Conscription as an Omen
There is one step now proposed, supported by government propaganda, which seems to me to strike at the very basis of freedom. It is the proposal that we establish compulsory military training in time of peace. The power to take
The Fed Is Trapped: It Has No Room to Taper or Raise Rates
Last November, the Federal Reserve System announced tapering (a gradual reduction of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to the point of ending the asset purchase program, which means that the Fed would stop increasing its balance sheet). In December, it
Bart Vanderhaegen on Flow: Transcending Organizational Barriers to Progress
We all seek progress: at the individual level, the team level, and the company level. Flow is the term for the experience that we feel when we are making progress on challenging activities through our own actions. Flow is high productivity
Rising Rents and Cheap Money Flowing—So Apartment Prices Are Soaring
Fannie Mae announced last week that it provided nearly $70 billion in multifamily financing last year. The government lender crowed about $9.6 billion of the total being for affordable housing projects and $13.5 billion financing projects deemed “green and sustainable”
Indian Army’s New Combat Uniform: NIFT Designed, Better Comfort and Climate-Friendly
The Indian Army’s new combat uniform was introduced on 15th January, celebrated as Army Day every year in India. A contingent of Parachute Regiment commandos dressed in the new uniforms marched in the Army Day parade held at the Cariappa
Quantitative Tightening Won’t Stop Price Inflation
Markets reacted badly last week to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s statements outlining the Fed’s initial forecast for the coming year. With inflation clearly no longer being “transitory,” with the CPI accelerating to 7% in December, Powell has turned increasingly hawkish.
Why Die for Ukraine?
You would think that the problems facing the United States would be enough for brain-dead Biden. With massive inflation, the economy is teetering on the brink of ruin. We face tyrannical control because of harmful vaccine mandates. Bogus propaganda about
How the Left Defends Communist Totalitarianism
In September 2010, Stanford University published an article called “Stalin killed millions”, with the punchline: “When it comes to use of the word “genocide,” public opinion has been kinder to Stalin than Hitler”. The sentiment has been echoed more than a
Italy’s Covid Despotism Just Got Worse
The news from Italy has started to sound like good incipits for a dystopian fantasy novel or like a déjà vu recalling the Soviet Union. This week, a new decree of the Draghi government established yet more rules restricting the lives of
The Happy new pricing strategy for Netflix- Lower prices for all devices
Netflix’s special new price drop for subscriptions is revolutionary as this is the first time Netflix has reduced its subscription prices. The monthly subscription price for the basic plan is now just for Rs. 199 from Rs. 499, the standard