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Submitted by Claire Bernish via TheAntiMedia.org, Following Portugal’s model, Hawai`i could become the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize all drugs — including cocaine and even heroin. “[D]espite a longstanding policy that enforces illicit drug prohibition and imposes some of the world’s harshest penalties for drug possession and sales, illicit drug use in the United […]Read More

Fascism… Communism… Socialism… Democratic Socialism… They are all evil! Spot The Difference… Source: The Burning Platform Democratic Socialism – like Fascism, Communism, and Socialism – are all rooted in envy and rely on force. In summary, they are all evil. Average: Your rating: None Average: 3.7 (20 votes)

It appears the complete decoupling from economic reality of the so-called US equity ‘market’, combined with the collapse in a data-dependent Fed’s credibility – topics we have extensively covered – has reached the mainstream. Barron’s always-insightful Randy Forsyth exposes the ugly reality that this is a “Bullard” market and we are just living in it […]Read More

While this all started with a currency “war,” it seems – according to a stunningly candid transcript of Japan’s finance minister’s conversation with none other than Paul Krugman – that the real endgame here is actual war. Aso remarked that “a similar [deflationary mindset] had occurred in the US in the 1930s. What solved the […]Read More

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Over the past several months, we’ve kept a close eye on post-crisis CLOs or, CLO 2.0s, as they’re affectionately known. In the interest of not recounting the story in its entirety here (i.e. for the sake of brevity), here’s a list of posts those interested should review: Issuance fell off a cliff in the wake […]Read More

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When Vladimir Putin told the world that ISIS gets a significant portion of its funding by selling oil to Turkey, he had just finished meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah. The King is no stranger to confronting the jihadists. Last year, Abdullah threatened to fly combat missions against Islamic State himself following the release of a […]

There were many shots fired yesterday as the “wife feud” between Donald (and Melania) Trump and Ted (and Heidi) Cruz hit new lows, dragging none other than the National Enquirer tabloid into it and escalating the #CruzSexScandal into one of the most talked about topics on social media. To be sure, Trump washed his hands […]

President Muhammadu Buhari A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens including serving and retired officers of the armed forces, the presidency said in a statement on Thursday. Mr. Garba Shehu, the Senior […]

The Nigerian Army announced on Friday that it had averted another mass killing in Borno State after it intercepted two female suicide bombers in the early hours of today. It was about 1.30 am and the bombers were trying to position themselves for early morning prayer but they were not lucky. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, […]

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Tampa Bay Rays before they take the field in an exhibition game between the Cuban national team and the Major League Baseball at the Estado Latinoamericano March 22, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. This is the first time a sittng president has visited Cuba in 88 years.