Fish, Rice and What the Green Movement Really Stands For
“The idea is always to lock us down both in terms of population and consumption and woe to anyone or anything that allows more consumption with equal or fewer resources. Don’t fall for the safety arguments. The argument is against capitalism and humanity. That’s no fish story.” ~ Michael Fumento
Critical Race Theory Comes for the Legal Academy
“The slow degradation of the American legal academy in this fashion should be especially concerning. That is not only because law students and faculty should already know full well the values of open debate and individual dignity, but because they are quite literally the vanguard of our legal order.” ~ Ethan Yang
U.S. Economy Adds 559,000 Jobs in May
“Payrolls posted a solid gain in May as the labor market recovery continues. However, there’s a long way to go and other fallout from the lockdowns including shortages and rising price pressures are tempering the favorable outlook.” – Robert Hughes
Why Is There Such Reluctance to Discuss Natural Immunity?
“Whatever the reason, it’s keeping Americans in the dark about how many people have active immunity from Covid-19. It’s keeping people needlessly fearful and suspicious of each other. It’s empowering executive overreach. Worst of all, it’s tempting people to consider government and business restrictions on the unvaccinated, regardless of their actual immunity.” ~ Jon Sanders
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, the Godfather, and Dr. Fauci’s Book Tour
“Perhaps the proceeds from Dr. Fauci’s upcoming book, including the large speaking fees he will earn and the undisclosed advance he garnered for writing the book while ‘serving’ the taxpayer, can be used to compensate his underage victims and the other public health collateral damage caused by his maniacal and myopic focus on one infectious disease.” ~ Donald Siegel & Robert M. Sauer
Capitalism Can’t Fix An Artificial Labor Shortage
“Governments only have spending power and faux swagger insofar as they arrogate to themselves a rising percentage of the production created by capitalistic endeavor. In other words, capitalism is the source of congressional largesse. In 2020, Congress chose to use the wealth extracted from capitalists in order to make hiring quite a bit more expensive for capitalists.” ~ John Tamny
Fun Ways to Annoy China and Support Taiwan
“China is deeply concerned with its global image and is also highly sensitive to having its narrative broken. The best ways to annoy China are ultimately to shine sunlight on its lies and to restore our confidence in ourselves as a civilization that treasures individual liberty rather than kicking ourselves down the road of self-pity and regret.” ~ Ethan Yang
Services-Sector Expansion Continued in May
“The services sector expanded again in May, but shortages of labor and materials, a result of production constraints and logistical issues, are restraining capacity.” – Robert Hughes
When Crowds Go Mad
“Much like his role model’s chief literary achievement, all is not well in this otherwise highly enjoyable book. Bernstein often resorts to simplified and unproved evolutionary just-so stories to account for the lunacy he colorfully describes.” ~ Joakim Book
Why Do Inflation Expectations Matter?
“Powell is telegraphing to the market that he hears their concerns about inflation. We will have to wait through the next several months to learn whether or not investors will be convinced.” ~ James L. Caton
Auto Sales Slowed in May, but Remained at a Solid level
“Light-vehicle sales eased back to the middle of the recent range in May. A semiconductor shortage is disrupting production and likely distorting sales, inventories, and prices.” – Robert Hughes
Weekly Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits Post Fifth Straight Drop
“Rising economic activity is driving a strengthening labor market and pushing unemployment benefit claims lower.” – Robert Hughes
Liberating Yourself from Faucism
“In place of helplessness, we can choose not to participate in lies. ‘Let their rule hold not through me!’ is the key to our liberation. We can be open and eager for public jousting and arguments from diverse points of view. If this is too much to ask, we will lose our remaining freedoms.” ~ Barry Brownstein
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