Price Controls And Alcoholism – The Buzz First, The Hangover Later Authored by Raushan Gross via The Mises Institute, Just ignore the economists, says a recent article in The Atlantic. Well, what about listening to economists concerning the devastating effects of price controls? If we ignore economists, then it would be easy to ignore market interventionists’ uncontrollable and intoxicating need to impose price floors and […]

Beirut Suffers Under Biggest Daytime Airstrikes As Israel Says Time Not Right For Ceasefire Israeli warplanes are again pounding the Lebanese capital of Beirut, unleashing one of the heaviest daytime attacks yet on Hezbollah strongholds in the southern suburbs. Israel’s defense ministry has thus far ruled out a ceasefire, which has been backed by both the US and Russia, until its military goals are met. It also remains that […]

“Remember, Remember, The 5th Of November”: Democrats Seem To Be Moving On From Democracy Authored by Jonathan Turley, Democracy appears to be losing its appeal on the left. After campaigning on panic politics and predicting the imminent death of democracy, some on the left are now calling to burn the system down in light of Republicans not only taking both houses and the White House but Trump likely winning the popular vote. […]

Trump ‘Warrior Board’ Would Purge ‘Woke Generals’ From US Military Leadership After years of feminizing the US military through DEI initiatives, a new executive order under consideration by the Trump transition team would establish a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel which would be granted the power to review three- and four-star officers and recommend any removals of those deemed unfit for leadership. Army Gen. […]

Uniparty Establishment War On MAHA Heats Up Authored by Brian Robertson via American Greatness, “Trump really could empower RFK Jr. to wreck public health” proclaims the headline in Vox. “RFK Jr. Wants to Reshape US Health Policy. Good Luck With That” mocks a banner in Wired. Likewise, the Wall Street Journal joined the frenzy, noting that “industry, doctors, and their supporters in Congress probably will resist […]

Small Caps Slayed As Yields, Crypto, & The Dollar Soar Bitcoin came within a few bucks of the $90,000 Maginot Line today – up a stunning 30% since right before the election results started to pour in… Source: Bloomberg Winter is over? Source: Bloomberg Massive inflows into BTC and ETH ETFs over the last week have helped… Source: Bloomberg …and so has the sudden resurgence in global liquidity… Source: […]

Long-Range Ukrainian Drone Strike On Warships In Caspian Sea Worries Kremlin Earlier this month Ukraine’s military achieved a significant first, and one which was surely noticed by Russia as cause for deep alarm. On November 6, a large Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck Russian warships in the Caspian Sea, at a huge distance from the front lines of the war. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence service said at least two targets were hit, […]

DOJ Opened Over 100 New Jan. 6 Cases Between June And Election Day Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, The Justice Department has released statistics on the number of J6 protestors arrested since the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising – showing that prosecutors were busy arresting dozens of new targets in the run-up to Election Day. According to the DOJ, approximately 1,561 J6ers have been charged criminally in federal […]

CNN Reportedly Laying Off On-Air Talent & Hundreds Of Workers Update (1445ET): The epic meltdown of far-left corporate media following the presidential election continues to gain momentum as CNN and MSNBC viewerships implode. Next up: layoffs. Puck’s Dylan Byers reports that CNN newsroom will likely be hit with another round of layoffs over the next few months. This time, as Byers noted, big talent could be on the chopping […]

Strategist Carville Blasts Democrats For Their “Goddamn Arrogance And Stupidity” Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Old School lefty strategist James Carville is still raking Democrats across the coals for doing everything wrong and becoming an obsolete political force. In another rant, Carville, the former lead strategist in Bill Clinton’s winning 1992 Presidential campaign, noted “We have no legislative power, […]

“People Of Israel Love Him”: Mike Huckabee Tapped As Trump’s Ambassador To Israel President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nomination for the important post of US Ambassador to Israel, at a moment the Middle East stands on the brink, with wars raging in Gaza and Lebanon, and with tensions boiling between Tehran and Tel Aviv. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has […]

NY Fed Survey Finds Broad Improvement In Economic Sentiment As Inflation Expectations Slide One month after the October NY Fed consumer expectations survey showed a rebound in stagflation dynamics as inflation expectations at both the 3 and 5 year horizon increased while perceptions about the broader economy deteriorated (especially as debt delinquency expectations hit a 4 year high), the deterioration in sentiment reversed […]

