News Story of the Day: The Associated Press reported on Friday morning that the U.S., Afghanistan, and the Taliban have reached a truce. President Donald Trump is apparently in agreement with the peace proposal in principle, which could see the reduction in the number of troops participating in a two-decade-long war. President Trump has talked a lot about ending the war and withdrawing troops from an unwinnable war, so this is his opportunity to follow through on a campaign promise.
Chart of the Day: Love stinks, but this is a great chart:
Illustration of the Day: Will Bernie Sanders become president? Well, if he does, then you can anticipate these remarks during his second State of the Union address:
Quote of the Day: Robert Wenzel strikes again as his prediction about Judy Shelton came true:
On top, of that, she has at various times, depending on who is in power, called for the Fed to manipulate interest rates higher and at other times lower. No sound gold standard advocate would do anything of the sort. A sound gold standard advocate would say that the Fed has no business manipulating interest rates either higher or lower.
She could be either confused or an opportunist.
My guess she is both.
And thus in her attempt to get her nomination beyond committee and on to the Senate floor, I expect she will be even more distorting about her views on the gold standard than when Gina Heeb questioned her. I fully expect her to throw the gold standard completely under the bus.
So much for giving her the benefit of the doubt…
Tweet of the Day: You have to love this proposal. The more time the factions inside Washington fight each other, the less time they have to bully the common man.
When @realDonaldTrump is re-elected, his very next SOTU speech must be a declaration of war against the Administrative State.
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) February 14, 2020
Video of the Day: Where does Sen. Sanders stand on his previous proposal of a maximum wage? It is unclear at this point after he dismissed the question in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. While this is a ridiculous proposal that will distort labor markets and capital (human and financial) out of the country, you can see that the mainstream media is fearful of Sanders gaining the nomination.
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