Friday roundup clearence
It’s Negative 24 Degrees and the Wind Isn’t Blowing. This is Why We Need Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power, Not Renewables
South Bend Mayor and Possible Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Decries "Endless War"
Bill Nye’s Latest Climate Warning: The Us Will Have To Grow Its Food In Canada
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs executive order scrapping Common Core
The 16th Amendment: How the U.S. Federal Income Tax Became D.C.'s Favorite Political Weapon
Whatever Mueller Finds, Gag-Orders and No-Knock Raids Should Appall EVERYONE.
What the Press Missed About Vanguard Founder's Fortune
“John Bogle's life is a reminder that in capitalism you can make a fortune by saving your customers money.”Venezuela Finds Out The Hard Way That Only Bitcoin Is Unconfiscatable
VA announces new rules giving veterans access to private providers
Primetime CNN, MSNBC Ignore Virginia Dems Supporting Late, Post-Term Abortions
PRESIDENT PELOSI? House Speaker holds public bill signings — to compete with Trump?
Noncitizens registered to vote in Pennsylvania and Texas show vote fraud is real
Dems Are Shocked, Shocked To Learn That 'Medicare For All' Outlaws Private Insurance
No-Knock Warrant for Deadly Drug Raid Describes Heroin and a Gun Cops Didn't Find
Yoho’s ‘Zero-for-Zero’ Sugar Plan To Curb Foreign Subsidies Returns
Water From the Air and Power From Trash
“Technology extracts at least 2,000 liters of water per day from the atmosphere at a cost of less than 2 cents per liter.”Politico: Liberals Developing New Phraseology to Hype 'Climate Change'
Europe 'coming apart before our eyes', say 30 top intellectuals
South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years
France’s Red Scarves: Ready-Made Counter-Protest and New Media Darlings
Howard Schultz Shoots Down Liz Warren Attack With Passionate Defense of the American Dream
An American Nightmare
“Why were there more FBI agents sent to arrest Stone than Navy SEALs sent to kill Osama bin Laden? Why jackboots in the morning in America? Here is the back story.”Don't Expect The EU To Cave On May's Brexit Deal Until The Very Last Minute
Chaos has reportedly erupted inside Facebook as employees find themselves unable to open the company's apps on their iPhones
After 4 Cops Shot in Houston, Police Promise to Go After and ‘Track’ Those Who Criticize Police
‘I’m Not Going to Enforce That’: Sheriffs Disobey New Anti-Gun Laws—Refuse to Disarm Citizens
When 'Former' Spies Run Wild, Bad Things Happen
84% of 18-24 year olds don’t know how to change a light bulb… but they think they can run the economy?
Entrepreneurship Lifts Cambodia from the Clutches of Extreme Poverty in a Single Generation
“So long as there is peace and political stability in Cambodia, the future is looking bright for this growing economy.”NANCY? Pelosi botches words, suffers face spasms, confuses Dems, GOP while vowing no border wall funding
Roger Stone faces a gag order. He has a plan to resist it.
