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Honor Killings: The Epidemic that Isn’t
Loonwatch My previous article describes how anti-Muslim bigots use young Muslim murder victims as props in their campaign of hate. Sensational headlines, haunting photographs, and lurid tales of cold blooded murder are indispensable tools in their campaign to vilify Islam. This campaign i
17 Facts That Prove That The Average American Family Is Getting Absolutely Pulverized By This Economy
The Economic Collapse Blog How in the world does the average American family survive in this economy? The median household income is a little bit less than $50,000 a year right now. So let's call that about $4000 a month. But before any of that money gets spent, you have to take out at leas
The Indianapolis Monetary Convention
by Murray N. Rothbard, LRC The presidential election of 1896 was a great national referendum on the gold standard. The Democratic Party had been captured, at its 1896 convention, by the Populist, ultra-inflationist, anti-gold forces, headed by William Jennings Bryan. The older Democrats, who ha
Lie to me
by Bryan Kay FEMA recently started referring to the various branches and departments of federal government as the “federal family.” I can imagine what image they’re hoping to convey — something about family — but that wasn’t my first impression. (Sorry.) My first thought was,
They Don’t Want Us Doing This. We’re Doing It Anyway
by Michael Boldin, 10AC In a recent interview with a reporter from the BBC, I was asked what I thought about proposed cuts to foreign aid spending. “More than 10 percent in cuts, that’s pretty steep, right?” My answer: “Steep? [Chuckling.] It’s all perspective, I guess. My preference
Riding the Beast: The Failed “Conservative” Experiment
by Daniel Newby, Helmsman Society In April 2001, I represented the Sutherland Institute, a Utah think tank, at a Heritage Foundation Resource Bank Meeting for the world's "conservative" policy leaders in Philadelphia. If you haven't had the joy of attending such a gathering, imagine a very long chu
Reality Calling
by Russell D. Longcore, DumpDC RRRRRIIIING!!! Ganesh Kuthrapali: “This is Visa Credit Card Customer Service. My name is Ganesh Kuthrapali. How may I help you?” Russell Longcore: “This is Russ Longcore. I have a Visa card and I’d like to have my credit limit increased.” G: “Su
White Males – Cutting the Rope that Supports You
by Fred Reed One constantly hears tedious squalling by the affirmative-action classes—chiefly blacks, women, and to a limited extent Hispanics—aobut evil white males, whom they want to evict from practically everywhere. The crusade is always described as moral. The pattern is to discover that
Delete Facebook
by Silver Shield, DTO.me You maybe surprised to learn that I had four Facebook accounts. The main one was for my wife so that she could have a husband in the Facebook world. The other three were accounts I had set up for the Dont-Tread-On.Me and Sons of Liberty Academy. I never really used them,b
Top Post-Collapse Barter Items And Trade Skills
by Brandon Smith, Alt-Market The concept of private barter and alternative economies has been so far removed from our daily existence here in America that the very idea of participating in commerce without the use of dollars or without the inclusion of corporate chains seems almost outlandish
Seeing is Disbelieving
by Edgar J. Steele There are things in life that defy belief. Seeing them often is enough to set one on a path toward seeing unbelievable things at every turn. Seeing is disbelieving? Hmm… The Red Queen of Alice in Wonderland Fame remarked that she often believed in impossible things; as man
The secretive workings of the central banking syndicate – Federal Reserve balance sheet reaches another record. Fighting monetary inflation by creating it.
from MyBudget360 Central banks provide a mystical approach to solving economic problems although they were initially created to solve short-term financial panics. The first central bank was the Bank of England which was established in 1694. It started out as a private institution but eventua
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