From the Contracorner (paywall): It took 213 years and 43 presidents—-from George Washington to Dubya Bush—- to generate the first $6 trillion of public debt. Now a mad man in the Oval Office and a herd of Capitol Hill larcenists will be doing it in just 700 days....
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4/10/20 Christine Ahn on the Implications of Coronavirus on Peace in Korea
Christine Ahn talks about U.S. relations with North Korea in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. President Trump made what in Ahn's mind was a very good move when he offered to help North Korea in any way he can a few weeks ago. Some members of his...
4/10/20 David Stockman on Coronavirus Hysteria and the Destruction of the US Economy
David Stockman pulls back the curtain on congress' recent multi-trillion dollar bailout package, which, although billed as emergency aid for individuals actually allocates most of the money to various special interests on both sides of the aisle, including millions...
Why Central Planning by Medical Experts Will Lead to Disaster
A great deal of the coverage of the COVID-19 crisis has been apocalyptic. That is partly because “if it bleeds, it leads.” But it is also because some of the medical experts with media megaphones have put forward potentially catastrophic scenarios and drastic plans to...
CNBC Shocked To Learn How Capitalism Is Supposed To Work
Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of the investment firm Social Capital explains how capitalism is supposed to work. “What we’ve done is disproportionately prop up poor-performing CEOs and boards, and you have to wash these people out.”...
News Roundup 4/10/20
US News The Baltimore police are planning to deploy an aerial surveillance system capable of tracking people’s outdoor movements in 90% of the city. The program is expected to cost $3.7 million in 2020. [Link] Kentucky frees 1,000 nonviolent prisoners. [Link] The FED...
Bernie Drops Out Amid Corona Craziness
On FPF #477, I discuss what impact Bernie Sanders dropping out of the race could have on US foreign policy. Bernie held a more non-interventionist view than Trump or Biden. However, Bernie was never willing to put the foreign policy first or challenge his opponents on...
Timothy McVeigh, Suspects, Visit Strip Club in Weeks Before Bombing
Saturday, April 8th, 1995, Timothy McVeigh and two other men paid a visit to a Tulsa strip club called Lady Godiva's. The three men were reportedly there for several hours, from around 8 or 9 until around midnight. The club's owners were Floyd Radcliffe and his wife,...
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