kilometer into Colombian territory on Friday in a rural hamlet in the […]

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So, continuing on with skewering America’s Funniest Homeland Phrases, let’s examine this old warhorse, if you’ll pardon the pun: “Freedom isn’t free”. Wow, snappy, huh? I wonder how many post-it notes and crayons they went through scribbling that one, what with all the rough drafts and all? Hmmm…so freedom isn’t free? Then what is it, exactly? A pay-as-you-go plan? A rent-to-own thing? Ah! No, I’ve got it! It’s a payday loan! I knew I’d figure it out! Yes, yes, I know what they mean. This one is always trotted out when the U.S. is discussing yet another episode of mass … Continue reading →

So here we are, in a Huddersfield block of flats, having a lesson on what to do if you ever happen to find yourself buried alive, six feet under. ‘Remember, at that depth you’ve got about six tonnes of earth pressing down on you. You have to pretty much use every muscle in your body to punch up, up, up through it,’ says Antony Britton who, surreally, shows me by pummelling his way through some sofa cushions. ‘It’s pitch black and the dampness is overwhelming. The soil is up your nose, in your mouth, in your eyes. ‘It’s like being … Continue reading →

Two of the experts on the trail of Hunted’s fugitives – 2nd in command Peter Bleksley, a former undercover police officer and ace investigator, and cyber security specialist Paul Vlissidis, technical director of global information security firm NCC Group – help us come up with a list of dos and don’ts for those who want to vanish. Do: ditch your smartphone Bleksley and Vlissidis agreed the number one thing to do is ditch your mobile phone. Around 70 per cent us in the UK have a smartphone, most of which transmit a GPS signal of our current location, or apps … Continue reading →

The Misfortune of Being Born Into a State In an essay titled “The State”, Randolph Bourne, an American writer, made a distinction between a country and a state that I find crucial. He described one’s country as “an inescapable group into which we are born”. In his view, a country is “a concept of peace, tolerance, of living and letting live. But the State is essentially a concept of power, of competition; it signifies a group in its aggressive aspects. And we have the misfortune of being born not only into a country but into a State, and as we … Continue reading →

According to one study (Banarto, McClellan, Kagy and Garber, 2004), 30% of all Medicare expenditures are attributed to the 5% of beneficiaries that die each year, with 1/3 of that cost occurring in the last month of life. There are various studies that come to more or less the same conclusion.  Of course, virtually nobody knows beforehand that the upcoming year will be their last – and even if they did, they would likely want to fight it all the way. Going into that last year?  Who knows?  Is this my last year of life?  Is it yours?  In hindsight … Continue reading →

GUALFIN, Argentina – Well, it’s ZIRP now. ZIRP forever. Viva ZIRP! Viva! Viva! As we suspected, Janet Yellen did not want to risk raising the federal funds rate. Bloomberg reports: Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, opting to delay an increase amid stubbornly low inflation, an uncertain outlook for global growth and recent financial-market turmoil.In holding their benchmark federal funds rate at zero to 0.25%, policy makers showed they are still not convinced inflation will move gradually back to their 2% target, despite continued gains in the labor market. Punish the Savers! The whole show is so preposterous that … Continue reading →

Little things you do every day can add up and have a surprisingly big impact on your mental health. Because a healthy cognitive system is essential to regulating mood, and certain nutrients have a profound impact on maintaining normal brain function, eating the right foods can improve your mood and energy levels. Researchers have studied the association between foods and the brain and identified nutrients that can help combat depression and boost mood. Let’s take a look at a few of those nutrients. Magnesium This mineral is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body, including breaking down glucose into … Continue reading →

Ron Paul, the former United States presidential candidate and Republican House of Representatives member from Texas, discussed in an August 8 radio interview evangelical Zionists who support the US government’s wars overseas. Paul examines the matter with Patriot’s Lament show host Joshua Bennett on KFAR radio of Fairbanks, Alaska. Asked by Bennett why so many religious people in America are pro-war, Paul responds that, while the reasons vary from one person to the next, evangelical Zionism, which is taught by preachers at some churches, “has a lot to do with it.” Paul continues that the use of Christianity to support … Continue reading →

Every dictator knows that a continuous state of emergency is the best means to justify tyrannical policies. The trick is to keep the fictitious emergency from breeding so much paranoia that routine activities come to a halt. Many have discovered that its best to make the threat external, intangible and ultimately, unverifiable. In Orwell’s 1984 the preferred mantra was “We’ve always been at war with Eurasia,” even though everyone knew it wasn’t true. In its rate decision this week the Federal Reserve, adopted a similar approach and conjured up an external threat to maintain a policy that is becoming increasingly absurd. In … Continue reading →

We think we know that gold is no longer money, because Keynesians and monetarists insist it is so. Furthermore, it has been replaced by government currencies, which we use to buy and sell, do our accounts and pay our taxes. While it is undoubtedly true that gold is no longer used for transactions in all but a few places in Asia, this common assumption has no basis in fact. It is one thing for macroeconomists of all veins to theorise about the contents of the dustbin of history, but the choice people make is what really matters. Humanity has an … Continue reading →

Like you, I am getting many emails and posts asking me “Who won the debate?”     It’s premise-checking time, for sure.  There hasn’t been a real honest debate on television between politicians, ever. As many have pointed out, there is certainly no such thing as a debate between 10 people.  But we do have some great models, pardon the pun, for such a competition, and Donald Trump actually could help with this. The beauty contest system is a really good one, whether for a Miss America or one of those that little Honey Boo Boo used to participate in.  There is … Continue reading →