Source: Mises Institute.

The main difference between digital money and hard currency is command and control. With digital money, a central authority can monitor every transaction and turn money on and off.

Continue reading “Monetary Totalitarianism” →

Source: Newsweek.

I am reluctant to share this opinion piece because the source is a fringe, pro-Russian outlet and the writers lack credibility.

Nevertheless, the piece substantiates my view that Ukraine cannot win its war with Russia. Any sober military analysis must arrive at the same conclusion.

It is for this very reason that the war itself is dangerous for the whole world and must end. The risk of escalation is too great.

Source: MSN.

The story reports, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree enacting a National Security and Defense Council decision to impose sanctions on representatives of religious organizations associated with Russia, which invaded Ukraine more than nine months ago.”

The decree signals the end of religious liberty in Ukraine, which is a very peculiar thing for the U.S. and NATO to support.

Ukraine isn’t worth fighting for.

One of the more irascible bloggers I follow makes a trenchant point about the economics of battery-powered cars, Teslas specifically.

Continue reading “Have Batteries, Will Not Travel” →

Has Ukraine’s Army Been Reduced by Almost 50%?

Source: A Son of the New American Revolution.

More Information About Ukraine’s Military Deaths

Source: A Son of the New American Revolution.

Casualty numbers — like territorial gains and losses — don’t tell the full story about a war, but they do enlighten. Ukrainian casualties tell us that Ukraine is fighting a lost cause.

This reality should force the U.S. to reconsider our support. To save Ukraine on the battlefield would require a substantial escalation, whereas to continue our current support is to waste Ukrainian lives and our own resources.

Source: ZeroHedge.

What do YOU make of this story?

Source: Mises Institute.

I don’t think I have ever been in a house that doesn’t have a dining room. In my own house, built in 1922, it is the central and most elaborated space in the whole structure. In light of the source article, it is interesting that this is so, as my wife and I believe our house was a Sears and Roebuck catalog piece.

Source: Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.

Finally we are seeing signs that political support for the war in Ukraine may diminish. Ron Paul thinks a Ukrainian missile strike inside Poland last week was a precipitating event. Two others are:

• The execution of 12 Russian POWs in Makiivka by Ukrainian soldiers.
• Allegations that disgraced crypto currency firm FTX engaged in money laundering in Ukraine that helped to fund political donations in the U.S.

Stories like these are bound to proliferate, eventually to erode the rhetoric of virtue signaling on Ukraine. Why should the U.S. support a lying dictatorship that murders innocents and enriches the Democratic Party?

It shouldn’t.

Source: Wall Street Journal.

The design that America’s founders gave the nation can only function with an honor code (“On my honor I will not lie, cheat or steal, nor condone anyone who does.”)

The prosecution of a former President, especially one running against Mr. Biden, had better be for serious offenses. The evidence should be so compelling that it persuades fair-minded Republicans, not merely MSNBC or CNN anchors. Mr. Garland signed up to make these difficult calls when he agreed to be AG, and he should have made them on Mr. Trump himself.

Yeah, well, this is what End of Empire looks like. Little men attempting big, dishonorable projects.