“Admittedly, Stewart’s hard-edged perfectionism and nuclear-powered drive had created some tension with her product, the ‘soft’ home arts of cooking, flower arranging and chair reupholstering. But did she had to be destroyed? … She was tenacious. So, what? Male executives wore that badge proudly. This woman built a business empire based on creating artistic cheese trays and making wreaths from dry leaves. Try that, Elon Musk.” (11/21/24)
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Joseph Solis-Mullen
“Precedent, particularly that of the 1970s, demonstrates that loosening monetary policy before the price level is firmly anchored can lead to renewed price surges. October’s data aligns with these warnings, showing how even modest economic shifts can push the price level higher. Looking ahead, fiscal and political developments could add fuel to the fire. Donald Trump’s proposals, including mass deportations and a sharp increase in import tariffs, would likely exacerbate price pressures.” (11/21/24)
“I don’t think it’s quite true to say Anthony Fauci was never willing to acknowledge uncertainty. He often did – but usually only after the fact, when explaining why he had changed his position on something. That’s fine in and of itself – we want public officials to change their minds after learning new information. But what Fauci was absolutely terrible at doing was acknowledging any degree of uncertainty at any given present moment, and especially allowing that a high degree of uncertainty about present conditions meant there was wide scope for reasonable disagreement about current policy.” (11/21/24)
After a second consecutive “zero-dollar day,” our year-end fundraiser total remains at $1,927 — only $748.50 short of reaching our goal, ending the fundraiser, and shutting up about money for the rest of the year (and, mostly, until next October).
The beatings will continue until morale improves! Please help us wrap this thing up at:
Brief digression: It’s a FIREHOSE FRIDAY at the freedom movement’s daily newspaper, with nearly 100 news stories, opinion pieces, and audio/video links lined up for you — maybe more by the time you read this! That’s more than we can comfortably fit in an email, so it’s all waiting for you at …
“There are many reasons Democrats lost. They suffered from an unpopular incumbent, were punished for the high inflation of the last years, and fielded an uninspiring candidate who never managed to put forward a clear governing agenda. But the most fundamental reason why so many voting groups that had long been supposed to buoy blue fortunes have turned red — and the one that is most likely to dog Democrats’ chances in upcoming electoral cycles, when they no longer bear the burden of incumbency — lies in the fact that they are seen as being far outside the cultural mainstream.” (11/21/24)
“Whoa! This article describes how the FedGov’s. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a 2020 plan (during the Beer Flu Pandemic Panic) to create concentration camps for Americans who were classified as susceptible to the COVID disease …. This plan was posted on the CDC website and not removed until March 2023. Since those targeted for the concentration camps were those most likely to die from COVID, it’s not a stretch to see how these concentrations camps could have become death camps due to isolation and the mere passage of time.” (11/21/24)
“Today I’m joined by Stefan Gleason who is the president and CEO of Money Metals Exchange which has the biggest private depository west of the Mississippi. We talk about sound money and how to hang on to your wealth during times of economic and political uncertainty as well as monetary policy.” (11/21/24)
“In 2002, President George W. Bush signed a bill into law that gave the U.S. president the power to invade the Netherlands — or anywhere else on earth — in order to liberate an American citizen or citizen of a U.S. ally being detained for war crimes at the International Criminal Court, based in the Dutch city of The Hague. Among the lawmakers who voted in favor of the bill: then-Delaware Sen. Joe Biden. While the president has yet to make good on this military threat, the law, which is still on the books, serves as good shorthand for the U.S. relationship to the international institution of justice. The bill was meant to fend off the specter of American troops standing trial for atrocities committed during the fledgling ‘war on terror,’ but the U.S. horror of The Hague has its roots in the longstanding policy of unconditional support for Israel.” (11/21/24)
