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https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/465546-us-china-trade-deal-what-it-is-is-not-and-may-become
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trade-uncertainty-clouds-global-growth-prospects-11570994292
“The deal I just made with China is, by far, the greatest and biggest deal ever made for our Great Patriot Farmers in the history of our Country,” he said on Twitter.
Trump’s sudden withdrawal per Erdogan’s demands is setting up for disaster.
Continue reading “Thiessen’s column finally takes the regime to task”
I really didn’t see anything in Elizabeth Warren’s response to the question given her re: same sex marriage that was offensive. She was funny and clever; and not insulting, as I read at another site.
Maybe it was because I didn’t watch the debate live this week, but just now caught it. Her comic delivery worked for me and, and yeah, she may have used what was a doubled-edged joke – but, so what?
As a bit of a liberal (who’s going to believe that…), I was OK and I bet most of those watching who weren’t in favor of same sex marriage would have found at least a teeny-weeny chuckle there, too.
What say ya’ll?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/how-us-quietly-lost-1st-amendment
This would be a good time for a little America First activism. It should be clear, or made clear, that EU court rulings cannot restrict our Bill of Rights guarantees.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/us/georgia-southern-university-book-burning/index.html
While the students were exercising their 1A rights, they may want to reconsider their actions using an historical perspective.
Letters to the editor for Oct. 12
Has anyone noticed that The Pilot no longer publishes individual letters online? For three days now, they have been published “in bulk.”
This is a sure sign to me that clicks are down. Way down.
Yet another unintended consequence of the ban of online comments.
Good…
Teeth.
https://mises.org/wire/hidden-costs-universal-basic-income
The author notes that, “The idea of the UBI boils down to breaking the link between income and work…”
Continue reading “Mises Wire: The Hidden Costs of a Universal Basic Income”This essay is somewhat esoteric, but after watching the Antifa violence after the Trump rally last night, I think the writer is thinking straight.
At a minimum, should Antifa violence at political events continue to escalate prosecutions for sedition would be appropriate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-biden-understood-how-to-kiss-barack-obama-s-ass-71038533628
I watched some of Donald J. Trump’s BS-filled rally and can’t believe any decent, intelligent Americans find this kind of talk acceptable. Is it just me, or do others find it beyond laughable that Trump is stupid enough to talk about anyone kissing someone elses ass?
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