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You absolutely need privacy even if you are absolutely “clean”
by iSecurityGuru

Ever since Edward Snowden blew the whistle on how much our government and corporations spied on us, and just how much data they have on each person, privacy has become a critically important topic. Yet, surveys show that average Americans are concerned, but not enough to take action. In other words, a lack of privacy worries…
You absolutely need privacy even if you are absolutely “clean”
 by iSecurityGuru

Ever since Edward Snowden blew the whistle on how much our government and corporations spied on us, and just how much data they have on each person, privacy has become a critically important topic. Yet, surveys show that average Americans are concerned, but not enough to take action. In other words, a lack of privacy worries…
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The Electrical Grid May Well Be The Next War’s Battlefield
by Chris Martenson

We talk a lot about Peak Cheap Oil as the Achilles' heel of the exponential monetary model, but the real threat to the quality of our daily lives would be a sustained loss of electrical power. Anything over a week without power for any modern nation would be a serious problem. 
The Electrical Grid May Well Be The Next War’s Battlefield
 by Chris Martenson

We talk a lot about Peak Cheap Oil as the Achilles' heel of the exponential monetary model, but the real threat to the quality of our daily lives would be a sustained loss of electrical power. Anything over a week without power for any modern nation would be a serious problem. 
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The State of the Deep State
by JHK

We’ve been hearing a lot about the so-called Deep State lately. What to make of this shadowy monster? Some observers link it to the paranoid fantasy called the New World Order, a staple of political talk radio (and a hobgoblin I don’t believe in). 

I like to say that I’m allergic to conspiracy theories because human beings are generally too inept to carry out schemes at the grand scale, as well as being poor secret-keepers. Insider knowledge is almost always swapped around, even in secretive organizations, often recklessly so, because doling it out confers status, tactical advantage, and sometimes money for the doler-outer. But the Deep State isn’t a secret. It operates in plain sight.
The State of the Deep State
 by JHK

We’ve been hearing a lot about the so-called Deep State lately. What to make of this shadowy monster? Some observers link it to the paranoid fantasy called the New World Order, a staple of political talk radio (and a hobgoblin I don’t believe in). 

I like to say that I’m allergic to conspiracy theories because human beings are generally too inept to carry out schemes at the grand scale, as well as being poor secret-keepers. Insider knowledge is almost always swapped around, even in secretive organizations, often recklessly so, because doling it out confers status, tactical advantage, and sometimes money for the doler-outer. But the Deep State isn’t a secret. It operates in plain sight.
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Off the Cuff: Abnormal Times
 PREVIEW
by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Jim discuss:
Off the Cuff: Abnormal Times
 PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Jim discuss:
Image | The NSA Scandal Is Just Getting Worse
The NSA Scandal Is Just Getting Worse
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

Now that the NSA scandal is hitting corporations (collaborators, if you will), does this mean people will pay more attention to it than when it was "just" our privacy being seriously invaded?

With every revelation from the Snowden documents, we've found that the snooping by the NSA was far more pervasive, sophisticated, and unlimited than practically anybody suspected. It's all but certain that even more startling releases are to come.
The NSA Scandal Is Just Getting Worse
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Now that the NSA scandal is hitting corporations (collaborators, if you will), does this mean people will pay more attention to it than when it was "just" our privacy being seriously invaded?

With every revelation from the Snowden documents, we've found that the snooping by the NSA was far more pervasive, sophisticated, and unlimited than practically anybody suspected. It's all but certain that even more startling releases are to come.
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The Disenchantment of American Politics
by JHK

Considering the problems we face as a nation, the torpor and lassitude of current politics in America seems like a kind of offense against history. What other people have allowed circumstances to run over them like so many ‘possums sleeping on the highway?

And, since human affairs don’t remain static indefinitely, in what direction might things go when the political mood finally heaves and shifts? The possibilities are unsettling.
The Disenchantment of American Politics
 by JHK

Considering the problems we face as a nation, the torpor and lassitude of current politics in America seems like a kind of offense against history. What other people have allowed circumstances to run over them like so many ‘possums sleeping on the highway?

And, since human affairs don’t remain static indefinitely, in what direction might things go when the political mood finally heaves and shifts? The possibilities are unsettling.
Image | Marianne Williamson: We Must Maintain a Healthy Sense of Protest
Marianne Williamson: We Must Maintain a Healthy Sense of Protest
by Adam Taggart

Partisan politics is something we actively avoid discussing on this site. Instead, we prefer to operate in the domain of provable fact. But that doesn't mean that we have written off the political process entirely.
Marianne Williamson: We Must Maintain a Healthy Sense of Protest
 by Adam Taggart

Partisan politics is something we actively avoid discussing on this site. Instead, we prefer to operate in the domain of provable fact. But that doesn't mean that we have written off the political process entirely.
Image | David Collum: Broken Markets, State Capitalism & Eroding Liberty
David Collum: Broken Markets, State Capitalism & Eroding Liberty
by David Collum

2013 was a frustrating year for those who believe in cause and effect. Markets have been levitated far above what fundamentals would justify. Sovereign debt has increased tremendously, but seemingly without repercussion. Central planners have become more brazen in their belief that intervention is the best way to control both an economy and its citizens – to surprising little outcry from the populace:
David Collum: Broken Markets, State Capitalism & Eroding Liberty
 by David Collum

2013 was a frustrating year for those who believe in cause and effect. Markets have been levitated far above what fundamentals would justify. Sovereign debt has increased tremendously, but seemingly without repercussion. Central planners have become more brazen in their belief that intervention is the best way to control both an economy and its citizens – to surprising little outcry from the populace:
Image | 2013 Year in Review
2013 Year in Review
by David Collum

Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed "Year in Review" synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year's is no exception. Moreover, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It's quite longer than our usual posts, but worth the time to read in full.

2013 Year in Review
 by David Collum

Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed "Year in Review" synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year's is no exception. Moreover, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It's quite longer than our usual posts, but worth the time to read in full.

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