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Posted on August 5, 2013 by Barry Donegan
The Federal Reserve has held interest rates at zero (or arguably below) through its aggressive, risky, and untested quantitative easing program, which has been in place now for years. Home prices have also been held at unsustainable levels, as the … Continue reading →
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Posted on August 2, 2013 by Barry Donegan
In recent months, the National Security Agency’s spying scandal has been dominating the headlines, as mainstream Americans now realize that their phone calls and emails are being hijacked by an intelligence service that allows newly-hired private contractors to access the … Continue reading →
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Posted on August 1, 2013 by Barry Donegan
Barack Obama’s signature bill, the deceptively-named Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is beginning to crumble, as even some Democrats now worry that the legislation will have disastrous consequences. The rule changes on insurance companies have already driven health insurance … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 31, 2013 by Barry Donegan
Detroit, Michigan, once one of America’s most industrious cities, is currently suffering from the poisonous effects of a big government overdose, as most of its jobs and a large chunk of its population have fled the city limits, largely to … Continue reading →
Posted in Rebel of the Week | Tagged Detroit, Detroit Bankruptcy, Detroit Collapse, Feature, Property Taxes, Rebel of the Week, Unpaid Taxes | Comments on Facebook
Posted on July 30, 2013 by Barry Donegan
In 2010, Army private Bradley Manning leaked classified information exposing crimes by members of the US military and the State Department to the website WikiLeaks. Most of the information that was made public pertained only to incidents of wrongdoing and … Continue reading →
Posted in Tin Foil Tuesday | Tagged Aiding the Enemy, Bradley Manning, Feature, Military Courts, Military Tribunal, Not Guilty, Tin Foil Tuesday, Tinfoil Tuesday, Whistleblower, Wikileaks | Comments on Facebook
Posted on July 29, 2013 by Barry Donegan
For years now, the Federal Reserve has been juicing the economy with quantitative easing, and Bernanke and his cohorts are now toying with the idea of ending the program if a set of arbitrary economic indicators are met, a move … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 26, 2013 by Barry Donegan
In an interview with Larry King, the Nebraska-born southern-style comedian Larry the Cable Guy came out in favor of a libertarian political perspective when asked whether or not blue collar workers are typically conservative. The famed funnyman indicated that he … Continue reading →
Posted in Monetary Policy, United States | Tagged Feature, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Larry King, Larry the Cable Guy, libertarian, Libertarian Conservative, Pop Friday | Comments on Facebook
Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barry Donegan
In Silver Circle‘s near-future dystopian alternate universe, which is set in 2019, marijuana has been legal in the US since 2016. When production first began on the film, the real-world marijuana decriminalization movement was in its infancy. A handful of … Continue reading →
Posted in Monetary Policy, United States | Tagged Decriminalize Marijuana, Dystopian Film, Easter Egg, Feature, Legalize Marijuana, Marijuana Cigarette Pack, Marijuana Cigarettes, Marijuana Policy Project, Marlboro, Medical Marijuana, silver circle | Comments on Facebook
Posted on July 24, 2013 by Barry Donegan
America’s constitutional republic is built on deep traditions like the rule of law and equal protection for all. However, governments tend to grant themselves additional powers over time, thus eroding these principles. As such, law enforcement officers and government officials … Continue reading →
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Posted on July 23, 2013 by Barry Donegan
A little over a year ago, a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa drug cartel alleged that the Fast and Furious program was not aimed at tracking the movement of guns into Mexico, but instead an effort to arm the Sinaloa … Continue reading →
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