Shady accounting underpins Trump's wealth ... The GOP nominee is rich. But how rich depends on odd accounting and subjective criteria ... Donald Trump claims he is worth $10 billion - but financial experts dispute that. -Politico Is Donald Trump less wealthy than claimed?And if so, as the above Politico article excerpt suggests, then perhaps this complicates his political motivations. Perhaps,...Read More
Hillary and Trump Leave Americans with Angst, Malaise and Little Confidence ... A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that the choice of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump for president leaves Americans feeling frustrated, angry, helpless - suffering from angst and malaise, with little confidence with our political system. -Red State We covered this AP-N...Read More
UK voters shift towards ‘Out’ as EU referendum nears ... British voters have moved towards voting to leave the European Union in next month’s referendum according to two surveys by polling firm ICM, surprising investors and sending sterling sharply lower. -ReutersIs Brexit going to win? Is Britain going to vote to leave the EU?We didn’t think it was possible at first, b...Read More
Moon Landing Hoax | “Moon Buggy” LRV is a Willys Jeep - Lift the VeilThe "moon buggy" that NASA astronauts drove around on the lunar surface seems to be, in actuality, a stripped down jeep.This sounds hard to believe considering development of the “lunar rover” is said to have taken years and cost tens of millions.We would encourage readers to go HERE and watch a short vid...Read More
Shady accounting underpins Trump's wealth ... The GOP nominee is rich. But how rich depends on odd accounting and subjective criteria ... Donald Trump claims he is worth $10 billion - but financial experts dispute that. -Politico Is Donald Trump less wealthy than claimed?And if so, as the above Politico article excerpt suggests, then perhaps this complicates his political motivations. Perhaps,...Read More
Hillary and Trump Leave Americans with Angst, Malaise and Little Confidence ... A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that the choice of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump for president leaves Americans feeling frustrated, angry, helpless - suffering from angst and malaise, with little confidence with our political system. -Red State We covered this AP-N...Read More
UK voters shift towards ‘Out’ as EU referendum nears ... British voters have moved towards voting to leave the European Union in next month’s referendum according to two surveys by polling firm ICM, surprising investors and sending sterling sharply lower. -ReutersIs Brexit going to win? Is Britain going to vote to leave the EU?We didn’t think it was possible at first, b...Read More
Moon Landing Hoax | “Moon Buggy” LRV is a Willys Jeep - Lift the VeilThe "moon buggy" that NASA astronauts drove around on the lunar surface seems to be, in actuality, a stripped down jeep.This sounds hard to believe considering development of the “lunar rover” is said to have taken years and cost tens of millions.We would encourage readers to go HERE and watch a short vid...Read More
What the President Does ... By Jonathan Bernstein Turns out maybe Donald Trump doesn't want to be president after all. Oh, he wants to run for president. Almost certainly wants to win. Probably wants to be inaugurated. But doing the actual job? That's something else. At least according to Paul Manafort, Trump's strategist and campaign chairman, in an interview with HuffPost's Howard Fineman. -...Read More
Elizabeth Warren Is Good at Her Job ... Elizabeth Warren has a rare talent for distilling political messages. In 2011, as she was running for the Senate seat that she won the next year, the former Harvard law professor delivered the kind of concise, pointed rationale for public investment — and the taxation to support it — that the White House had been striving to master for the previo...Read More
What the President Does ... By Jonathan Bernstein Turns out maybe Donald Trump doesn't want to be president after all. Oh, he wants to run for president. Almost certainly wants to win. Probably wants to be inaugurated. But doing the actual job? That's something else. At least according to Paul Manafort, Trump's strategist and campaign chairman, in an interview with HuffPost's Howard Fineman. -...Read More
Elizabeth Warren Is Good at Her Job ... Elizabeth Warren has a rare talent for distilling political messages. In 2011, as she was running for the Senate seat that she won the next year, the former Harvard law professor delivered the kind of concise, pointed rationale for public investment — and the taxation to support it — that the White House had been striving to master for the previo...Read More
Speculative traders abandon gold in latest week ... Gold prices fell Monday, moving in the opposite direction of the U.S. dollar, which soared after comments by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen last week indicated an interest-rate hike could come this summer. -MarketWatchToday, gold prices have been clinging to around $1,200 against the dollar. It is becoming increasingly obvious...Read More
Over 450 Writers, Including Stephen King And Michael Chabon, Sign Petition Against Trump … Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle winners call out Trump's "nativism and bigotry." -Huffington PostThis is an amazing effort considering the many things that writers could complain about when it comes to the US.But it is Donald Trump that seems to have aroused these writers.Published on Lit...Read More
Economists overwhelmingly reject Brexit in boost for Cameron ... Poll shows 88% of 600 experts fear long-term fall in GDP if UK leaves single market, and 82% are alarmed over impact on household income. -GuardianOnce again, economists remind us that that their profession is at least a questionable one.Presumably healthy economies are based in private competition not public regulation. Economi...Read More
Ap-Norc Poll Finds Bare Confidence In Government, Elections ... Few Americans have much confidence in the U.S. political system, the government in general, or in either political party. Most say they’re interested in the 2016 presidential election, but they also feel frustrated, helpless and even angry with the way the election is going, a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...Read More
Speculative traders abandon gold in latest week ... Gold prices fell Monday, moving in the opposite direction of the U.S. dollar, which soared after comments by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen last week indicated an interest-rate hike could come this summer. -MarketWatchToday, gold prices have been clinging to around $1,200 against the dollar. It is becoming increasingly obvious...Read More
Over 450 Writers, Including Stephen King And Michael Chabon, Sign Petition Against Trump … Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle winners call out Trump's "nativism and bigotry." -Huffington PostThis is an amazing effort considering the many things that writers could complain about when it comes to the US.But it is Donald Trump that seems to have aroused these writers.Published on Lit...Read More
Economists overwhelmingly reject Brexit in boost for Cameron ... Poll shows 88% of 600 experts fear long-term fall in GDP if UK leaves single market, and 82% are alarmed over impact on household income. -GuardianOnce again, economists remind us that that their profession is at least a questionable one.Presumably healthy economies are based in private competition not public regulation. Economi...Read More
Ap-Norc Poll Finds Bare Confidence In Government, Elections ... Few Americans have much confidence in the U.S. political system, the government in general, or in either political party. Most say they’re interested in the 2016 presidential election, but they also feel frustrated, helpless and even angry with the way the election is going, a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...Read More