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Dec 14
Nearly 156 people flee socialist Chicago EVERY DAY
Bloomberg has analyzed 20017 Census data and found that the top 3 highest-taxing cities–New York City, Las Angeles and Chicago–EACH lose over 100 people each day who migrate to other states. High-tax Chicago loses nearly 156 people each day. These economic refugees are fleeing to lower-tax, lower-regulation states such as Texas, Arizona, Florida and Nevada. …
Dec 14
“Mainstream” climate science smears another skeptic
Professor Cliff Mass is one of the most respected faculty members in the University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences Department. Since 1982, his research has focused on the role of topography in the evolution of weather systems, and on the weather of the Pacific Northwest. In addition to his research publications, Cliff Mass has published a popular …
Dec 14
Buchanan: Elites no longer rule the world
The ever insightful Patrick Buchanan is out with a column in which he surveys the international landscape: “Capitals,” according to Buchanan, “– Washington, London, Paris, Berlin – seem ever more distant from the countries they rule.” Two years ago 52 % of Brits voted to leave the European Union. (Their government had made them a …
Dec 12
New Climate Bet: Roots bets Kocienzski III that U.S. crop yields will continue in the next decade
Just weeks ago the U.S. government released its 1,700-page 2018 US National Climate Assessment, which claimed that failure to eliminate fossil fuels will send global temperatures soaring 15 degrees F by 2100! Chaos and food shortages will ensue! In the wake of these predictions, Dr. Roger Roots, founder and president of Lysander Spooner University, proposed …
Dec 11
Nicaraguan Reporters face assaults, violence, and death threats
The safest job in the world is that of a pro-government reporter; the most dangerous job in the world is that of an anti-government reporter. Dozens of courageous journalists have faced violent threats and attacks in the past year as they have reported on life under the repressive government. One journalist who has reported on …
Dec 03
Socialist Cuba has difficulty keeping its buildings standing
The USA Today is out with an article on the fading and failing infrastructure of socialist Havana, Cuba. Dozens of large buildings in downtown Havana simply fall apart and collapse each year. “Causes range from weather and neglect to faulty renovations and theft of structural beams.” What about ‘code enforcement’? Government inspections? Government control and …
Dec 02
Pro-government Huffington Post may soon require paid subscription
The Drudge Report, which offers a balanced listing of headline links, is one of the world’s most-visited websites. Drudge Report frequently links to information and news which are not government approved. For several years, government trusters have sought to undermine the impact of the Drudge Report by promoting more pro-government alternatives such as the Huffington …
Dec 02
French citizens protest “climate change” impositions
Thousands of French citizens have taken to the streets wearing high-visibility yellow jackets to protest the government’s burdensome fuel taxes. Diesel and gasoline taxes have increased by more than 20 percent in recent months and the government expects to further increase tax burdens on the population. Just as with the government of Australia, the government …
Dec 01
As governments fail, gated communities become alluring
Nothing illustrates the failure of government like the recent wildfire casualties in northern California. Residents fled helplessly while overpaid government bureaucrats failed–or refused–to protect their lives and property. Meanwhile some very wealthy individuals paid for private fire protection. Now The Hollywood Reporter is out with an interesting article about the allure of gated communities. More …
Nov 30
More U.S. Postal workers caught stealing money from greeting cards
Greeting cards tend to have a distinctive size and shape. More than one U.S. Postal worker has been recently caught stealing cash from them. See here. This is despite the fact that U.S. Postal workers are paid at least twice what they would make in the private sector for the same work.
