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We Are Getting Very Close To An Inverted Yield Curve – And If That Happens A Recession Is Essentially Guaranteed

If something happens seven times in a row, do you think that there is a pretty good chance that it will happen the eighth time too?  Immediately prior to the last seven recessions, we have seen an inverted…

Paul Ryan Helped Open the Gates to the Wolves!

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful… to give an appearance of solidarity to pure wind.” –George Orwell This week, before jumping on the radio to now 80 affiliates in the United States alone as well…

House Hearing On Gun Regulations Delayed By Shooting

News of the shooting on Wednesdays at a Republican congressional baseball practice is dominating the media.  But what most missed, was the canceled hearing to loosen certain gun regulations pertaining to silencers and their use during hunting. It was canceled…

First Openly Homosexual General Opines On How LGBT Diversity Is Necessary ‘To Be Ready To Fight Tonight’

The first openly homosexual general in the U.S. military said Thursday at a pride event that granting more rights to the LGBT community has boosted the military’s ability to fight. Army Maj. Gen. Tammy Smith delivered a speech…

US Senate Approves Sanctions Bill Against Russia For “Election Meddling”

The United States Senate has decided to go through with a bill that would impose sanctions on Russia as punishment for their “meddling” in the 2016 presidential election.  The measure was passed 97-2, with overwhelming support. The Republican-led Senate…

Egypt & the US: Different Revolutions, Similar Players

There are at least a couple of interesting parallels between the current political dynamic in America and that which existed in Egypt in 2013 when, one year after that nation’s Obama administration-supported Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi took…

Father of Man who was Falsely Imprisoned by North Korea Heaps Praise for Trump, Takes Shot at Obama

The father of Otto Warmbier, a young man who had been falsely imprisoned by the North Korean government and is now comatose after the trauma he received in their hands, had some harsh words for President Obama, but…