By: Ryan McMaken The headline was unambiguous: “Brexit Is Done: The U.K. Has Left the European Union.” As of January 31, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act of 2018 has become law and the United Kingdom has begun the withdrawal process from the European Union. The transition process will continue throughout 2020 as the UK and […]
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America’s Green New Deal or Europe’s Green Deal? Same Hysteria, Same Destruction
By: Andrew Moran Today’s brand of the left-leaning politician is all about substituting what sounds good for what actually works. Modern politics, whether in the U.S. or Europe, is about taking a chainsaw to everything that produced even a modicum of success to appease the deities espousing progressive orthodoxy. There is no better example of this […]
Random Friday: Gold at $2k under Sanders?, AOC did it!, CNN hates white people
News Story of the Day: When will gold top $2,000? Peter Schiff, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, says it will reach that level if Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wins the 2020 presidential election. However, if the market thinks Sanders is going to win the race beforehand, then gold could exceed $2,000 before Election Day. […]
U.S. economy expanded 2.1% in Q4, driven by consumer spending and housing market
No recession yet. The U.S. economy expanded 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, driven by a drop in imports, a jump in consumer spending, and a booming housing market. The market had anticipated an increase of 1.9 percent. Business investment weakened significantly, which could have been caused by trade uncertainty. We should get […]
BREAKING: U.S. reports first person-to-person transmission of coronavirus
By all accounts, the Wuhan coronavirus is getting worse. In China, more than 170 people have died and there are more than 7,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. What’s worse is that the virus is spreading throughout the world, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. The U.S. got some bad news […]