The Unseen Costs of Humanitarian Intervention
Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for sharp tax increases on the wealthy: 'We've had it as high as 90 percent'
Tuesday roundup
Headlines that don't merit their own entry
An exclusive look at Cory Booker’s plan to fight wealth inequality: give poor kids money
Where does the money come from? Who decides who gets money and who does not? How is this not buying votes?A Law Intended to Protect Crime Victims Is Being Used to Shield the Identities of Police Officers
Unaccountable authority will be abused.Dear Resistance, listen to my lived totalitarian experience – you have no effing idea what you’re talking about
Politico Report Says Russiagaters Should Prepare To Kiss My Ass
Methods and Tricks Used to Create and Perpetuate the Human-caused Global Warming Deception
Divided Democrats struggle to answer Trump's claims on migrant caravan
Watching a Country Make a Fool of Itself
Saudi dissidents fear 'long arm' of state after Khashoggi murder
A Texas Police Officer Is Charged After Mishandling 130 Sex Crime Cases
Georgia Mayor Has Plan To Round Up Town's Sex Offenders on Halloween
California company that hires protesters is accused of extortion
Previously Deported Illegal Aliens Join Caravan: ‘It’s Time for Me to Go Back’
Judge bars New Hampshire proof of residency requirement for new voters
“Brexit Morons”
Thursday roundup
Malthusian Specter Pushed Back Further: Crops Engineered to Use 25 Percent Less Water
Welcome news, especially in less developed parts of the WorldRand Paul, on Trump: ‘I Think He Will Sign Audit the Fed if We Can Get it to Him’
Noble goal, but I am not sure Trump will go alongWhat Forfeiture Reforms? New Hampshire Police Bypass State Law, Keep Taking People's Stuff
“The Department of Justice's loophole lets officials seize property without having to get a conviction.”Trump DOJ sues California over 'interference' with immigration enforcement
Tenth Amendment advocate that I am, the states have no power over immigrationSeven House Democrats Have Direct Ties To Notorious Jew-Hater Farrakhan, Republicans Call for Their Resignations
“If seven House members had ties to David Duke, they would be forced to resign in disgrace. This is no different.”DOJ to give Oversight panel more 'Fast and Furious' documents
This SHOULD years agoRyanair Threatens to Ground Flights and ‘Prove’ Brexit Voters Wrong, ‘No More Cheap Holidays’
So why should customers use this airline?Florida Senate OKs bill for year-round Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Savings Time is unnecessary. A state doesn't need Congressional approval to change. There are some really silly regulations requiring states to go through the Department of Transportation.Silicon Valley and the ABCs of Diversity
Sometimes diversity isn't the best standardBen Carson Nixes ‘Inclusive’ And ‘Discrimination Free’ Clause From HUD Statement
When it conflicts with the job, diversity should take a back seatWant Boys to Become Men? Teach Them the Classical Virtues
The real answer to "toxic masculinity"Jerry Brown accuses Jeff Sessions of lying, using California for a ‘political stunt’
Who is breaking the law?What If We Operated Auto Garages Like We Do Public Schools?
We should rethink thingsMonday roundup
China and India are dangerously close to military conflict in the Himalayas
While the rest of the world is fascinated by Brexit and Donald Trump.We Fight for the Users
Related - The Justice Department Wants to Know if You've Visited an Anti-Trump Resistance Site. This is a direct threat to you.Charlottesville and Its Aftermath: What if It Was a Setup?
We have no proof, this is all highly speculative rumor. But yeah. Related - Here’s How Virginia State Police Facilitated Violence At Charlottesville, ACLU fires back at Gov. McAuliffe after comments on violence at Charlottesville rallyNoam Chomsky: Antifa is a 'major gift to the Right'
I can't believe I'm agreeing with Chomsky for the fourth time in a week. But he's right. This time.Change the sheets and kiss the Byrd statue goodbye, West Virginia
If the Confederate general statues should be removed, then what about the memorials to a Senator who was a ranking KKK member?Is Google Working with Liberal Groups to Snuff Out Conservative Websites?
“In other words, nice website you've got there. It would be a shame if anything happened to it.” Related - Gathering Storms And Threats to Liberty, Leftist “journalist” Lauren Kirchner of ProPublica threatens Jihad Watch, Tech Censorship of White Supremacists Draws Criticism From Within Industry, & Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concernsLibertarians of Convenience
“People identifying as urban progressives increasingly find their own goals stymied by laws and regulations, and they’re demanding that these restrictions be overturned or limited. In other areas of city policy, though—typically, when they don’t hold a personal stake—they often push aggressively for ever more regulations and a more intrusive government.”“Parliament is sovereign.”
This classic 1867 piece has lessons for today.
For length reasons, this entry has it's own page.
Read More...UK economy grows after Brexit
“UK economy grows 0.5% in three months after Brexit vote”
The article is boring, but the headline sums it up nicely.
Economies grow when government interference is reduced.
Governments can’t negotiate free trade.
Just remember those.
Catastrophe or Opportunity
““The sky is not falling, and when the dust settles, Britain's decision may very well prove to be a pivotal event in the reshaping of global relationships and trade that will, in the final analysis, benefit all of us.””
— Gary Johnson, You Can Look at Brexit as a ‘Catastrophe’ or an ‘Opportunity’