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George Orwell’s 1984 Has Become a Blueprint for Our Dystopian Reality
Tread cautiously: the fiction of George Orwell (Jun. 25, 1903-Jan. 21, 1950) has become an operation manual for the omnipresent, modern-day surveillance state. It’s been more than 70 years since Orwell—dying, beset by fever and bloody coughing fits, and driven to warn...
The Road to Authoritarianism is Paved with Fiat Currency
Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain an interest rate target of zero to 0.25 percent for the rest of 2021. The Fed said it will also continue its monthly purchase of 120 billion dollars of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. Some Fed board...
Could Biden Gun Control Cross the American Rubicon?
Leading up to the American Revolution, tensions grew for some time between the rulers and the ruled. King George had dragged America into a never-ending war with the French and native tribes, claimed it was for our benefit, and then taxed us to pay for it. He...
Despite Tax Day in May, U.S. Government Runs Another Massive Deficit
Typically, the U.S. government runs a budget surplus in the month that tax returns come due. Not this year. Despite a surge in receipts, the federal government ran a $131.95 billion deficit in May, continuing the trend of overspending and ballooning budget shortfalls....