Michael Snyder | The U.S. “healthcare system” accounts for nearly a fifth of our entire economy, and if it was a country it would have the fifth largest GDP on the entire planet.

Michael Snyder | In life, all decisions have consequences, and we are going to pay an extraordinarily high price for our exceedingly foolish decisions.

Daily Caller | Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said that rich people must “be forced” to allow lower-income families to live near them as part of his plan to build “smarter” cities.

Zero Hedge | Of all President Trump’s critical constituencies, none have been asked to sacrifice as much as America’s farmers.

Daily Caller | Several outlets have yet to issue corrections to stories reporting President Donald Trump’s alleged lax handling of classified information led to the decision to extract a high-level Kremlin source.

Daily Caller | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called reports that a CIA asset in Russia was exfiltrated because of concerns about President Donald Trump’s handling of classified information “materially inaccurate” during a Tuesday press briefing….

Breitbart | The group posted an assembly location in a residential area of Aurora, Colorado, in an image on Facebook, which has yet to take the post down.

Breitbart | A federal judge has ordered Facebook to face a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for allowing third parties to access users’ private data, calling Facebook’s views on privacy “so wrong.”

Zero Hedge | Beijing warned on Monday that Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism “will be crushed.”

SchiffGold.com | Gold has been on a three-day skid, but as Fox Business anchor Liz Claman put it, “So what? It’s been a breakout summer for bullion.”

Paul Joseph Watson | Announcement could be around the corner.

Paul Joseph Watson | Forced to delete tweet after backlash.

Paul Joseph Watson | Well, this is awkward.