By: Daniel Lacalle In this era of monetary fiction, one tends to read all types of undocumented and misguided views on monetary policy. However, if there is one that really is infuriating: MMT science fiction. One of its main principles is based on a fallacy: “A country with monetary sovereignty can issue all the debt it needs […]
Archives for September 2018
Nikki Haley already blaming Assad regime for attack that never happened
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is already blaming Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a crime he hasn’t even committed yet. Ostensibly, Haley is itching for another war. Haley told reporters at a UN press conference on Thursday: “If they want to continue to go the route of taking over Syria, they can do that. But […]
REPORT: Trump plans to target Japan in next round of trade war
Japan is next on President Donald Trump’s list. According to The Wall Street Journal, the president told one of its columnists, James Freeman, that it could pick a trade fight with Japan, the world’s third-largest economy. So far, Japan has been pretty much immune to the U.S. war on trading partners. Trump has maintained an […]
CNN defends Antifa AGAIN, says ‘no organization is perfect’
How many times have we ran a headline that said, “CNN defends Antifa again”? It seems like every week that the Counterfeit News Network runs defense for the fascist organization. First it was Chris Cuomo, and then it was Jeffrey Toobin. Now it is Don Lemon. Well, it happened again as Don Lemon came to […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Taking a look at the world’s largest coffee exporters
Who doesn’t love a good cup of coffee in the morning? And the afternoon? And the evening? As President Donald Trump goes to battle with the rest of the world on trade, now would be an apt time to see just who exports the coffee and how much. We tend to typically think of Brazil, […]