High Frequency Money Printing A Bigger Threat Than High Frequency Trading Dow Hits Record High, While Growth Dwindles On Wednesday, most Americans may have been confused by what seems to be mixed economic signals. Wall Street was manic when the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record 16,580.84. The party began as CNBC…
By Michael Bastasch The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) announced it was suing the Obama administration for finalizing a rule that would allow wind farms to kill eagles for up to 30 years. The bird group says that the new rule violates existing federal laws. ABC says it supports green energy, including wind power, but…
By Brendan Bordelon MSNBC host Alex Wagner — who for months, if not years, routinely denied there was anything to Republican allegations of a White House coverup on Benghazi — now admits there MAY actually be a problem with the Obama administration’s response to the 2012 attack. “There probably is something for Republicans to…
“You don’t need to drink raw milk to support others’ right to peacefully procure the foods of their choice from the producer of their choice.” The Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has called for a day of action in support of two bills introduced by Congressman Thomas Massie, HR4307 and HR4308. The first bill, HR4307,…
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is intentional. “Hydra” – the antagonists of the new superhero movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” – believe that a safe and orderly society must be maintained at any cost. Using cutting-edge, wide-area surveillance, they plan to obtain godlike omniscience – and use it to eliminate…
MIAMI, FL – When freelance DJ Lazaro Estrada saw officers arresting the owner of a store where he was playing a promotional gig, he whipped out his phone and began recording. The cops didn’t like that. Estrada began recording the arrest after officers threw the handcuffed storeowner to the ground. The owner was being arrested for…
LONG BEACH, CA – Stunning footage emerged recently of Long Beach cops gunning down an unarmed suspect. According to reports, the suspect pulled out a pair of scissors and threatened security staff at a Target before fleeing in his vehicle. He led the deputies on a chase before stopping in Long Beach. After initially…
“You’re gonna be walking away from this money and abandoning it,” says officer. “That’s not yours, is it?” the Humboldt County deputy can be heard asking a pulled-over motorist. “That’s mine,” the driver replies. “Well,” says the officer, “I’m seizing it.” In a newly released dashcam video, a Nevada officer can be heard bullying…
Police in Madison conducted a sting operations last weekend, wearing plain clothes and lying in wait to catch criminals. No, they weren’t going after a drug lord or a rapist. Using the popular Uber and Lyft apps to summon rides, police issued the unsuspecting drivers tickets for violating taxi ordinances and for failing to have…
A facepalm worthy movement coming out of Duke University is gaining traction online. With over 14,000 Facebook likes, the “You Don’t Say? Campaign” is a strange hybrid of self-righteousness and lunacy. Colloquialisms spouted every day by individuals exercising their right to freedom of expression are now being labeled as oppressive insults to marginal groups. When…