by Dan Mitchell, reproduced with permission. I’ve already shared some politician humor and some socialism humor in 2021, so it’s time to complete the trifecta with a new edition of communism humor. We’ll start with some gallows humor about the link between communism and famine. As far as I can tell, the fad of millennials eating Tide pods has gone away, but […]
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By Dan Mitchell The economic disintegration of Venezuela is a powerful example how socialism fails. Even in a nation with massive oil wealth. This video from Reason tells the tragic story. I think long-run data is especially valuable when assessing a nation’s economic performance. And Venezuela definitely looks terrible when looking at decades of data on per-capita economic output. Especially when compared to a pro-market nations such as Chile. Not that we should be […]
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(BPT) – As we age, we begin to learn – sometimes firsthand – how devastating a fall can be. It isn’t quite as easy as it once was to hop back up and continue on our way. Each year, more than one in four Americans aged 65 and over experience a fall, which contributes to […]
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This is a pre-pandemic video but we’re sure the situation is even worse now. There’s an epidemic of loneliness stretching across the world. Self reliance shouldn’t mean toughing it out and going it alone because you’re widowed, or solo. Let’s remember we must help those who can’t always help themselves. Even if it’s only a […]
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Jeremy Grantham, co-founder and chief investment strategist of Boston’s GMO, believes U.S. stocks have become an epic bubble and will burst in a collapse rivaling the crashes of 1929 and 2000. In this interview, he explains why, discusses the futility of Federal Reserve policy, criticizes the state of American capitalism, and shares his thoughts on […]
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This message was sent to all Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement board members, all Alzheimer’s Association staff, and volunteers and supporters of AIM and the Alzheimer’s Association. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heard the heart-wrenching personal stories of individuals whose lives have been devastated by Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association worked […]
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If you ever doubted there was a fix in against regular Joes, catch up to this. Dave Portnoy, known as El Presidente, the hero who runs Bar Stool Sports who has raised $33 million to help suffering small businesses during the pandemic has an absolute MELTDOWN about the egregious “in plain sight” smashing of the […]
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This video shows what happens when someone learns the hard way why she should care about her identity. Transcript: Lynn didn’t worry about identity theft. She always said, who’d want to steal my identity? Lynn never had a credit card or borrowed money. She figured thieves wouldn’t mess with someone who had no credit history. One […]
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By Richard McCarty Changing the rules to give themselves an unfair advantage is why Democrats have introduced H.R. 1, a radical bill that would change both our campaign finance laws and our voting processes across the country. Here are just a few of the provisions of this outrageous bill. H.R. 1 would give control of the […]
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A CDC lab involved in making faulty coronavirus tests sent to state and local officials early in the pandemic was closed down hours after an October investigation by ProPublica exposed key mistakes the CDC made in manufacturing those tests. by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella Jan. 8, 2021 With no public notice, the Centers for Disease Control and […]