Brexit has won.  A joyous occasion for fans of decentralization. Now, what?  Markets are certainly in turmoil – the Pound is falling historically; gold is rising; equity markets everywhere are falling; volatility is all the rage. But this will all pass…perhaps until the next vote.  The Dutch are already pushing; so are the French.  More will come. As an aside, take it further: not every county and city in Britain voted to leave.  Why not let each locality decide if it chooses to stay or go?  After this, why not each household?  Why not? And why stop at the EU?  … Continue reading →

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Today we have two presumptive candidates and it is obvious to anyone with the ability to think clearly that Trump’s opportunity cost is Hillary. It is not Gary Johnson or any other candidate. Whether you dislike his style, his arrogance, or whatever else you cannot stomach about him, it is time to realize that the choice is as stark as the choice between the Whites and the Reds in Russia in 1917.  As bad as you think that the last Russian Czar Nicholas II, Chiang Kai-shek of China, or Fulgencio Batista of Cuba were, they were all “humanists” in comparison … Continue reading →

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A billboard for Comcast pitches a lineup of “reality” shows, with this caption, “Recommended for you. Because the real reality is boring.” In contemporary America, real reality is also less real than Big Brother’s cartoony version. While we’re driving, walking, at work, lying in bed or even in the bathroom, Big Brother dictates what we know. Big Brother’s hypnotic screens have become our arbitrator of reality. What capture us most are not the propaganda images, which can be ludicrously unconvincing, but the voice over. If Big Brother says it, it must be true. Unlike in Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother does … Continue reading →

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So ride your bubble of choice up–stocks, bonds, housing, bat guano, take your pick–but it’s best to keep your thumb on the sell button. One person’s bubble is another person’s “fair market value.” What is clearly an outrageously overvalued asset perched at nosebleed levels of central bank fueled speculative euphoria is to the owner an asset at “fair market value.” But beneath the euphoric confidence that valuations can only drift higher forever and ever is the latent fear that something could stick a pin in “my bubble” — that is, whatever bubblicious asset we happen to own and treasure as … Continue reading →

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In 2008, Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation of America. Where that promise has gone unfulfilled the most is in areas of sexual and racial discrimination. What’s worse is the official sanction given to such discrimination. Let’s look at some of it. Visit just about any California men’s prison and you will see that one’s race determines whom the cells with, the toilet and shower he uses, and what recreation areas he enjoys. Then there is sexual discrimination. Female correctional officers earn the same pay as their male counterparts. However, when it comes to extracting a dangerous inmate from his … Continue reading →

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Britain is leaving the European Union. But that reality doesn’t begin to tell the story of the larger historical forces at work that are reshaping global politics, the global economy, and global culture and have been for much of the last decade. The survival of the EU is actually of little consequence. The union is dead and will probably be in its death throes for years. Germany, France, and a few other northern European countries will keep the dream of a united Europe alive, but on the periphery – especially the southern European nations of Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal – the … Continue reading →

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Michigan welfare recipients passing drug tests with flying colors

Four killed in shooting in Cyprus’ Ayia Napa

Palestinian woman shot dead after her car hits Israeli vehicle

Flooding in West Virginia leaves 23 dead, many stranded

David Icke on the Richie Allen Show on Davidicke.com – David Icke Welcomes Historic Referendum Decision But Warns There’s Still Work To Be Done

They are not even subtle: Discredited Elite ‘ratings’ agency Moody’s downgrades UK to ‘negative’ after EU result. My current rating for Moody’s remains unchanged – still filed under ‘bollocks’

500,000 sign petition calling for second EU vote. Democracy = what THEY want

Watch for the buying time scam – it’s already started

UK’s EU exit not onset of union collapse: Juncker