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How a Government Shutdown Can Restore American Independence
The clock is ticking. Congress has until the end of the month to avert a partial government shutdown. Federal agencies, and their dependent employees, are counting on a last-minute deal to keep the money flowing to their coffers. Continue reading
Dumb Reasons Why More QE Is Coming
Debt, deficits, and debt interest payments have crippled America’s finances in a way that only a government of corrupt clowns could have made possible. Decades of overspending are coming home to roost. We all get to live with the consequences. Continue reading
Dollar Debasement Ad Infinitum
If there’s one thing to understand about what’s going on in the political economy today, it is the fundamentals of debt. You do not need to be a bean counter or get too deep into the weeds to get a handle on things. Continue reading
Facing Up to the Wreckage from the Past
January, named for the Roman god Janus, protector of gates and doorways, is depicted with two faces. One looking into the past. The other into the future. Continue reading
