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‘Language of Monarchy’: Trump Asserts He Has ‘Absolute Right’ to Tell Justice Department What to Do – Jake Johnson (02/14/2020)

Posted on February 14, 2020 by wsw staff |

Speaking to reporters amid growing outrage over the Justice Department’s decision to intervene to reduce Roger Stone’s recommended prison sentence, President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied that he instructed the DOJ to step in but asserted he “would be able…

Readers Say Our Database of Accused Priests Is Incomplete. They’re Not Wrong. Here’s Why. – Lexi Churchill, ProPublica (02/14/2020)

Posted on February 14, 2020 by wsw staff |

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Two weeks ago, ProPublica launched the first-ever searchable database of clergy deemed “credibly accused” of sexual abuse…

US Mandatory Spending Projected to Increase Over a Trillion Dollars by 2023 – Daniel Lacalle (02/13/2020)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by wsw staff |

Every time there is a budget debate, politicians from both parties will discuss the deficit and spending as if the first one did not matter and the latter could only increase. However, the main problem of the US budget in…

When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money? – Richard Briffault (02/13/2020)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by wsw staff |

When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money? Andrew Yang ended his campaign after the New Hampshire primary. AP Photo/Matt Rourke Richard Briffault, Columbia University Andrew Yang and Michael Bennet have ended their campaigns for president. What happens…

Biden Attempts to Revive ‘Doomed’ Campaign in South Carolina After Fifth Place Finish in New Hampshire – Julia Conley (02/13/2020)

Posted on February 13, 2020 by wsw staff |

After leaving New Hampshire early Tuesday while the state voted in the Democratic primary, former Vice President Joe Biden finished in a distant fifth place, winning just 8.4% of the vote in the key state. Biden won nearly 50,000 fewer…

Trump blasts Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates – Source – Yahoo Finance (02/12/2020)

Posted on February 12, 2020 by wsw staff |

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell testified in front of the House of Representatives on Tuesday where he disclosed the Federal Reserve’s view on a number of topics including coronavirus, U.S. growth and climate change. Head of Macro Strategy…

Free Trade Straw Men – Donald J. Boudreaux (02/12/2020)

Posted on February 12, 2020 by wsw staff |

Straw men are famously frail. Immobile and brainless, they pose no threat to their opponents, who easily massacre them. Yet despite the unfairness of these battles – for straw men are always magnificently out-matched – slayers of straw men habitually…

Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview – Adrian Bardon (02/12/2020)

Posted on February 12, 2020 by wsw staff |

Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview What’s behind this natural tendency? Zhou Eka/Shutterstock.com Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University Something is rotten in the state of American political life. The U.S. (among other nations) is increasingly…

What CNN’s Don Lemon Doesn’t Know About Humility – Barry Brownstein (02/12/2020)

Posted on February 12, 2020 by wsw staff |

What CNN’s Don Lemon Doesn’t Know About Humility CNN news anchor, Don Lemon, needs to belittle those who don’t share his worldview. Recently Lemon guffawed hysterically as two panelists mocked Trump, Trump voters, and Southerners. Lemon was overcome with “joy”…

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Predictive Modeling Suggests Gold Will Break Above $1650 Within 15~30 Days – Chris Vermeulen (02/14/2020)

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Interview: An Update On Gold, Silver, US Dollar, Interest Rates – Mike Swanson (02/12/020)

Peter Schiff on the State of Economy and Gold as a “Constant Ruler” to Measure By – Source – VRC (02/12/2020)

Predictive Modeling Suggests Gold Will Break Above $1650 Within 15~30 Days – Chris Vermeulen (02/14/2020)

Gold prices on tipping scale, these are the critical levels to watch says Peter Hug – Source – Kitco News (02/14/2020)

The ultimate gold price predictions: the bull consensus is clear – Source – Kitco News (02/13/2020)

Justin Smyth: The Bullish Uptrend for Gold has Much Further to Run – Source – Palisade Radio (02/12/2020)

The Future of What’s Called “Capitalism” – Charles Hugh Smith (02/14/2020)

Job Openings Decline in December, Continuing Downward Trend – Robert Hughes (02/14/2020)

Standard Open Market Operations: How the Fed and Commercial Banks “Create Money” – Robert P. Murphy (02/14/2020)

Jeffrey Gundlach speaks at the DoubleLine Wedbush Event – Source – Doubleline Capital (02/13/2020)

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Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons – William Akoto (02/14/2020)

Let’s Hear the Truth About Coronavirus – Jeff Minick (02/14/2020)

‘Language of Monarchy’: Trump Asserts He Has ‘Absolute Right’ to Tell Justice Department What to Do – Jake Johnson (02/14/2020)

Category: US Politics

‘Language of Monarchy’: Trump Asserts He Has ‘Absolute Right’ to Tell Justice Department What to Do – Jake Johnson (02/14/2020)

Readers Say Our Database of Accused Priests Is Incomplete. They’re Not Wrong. Here’s Why. – Lexi Churchill, ProPublica (02/14/2020)

US Mandatory Spending Projected to Increase Over a Trillion Dollars by 2023 – Daniel Lacalle (02/13/2020)

When presidential campaigns end, what happens to the leftover money? – Richard Briffault (02/13/2020)

Biden Attempts to Revive ‘Doomed’ Campaign in South Carolina After Fifth Place Finish in New Hampshire – Julia Conley (02/13/2020)

Trump blasts Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates – Source – Yahoo Finance (02/12/2020)

Free Trade Straw Men – Donald J. Boudreaux (02/12/2020)

Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview – Adrian Bardon (02/12/2020)

What CNN’s Don Lemon Doesn’t Know About Humility – Barry Brownstein (02/12/2020)