In short, it's hokum.

Yet another sign we're due for recession.

Not quite the old Gomer joke about "sperm in the CSF" but damn close

Suspiciously the coup attempt happened a day after US AFRICOM moved into Gabon. I imagine the French are none too pleased with such US meddling in their backyard.

"Democracy"

But she's still in the saddle, so the scheming continues.

Not just congress getting the inside dope anymore, eh? Abolish the SEC now.

Cui Bono? Why would the depleted IS attack right as the Americans are leaving, unless they are indeed a CIA catspaw?

About as far from MAGA as it gets. But, this is DC; I knew there were endless creeps worse than the keebler elf lining up to replace him.

The most extreme form of this logical argument is "suppose what would happen to governments if teleportation was cheap and available tomorrow?" The consequences are obvious. All labor would immediately move to where they could be paid best and taxed least. Governments would crumble left and right, as the tyranny they could inflict would vastly reduce immediately. Ron's argument about the tremendous social upheval this would cause (and likely war) is certainly a reason to be wary; but when things are a matter of policy rather than technology people tend to fight harder to oppose it. That's really the best reason to oppose totally open borders -- under a state system the revolutionary violence that would result is probably not worth the potential benefit.

I’d argue that under Trump, the national security establishment not only hasn’t missed a beat but indeed has gained dangerous strength. Now it is ever more autonomous and practically impervious to criticism. I’d also argue, ever so gingerly, that NBC has become somewhat lost in its own verve, proxies of boring moderation and conventional wisdom, defender of the government against Trump, cheerleader for open and subtle threat mongering, in love with procedure and protocol over all else (including results). I accept that there’s a lot to report here, but I’m more worried about how much we are missing. Hence my desire to take a step back and think why so little changes with regard to America’s wars.

Also:

I’m happy to go back to writing and commentary. This winter, I’m proud to say that I’ve put the finishing touches on a 9/11 conspiracy novel that I’ve been toiling on for over a decade.

SHUT UP CONSPIRACY THEORIST!!!1

This way, according to Prince, private contractors could fill the void while allowing Trump to stand behind his repeat promises to end "forever wars".

Via Kabuki? LOL

Again, something anyone who has been paying attention could have told you. Good to see more mainstream guys betting on it though.

Five star cucked by Bunga

May's sellout fails, yay

Only NPCs allowed to bank

Literally no one saw this coming

Clearly these crickets are russian

Smart tinkering with the energy cycle in plants.

Great update as we are nearly coming on 10 years of self-rule in Cheran.

Hopefully it fails completely and the US returns to withdrawal to Iraq.

I'll have to pick up Hans-Adam's book. I am increasingly convinced it is the most realistic model for a transition to a stateless society.

I've got a new blog post up, more or less about that subject specifically. I also had a bit to say about Taleb's latest works.

A great concept to illustrate how moronic equality of outcomes is. Abolishing private property necessarily means abolishing privacy; this destroys many of the emotional security blankets which are the reason people are collectivist in the first place. The peasants of the USSR figured this one out the hard way.

"It's the puritans in power telling everyone how to think." No shit. The proper response to all this junk is the one Gilbert Gottfried had after telling a 9/11 joke during the roast of Hugh Hefner. Tell the most offensive joke you know.