#576: The American East India Company
When Trump announced that the American government would be taking an equity stake in Intel, Mussolini likely turned over in his grave. The blending of Big Business with Government was not invented by Trump or Mussolini, but really is best exemplified by the British East India Company. The most powerful […]
Economy
Perceived Importance of College Hits Record Low 35 Percent
A Gallup poll shows the percentage of Americans saying college is “very important” has fallen to 35% Please note The Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low Americans have been placing less importance on the value of a college education over the past 15 years, to the point that about a […]
Empire
Operation “Let’s Grab the Oil”
It’s back on track. I don’t know if you remember it, but last year I hypothesized that the Trump administration would focus their attention on a North/South axis of power… and less on an East/West. Part of this is down to the fact the US Military is stretched globally, and […]
Activism
Exorcism Nigh
“The point I was trying to make is how peaceful the left was. . . right before he got shot.” —Hunter Kozak, Question-Asker at Charlie Kirk Utah Event, Sept 10 “It’s been obvious for some time that the Left has been hijacked by the modern equivalent of the Manson Family.” […]
Health
Michael Crichton’s Unheeded Warning of Biotechnology Catastrophe
With over 30,000 reader reviews on Amazon, Michael Crichton’s bestselling sci-fi novel Jurassic Park (first published in 1990) has become a cultural sensation, spawning a series of successful movies, one of which is in cinemas in Japan as I write. Yet despite this dino-disaster movie popularity, most people have failed to heed […]
Tech
Republican Bill To Allow Utility Companies To Ration Energy
Instead of demanding that utility companies spend up for reliable sources of energy, legislators try to balance the shortfall on the backs of consumers. Worse, this type of nonsense come Republican lawmakers. Public Utilities are monopolies under strict control of public boards and are supposed to provide energy to all […]
Crypto
BlackRock Weighs Tokenized ETFs on Blockchain in Push Beyond Treasuries: Report
The world’s largest asset manager is exploring putting exchange-traded funds on chain, sources told Bloomberg. What to know: BlackRock is exploring how to bring exchange-traded funds (ETFs) onto public blockchains, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The sources said the asset manager is weighing tokenizing funds tied to real-world assets such […]
Podcasts
#576: The American East India Company
When Trump announced that the American government would be taking an equity stake in Intel, Mussolini likely turned over in his grave. The blending of Big Business with Government was not invented by Trump or Mussolini, but really is best exemplified by the British East India Company. The most powerful […]
Solutions
Schools Make Kids Crazy
Almost one-third of government schools nationwide are now surveilling the mental health of students. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill to bring “universal mental health screening” to two million Illinois students as part of his Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. But this rescue effort will ravage many students […]