Tweet Norbert Michel, writing in the Wall Street Journal, busts the myth that America’s middle class was killed by free trade. Three slices: Populists such as Vice President JD Vance argue that free-trade agreements cause middle-class wages to fall, hollowing out towns across America. Yet the only way to make this argument is to cherry-pick the data to death. The U.S. middle class has thrived over the past 40 years. In fact, Americans of all economic backgrounds have […]
Is Trump Intentionally Crashing the Stock Market? Yes, and It’s All Part of His Brilliant Plan…Yes, President Trump might be crashing the stock market on purpose—and not because he accidentally bumped into the big red “CRASH” button at Mar-a-Lago. According to a video he posted yesterday on Truth Social, “Trump is crashing the stock market by 20% this month but he’s doing it on purpose.” Now, before you start yelling at your 401(k), hang on. The video also […]
A presidente da Câmara de Vereadores de Santa Cruz do Sul (RS), Nicole Weber (Podemos), afirma ter recebido uma emenda parlamentar de R$ 1,3 milhão como “presente” de seu noivo, o deputado federal Covatti Filho (PP-RS), com quem vai casar em maio. O município, com 133 mil habitantes, fica a 155 km de Porto Alegre. + Leia mais notícias de Política em Oeste Nicole viajou a Brasília em busca de recursos para a reforma do sistema elétrico do […]
On March 28, Utah became the first state to ban fluoride from drinking water after Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed legislation to remove the potentially damaging substance from the state’s water supply. transformative health bills that are quietly making their way through court rooms across the country. In Utah, the move comes after HHS Secretary Kennedy said that removing fluoride from water is one of his administration’s top priorities. Studies show that fluoride can have dangerous neurotoxic effects that are […]
O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voltou a desqualificar mulheres em suas declarações. Na terça-feira 8, durante o Encontro Internacional da Indústria da Construção, em São Paulo, o petista chamou a economista búlgara e diretora-geral do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), Kristalina Georgieva, de “mulherzinha”. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voltou a provocar polêmica com uma fala sobre mulheres. Na terça-feira 8, durante o Encontro Internacional da Indústria da Construção, em São Paulo, ele chamou a […]
Daniel Rasmussen (“The Humble Investor”) and I both receive some kind words from the Wall Street Journal yesterday. There’s a lot about both books, but here is the TL:DR: “Barry Ritholtz has written a very different book. “How Not to Invest: The Ideas, Numbers, and Behaviors That Destroy Wealth—and How to Avoid Them” is a thoroughly entertaining collection of short chapters that skewer experts, forecasters, the media and financial pundits. It takes as its theme a […]
Legendary award-winning filmmaker and political activist turned freedom fighter, Aaron Russo, left us an explosive legacy before his passing. In a never-before-seen interview that challenges official narratives and lays bare the hidden threads of power, this award-winning filmmaker and freedom fighter offers a chilling glimpse into how the global system operates from the shadows. In this 2007 interview with Alex Jones, conducted shortly before his passing after a prolonged battle with cancer, Russo offers a deep and revealing analysis of the conversations he […]
Supreme Court rules on deportation: The Court, in an unsigned order, told the Trump administration that it must “facilitate and effectuate the return” of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from CECOT, the Salvadoran prison he is being held in. “The United States acknowledges that Abrego Garcia was subject to a withholding order forbidding his removal to El Salvador, and that the removal to El Salvador was therefore illegal,” reads the order. “On Friday, April 4, the United States District Court […]
A classic C4SS study got an update recently. Kevin Carson’s deeply impactful Libertarian Municipalism: Networked Cities as Resilient Platforms for Post-Capitalist Transition is now available with a beautifully illustrated cover, created by Joshu Wah. Support the artist. You can support the artist here! Now more than ever, it’s important to share the economic insights or LWMAs with as many people as possible. To that end, this new version of Carson’s well-loved deep dive into libertarian municipalism is meant to […]