If Hillary were a “strong” candidate, she would be leading Trump by HUGE margins now. Bernie revealed her weaknesses, and if he had hammered her about the emails, it is possible he would be the nominee.
“Some people were freaked out,” says one senator who attended the meeting.
Source: Democrats ‘freaked out’ about polls in meeting with Clinton
Public authorities have become too powerful, having control over the private sector. Another dagger in New Jersey’s reputation. No wonder businesses are hesitant to relocate here.
“Federal authorities have charged former state Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox with conspiring to commit bribery, in a count tied his role as a lobbyist for United Airlines and the case against…”
Could be worse than the stock market and housing bubbles.
“Sometimes an apt juxtaposition is worth a thousand words, and one from this morning’s news is surely that. Last year Japan lost another 272,000 of its population as it marches resolutely…”
Source: Bubbles In Bond Land——It’s A Mania! | David Stockman’s Contra Corner
“The bottom line is that there’s no reason in a modern economy for a government to operate a business that delivers pieces of paper (any more than it would make sense to have government deliver pizzas).”
Source: The US Postal Service Is a Ridiculous Relic | Foundation for Economic Education
Prohibition creates black markets and the deaths of innocent people throughout the country by the police hell bent on fighting this “war.” Despicable collateral damage. Where is the supposed compassion of our elected officials and judges?
“Nickoy Ellis was sentenced to five years in NJ state prison for charges including official misconduct, according to authorities.”
Source: Former NJ corrections officer smuggled drugs into prison, authorities say
A compelling case to get debt under control and not raise the “gas tax.” Murray Rothbard made the case to repudiate the national debt in 1992.
Source: Grossman: Trust fund and Atlantic City should declare bankruptcy
“For almost thirty years, I have taught climate science at three different universities. What I have observed is that students are increasingly being fed climate change advocacy as a surrogate for becoming climate science literate. This makes them easy targets for the climate alarmism that pervades America today. Earth’s climate probably is the most complicated …”
“In a letter filed on Tuesday in federal court, the FBI said they plan to turn over relevant documents seized as part of the federal probe into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton back to the State Department. ”
Source: FBI Plans to Release Files on Clinton Email Investigation
Bernie is not leading a revolution. He is grasping for power.
Source: Target Liberty: The Sanders “Revolution” Was Just Put To Sleep
Economics professor Joe Salerno explains the Italian mess.
“As several articles over the past few days have indicated (here, here,…”
Source: Italy on the Brink | Mises Wire
Both Republicans and Democrats are responsible for the lackluster ranking.
“CNBC unveils its 10th annual America’s Top States for Business ranking, scoring all 50 states on 10 key measures of competitiveness.”
Source: America’s Top States for Business 2016
Whichever it is, she is eminently qualified to be president.
“She never, through the year and a half that the email saga played out, claimed she did not realize she was transmitting highly classified government secrets”
Timing is everything in politics. Ron would get at least 20% of the vote in November if he were the Libertarian Party nominee.
“The last time people were this dissatisfied with presidential candidates, Ross Perot became a third-party success story. This year, however, there are new hurdles for outsiders.”
Source: Americans Really Dislike Trump, Clinton. So Why Aren’t Third Parties Doing Better?
“President Barack Obama and his first attorney general, Eric Holder, called for an honest conversation about race. Holder even called us “a nation of cowards” because we were unwilling to have a “national conversation” about race. The truth of the matter is there’s been more than a half-century of conversations about race. We do not need more. Instead, black people need to have frank conversations among ourselves, no matter how uncomfortable and embarrassing the topics may be.”
Source: Challenges for Black People