Tag: Economics

We’re being harvested. There’s no other word for it.

  I urge you to read John Wilder’s blog post “The Modern World Part III: You Exist To Be Farmed“, and Arthur Sido’s reflections on that topic at “Like The Matrix But Without The Cool Outfits“.  The latter article is long and complex, but makes several valuable points.  Here’s how it concludes. When you look… Continue reading We’re being harvested. There’s no other word for it.

The Big Two see troubled waters ahead. So do I.

  We’ve spoken often about the economic crisis in which we find ourselves.  Now comes news from Amazon and Walmart – probably the two largest retailers in the country – that both have overextended themselves, and will have to shed jobs and facilities to remain competitive. Amazon announced that it’s planning to shed at least… Continue reading The Big Two see troubled waters ahead. So do I.

China’s last year? Peter Zeihan suggests it is

  Peter Zeihan, whom we’ve met in these pages on several occasions, is a geopolitical and demographic analyst who has controversial but well-supported views on the current and future state of the world. Earlier this month Mr. Zeihan gave a two-and-a-half-hour presentation at the Naval Postgraduate School titled “Energy at the End of the World“. … Continue reading China’s last year? Peter Zeihan suggests it is

Saturday Snippet: Equity, equality and inequality – what’s changed?

  We hear a lot of discussion today about “equity” of outcomes, equality and inequality, and so on.  Much of it is very ill-informed;  a great deal of it is nothing more than political propaganda, with the speaker spouting dogma and theory from his or her perspective but not basing it in historical or current… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Equity, equality and inequality – what’s changed?

Monster trains and the risks they entail

  Yesterday I posted an article about weird personnel policies at the major US railroads.  In a comment to that post, reader David Eyk said: Another factor is the increasingly-common practice of miles-long “Precision Scheduled Railroad” monster trains, and the inevitable accompanying derailments. This letter to the Surface Transportation Board describes the problem from a… Continue reading Monster trains and the risks they entail

Government interference and the deliberate destruction of our economy

  The inimitable Brandon Smith is at it again.  Highlighted text is my emphasis. Basic Solutions To Our Economic Problems That Establishment Elites Won’t Allow I think one of the great misconceptions about economic crisis is that solutions are always dependent on centralized government action. In truth, most financial disasters are actually caused by too… Continue reading Government interference and the deliberate destruction of our economy

Inflation – same old, same old… and getting worse all the time

  I’m sure readers have by now seen the news from yesterday that the official US inflation rate has hit 8.5% year-on-year, according to the carefully edited, massaged and manipulated figures released by the government. As we’ve noted on many previous occasions in these pages, that figure is a lie.  It’s been carefully assembled to… Continue reading Inflation – same old, same old… and getting worse all the time

Brandon Smith sees what’s coming, and warns us

  We’ve met Brandon Smith on several occasions in these pages.  He’s a libertarian analyst with a solid grounding in economic reality, rather than pious theory.  His latest article warns of a “double whammy” that’s poised to strike home in not just the US, but also the global economy. Years back it was hard to… Continue reading Brandon Smith sees what’s coming, and warns us