In Arizona, Gallego Beats Lake In US Senate Showdown Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A closely watched Senate race in a presidential battleground has been called for Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) against former newscaster Kari Lake. (Left) Kari Lake speaks in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022, and (right) Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Capitol on July 14, 2022. AP Photo As of 9:52 p.m, Gallego had 50 […]

Five Reasons Why Trump Should Revive The Draft Russian-Ukrainian Peace Treaty Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Trump has everything to gain by picking up where everyone left off over two and a half years ago. The Wall Street Journal’s report that Trump wants to create a Western-patrolled DMZ along the Line of Contact (LOC) for freezing the Ukrainian Conflict, which was analyzed here and here, dangerously runs the […]

Houthis Claim Missiles & Drones Targeted US Aircraft Carrier Near Critical Maritime Chokepoint Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesman, wrote on X that the Yemeni Armed Forces conducted two military operations, “the first of which targeted the American aircraft carrier (Abraham) in the Arabian Sea with several cruise missiles and drones, and the other targeted two American destroyers in the Red Sea with a number of ballistic […]

Donald Trump Jr. Joining 1789 Capital To Fund ‘America First’ Themes President-elect Donald Trump’s oldest son has opted out of a spot on the transition team and instead plans to join a venture capital firm focused on investing in conservative-leaning companies.  The New York Times reports that Donald Trump Jr. plans to become a partner at Florida-based venture firm 1789 Capital. He unveiled his new career pathway at a […]

OPEC Oil Production Jumps By 470,000 Bpd As Libyan Output Returns Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, The return of Libya’s oil production to full capacity raised the total OPEC output by 466,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October from September, the cartel’s monthly report showed on Tuesday, less than two months ahead of a planned reversal of part of the cuts. Total crude oil production in all 12 OPEC members […]

​​​​​​​”Keep Grinding”: Elon Musk’s America PAC Will Continue Anti-Soros Push Ahead Of Special Elections & Midterms Elon Musk’s America PAC, the super PAC that spent about $200 million (according to AP sources) in support of Trump, will continue operating after the elections to counter George Soros’ influence and increase Republican registrations in key states ahead of special elections and the midterms. […]

Woman Kills Own Father With Ax After Being “Overwhelmed” On Election Night Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A woman in Seattle has been arrested on first-degree murder charges, allegedly killing her own father with an ice ax after becoming “overwhelmed” on the night of the US election. The New York Post reports that 33-year-old Corey Burke, who “appeared to be having a mental health crisis,” is accused of […]

To The Moon! By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank To The Moon! Another day, another record close for the S&P500. The 51st of 2024, to be exact. Even European stocks got in on the act yesterday, with the EuroStoxx 50 closing 1.07% higher, the FTSE100 up 0.65% and the German DAX +1.21%. There are also signs that the rally continues to broaden out from the usual mega-cap tech leadership. The Russell 2000 rose […]

NY Judge Delays Trump ‘Hush Money’ Case Immunity Hearing New York Judge Juan Merchan delayed a Tuesday decision on whether President-elect Trump’s conviction can withstand the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, following his election victory last week. According to The Associated Press, Merchan told Trump’s lawyers on Nov. 12, when he was scheduled to make his decision, that he would make his ruling on Nov. 19, […]

Israeli Minister Says Trump Victory Presents Israel ‘Opportunity’ To Annex West Bank Some Israeli hardliners in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government see the incoming Trump administration as a representing a big opportunity to annex more territory in the West Bank. “The year 2025 will be, with God’s help, the year of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, using the biblical […]

Chris Wallace Departing CNN After 3 Years To ‘Explore Podcasting’ Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Veteran television broadcaster Chris Wallace announced on Monday that he will depart CNN to pursue an independent venture in streaming or podcasting platforms. The 77-year-old broadcaster told The Daily Beast that he had decided not to renew his three-year contract with CNN when it lapses at the end of the year. “I […]

Trump Expected To Tap Rubio As Secretary Of State Shortly after raising hopes that he would keep his administration free of such people, Donald Trump has started filling his national security team with neoconservatives. First came word that he would assign New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador, then Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, and now the New York Times reports that Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to […]

“They Just Got Handed Fraudulent Books” – Ed Dowd Confirms Our Warning That Trump Is ‘Inheriting A Turd Of An Economy’ Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Former Wall Street money manager Ed Dowd is a skillful financial analyst who said in May the economy was skidding.  Now, Dowd predicts the economy is poised to “roll over” and soon.  Why is the Fed cutting rates with a record high DOW?  Maybe they see the same thing […]