By: Jose Nino International analysts are not giving us the full story on Venezuela. Political commentators have given their spin on the topic of Venezuela’s economic crisis. To their credit, some of them get the surface level details correct on the contributing factors to Venezuela’s collapse — destruction of civil liberties and property rights. However, […]
Archives for August 2018
13 countries (plus Ukraine) John McCain campaigned to bomb
Senator John McCain is dead. As the two-party, welfare-warfare state mourns his passing, there is a lot of disingenuous eulogies popping up, referring to him as a great statesman and a man who dedicated his life to public service. This blue checkmark neoconservative tweeted this: The world is a more frightening place without John McCain. […]
Another natural disaster, more baseless fears about price-gouging
Another natural disaster has struck the United States, so you know what that means: More anti-price gouging laws, statements, and articles! With Hurricane Lane recently pounding the state of Hawaii, there are tons of anti-price-gouging stories going around. Here are just some of them: “State investigating reports of price gouging as Hurricane Lane nears” “Delta […]
Week in Review: August 20 to August 26
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: MINISTRY OF TRUTH: Neil deGrasse Tyson wants a truth force Trump slams Fed’s Jerome Powell for raising interest rates Justin Trudeau thinks asking about taxpayer dollars is racist […]
HYPOCRISY: Ocasio-Cortez slams Uber, campaign spent 4k on rides
If there is one service that divides the left it is Uber. On one hand, the left demands a so-called living wage, wails about how capitalism needs to be regulated, and wants to support government-backed, union-protected groups. On the other hand, the left enjoys affordable and convenient services like Uber. One of these individuals is […]