This was the situation when they fired: Right hand holding his phone. Left hand on the ground. Zero threat to anyone. His gun, holstered, which he never went for, had been removed by an agent. This is an execution. The Agent has not been positively identified (though there’s a possible ID floating around), and was […]
Leadership
Which is saying something, because worthless has been in charge of the West for generations. There are no leaders in charge of any major Western country who aren’t functionally morons. Europe is run by utter idiots who want war with Russia, refuse to acknowledge that Ukraine is losing, are actively speeding up their loss of […]
There often seems to be an assumption that leaders everywhere are the same: that there is no real difference between leaders in different countries or at different times. It’s true that leaders generally share some attributes: almost all want to lead and want power. But beyond that, no. Think a little about how leaders changed […]
When a lot of people talk about Rome, they’re thinking of the Empire and when they write about Rome, they’re writing about the decline and fall. But I’ve always been more interested in creation of new things and how they ran when they were running well. To be sure, knowing how a system eventually failed […]
Social Security is an immediate transfer of income, not a fund you pay into and draw from. For that reason, it cannot go bankrupt.
As important as these releases are in normal times, they take on extra significance in the lead up to an election.
With higher interest rates, rising prices, and continued violence in the Middle East and Ukraine, one might expect shoppers to err on the side of caution this holiday ...
This time last year, the fact that real GDP had fallen for two consecutive quarters led to widespread fears that a recession was on the horizon.
Self-checkout lanes are not the problem—the system that means that leads to unemployment is.
First and foremost, it needs to be made clear that it is impossible for the United States to be forced into default on debt denominated in dollars.