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The West’s Reckless Rush Towards War with Russia

For reasons that have no rational explanations at this time, the US and Europe have embarked on a concerted program to demonize Putin, ostracize Russia, and bring the world as close to a major conflict as it's been since the Cold War, a time hardly memorable to many in the current crop of our elected officials.

The West’s Reckless Rush Towards War with Russia

by Chris Martenson

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

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

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.

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.

We’ve Dug a Pretty Damn Big Hole for Ourselves

by JHK

The diminishing returns of technology are insidious, and they are ever with us. By this I mean the slow erosion of the quality of life, despite the impression that technological wonders only make our lives better.

We’ve Dug a Pretty Damn Big Hole for Ourselves

by JHK

Off the Cuff: It Feels Like 2007 All Over Again

PREVIEW

by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off the Cuff with Mish & Chris podcast, Mish and Chris discuss:

Fiscal cliff "smoke"
- Not enough substance to include "mirrors"
The markets' grim outlook
- Most difficult time for investors in generations
Crazy ideas
- Could the Fed get away with taking all debts onto it books?
Media spin
- There's a bubble in "belief"

48 hours to go and no Fiscal Cliff deal in sight. The recently touted "Plan B"…

Off the Cuff: It Feels Like 2007 All Over Again

PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

In this week's Off the Cuff with Mish & Chris podcast, Mish and Chris discuss:

Fiscal cliff "smoke"
- Not enough substance to include "mirrors"
The markets' grim outlook
- Most difficult time for investors in generations
Crazy ideas
- Could the Fed get away with taking all debts onto it books?
Media spin
- There's a bubble in "belief"

48 hours to go and no Fiscal Cliff deal in sight. The recently touted "Plan B"…

Four More Years

PREVIEW

by Chris Martenson

Obama has been re-elected. Given the hyperbole and highly emotional rhetoric of the election, it is hard to imagine that the U.S. is anything but slightly more divided than before, with the gaps and divisions widening more and more as time goes on.

The real tragedy in this story is that virtually none of the really big and important issues were even touched in this election cycle. One party pointed to how much they managed to increase military spending while the other promised to exceed even that. One side said they'd promote even faster drilling and extraction of our dwindling energy reserves and the other promised they could do it even faster. Both said they wanted more growth and more jobs and more, more, more.

Four More Years

PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Time to Focus on ‘Return of Capital’

by Adam Taggart

I am more concerned with the return of my money than the return on my money.

– unknown (often attributed to Mark Twain or Will Rogers)

The U.S. Presidential race is now behind us. And this morning the world woke up and realized that all the issues the election postponed now lie before us.

In his victory speech, President Obama focused on moving 'forward':

Time to Focus on ‘Return of Capital’

by Adam Taggart

I am more concerned with the return of my money than the return on my money.

– unknown (often attributed to Mark Twain or Will Rogers)

The U.S. Presidential race is now behind us. And this morning the world woke up and realized that all the issues the election postponed now lie before us.

In his victory speech, President Obama focused on moving 'forward':

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