In his recent speech to the U.S. Congress Pope Francis declared that “the common good is the chief aim of all politics” and that “freedom requires love of the common good.”  Legislation is “always based on care for the public,” the pontiff pontificated.  Only a naïve child could believe such a thing. The pope said these things in the context of imploring the Congress to adopt some kind of Soviet-style central planning of the economy in the name of “fighting global warming,” while simultaneously exploding American welfare state spending by extending welfare benefits to all welfare parasites from every Third … Continue reading

Volkswagen’s global-scale diesel-emissions scandal has sucker-punched diesel engines something fierce. That’s exactly why if I were in the market for a new or used vehicle in the next few months, I’d buy something – anything – with a diesel engine. First because diesels, scandal or not, are the car industry’s best-kept secret. And now, VW’s nefarious dealing virtually assures that those who aren’t scared off can drive a fantastic deal on a diesel-powered vehicle. And not just for VW models. Think of it like the stock market, where the time-honored adage is to buy low and sell high. Right now, … Continue reading

No Brains In Washington Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s IQ follows the Fed’s interest rate — it is negative. Washington is a black hole into which all sanity is sucked out of government deliberations. Washington’s failures are everywhere visible. We can…

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Members of public react with shock to bomb-like object.

Paul Joseph Watson | Members of public react with shock to bomb-like object.