Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for whatever reason, delivered a commencement address. In her speech, Clinton lambasted President Donald Trump’s supposed budget cuts as “cruel.” Obviously she is still bitter from the election of half a year ago, and the trip from the woods was long, but she obviously hasn’t crunched the numbers to […]
Archives for May 2017
Video: Is organic food worth the cost?
Organic food is a premium you pay because it has fewer pesticides, is supposedly healthier for you and is better for the environment. What is that old phrase about the fool and his money? Is any of this even true? Not quite. It may have fewer pesticides, but it’s harmful to the planet, impacts animals […]
6 random things for Friday (Zuckerberg wants basic income, bitcoin surges, ANTIFA recruitment video)
News Story of the Day: many billionaires today are proof that you can make a lot of money but lack basic economic understandings. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered a speech at Harvard’s graduation ceremony, where he called for the government to establish a universal basic income. “We should have a society that measures progress not […]
Must Read: The Trump Budget: Real Cuts vs. the Media Version of ‘Cuts’
By: Ryan McMaken One of the cardinal rules of government accounting and rhetoric is to call any slowdown in the growth rate of government spending a “cut.” This gives the impression that less is being spent when more is being spent. It’s just that less is being spent than the government had planned on spending otherwise. […]
Tulsi Gabbard tries to stop the warrantless collection of Americans’ emails
Now that Ron Paul is gone from the House of Representatives, it seems like the only one who is trying to fight against the Deep State and the invasion of Americans’ privacy is Hawaiian Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Rand Paul is doing a great job in the Senate. Gabbard introduced legislation last week that attempts […]