We have written previously about investors having a “risk-off” year as various markets have to deal with inflation, the central bank’s response to inflation, overvaluation, overindebtedness, supply chain issues, and now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So far this year, it indeed has turned out to be a “risk-off” event as we predicted. It has […]
Biden didn’t have to take a blowtorch to the financial system in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But he has done so. The comprehensive sanctions the United States and the West have imposed on Russia take us into an entirely new world. The sanctions are multidimensional but most important is the “freezing” of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-877278412.jpg8101296David C. Hendricksonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngDavid C. Hendrickson2022-03-14 01:50:132022-03-14 16:30:17Weapons Of Financial Destruction And The New World Disorder
As night follows day, any significant outbreak of inflation in Western economies eventually involves an invocation of the hyperinflation experienced by Germany 100 years ago. Since mid-2021, people ranging from tech billionaires to bitcoin enthusiasts have been asking: are we headed for a Weimar hyperinflation moment? It is not that German hyperinflation was the most severe in history. The […]
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine marks the end of the West’s Era of Illusions. It was an era in which Western elites were obsessed with solving climate change because the climate crisis was far more dangerous than issues of war and peace and the stability of the international system. They even convinced themselves that climate […]
From oil rich North Dakota, U.S. senators introduce energy independence legislation North Dakota can produce enough crude oil to offset dependence on Russian imports, but the Biden administration is prohibiting it from doing so, the state’s governor and U.S. senators argue. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and 24 Republican governors have called on President Joe […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/oil.webp340510Bethany Blankleyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBethany Blankley2022-03-12 02:10:052022-03-10 14:44:5725 Republican Governors Call on Biden to Prioritize U.S. Oil and Gas Production
Western Europe’s self-inflicted abandonment of its own energy resources resulting in dependence on Russian oil seems to generally follow Lenin’s playbook when he reportedly quipped that “capitalists will sell us the rope by which we hang them.” The main editorial clarification to add here is that applies most directly to the crony capitalist green energy […]
When Vladimir Putin channeled history in his Feb. 21 speech justifying Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, many Western critics dismissed his remarks as a pack of lies, the ravings of a delusional madman. But things are not always as simple as they seem. While many of the claims Putin made to justify his aggression are dubious, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Sean McMeekinhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSean McMeekin2022-03-12 02:00:202022-03-10 11:54:45Putin, Russia, and Ukraine: Historical Roots of a Tragedy
Sometimes the average person wonders whether what passes for Government is really just organized confusion. Consider the current situation involving Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. energy policy. The stated positions of the United States are: Climate change is an existential threat. Fossil fuels must be eliminated, and the energy industry shrunk. Russia is bad for invading […]
Almost all of America’s past presidents have had blunders occur on their watch. For Jimmy Carter, it was skyrocketing inflation and the Iran hostage situation. (Few people recall that when the “students” took over the United States Embassy in Tehran, it was the second seizure, not the first — yet Carter had done nothing to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/dumb.jpg350492Mark Wallacehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngMark Wallace2022-03-11 02:00:402022-03-10 12:22:24Catastrophe in Progress: The Biden Presidency
The average price of gasoline surged to the highest level ever recorded in the U.S. on Monday as the White House scrambled to negotiate increased global oil production. The nationwide average price at the pump hit $4.104 per gallon, the highest level in U.S. history, according to energy analytics firm GasBuddy which tracks gasoline costs. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/arm-and-aleg.jpg463370Thomas Catenaccihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas Catenacci2022-03-10 02:00:322022-03-09 06:46:35Gas Prices Hit All-Time High As White House Turns To Dictators For Help
China’s Big Bear Market – A Silent Scream
/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Neland NobelWe have written previously about investors having a “risk-off” year as various markets have to deal with inflation, the central bank’s response to inflation, overvaluation, overindebtedness, supply chain issues, and now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So far this year, it indeed has turned out to be a “risk-off” event as we predicted. It has […]
Weapons Of Financial Destruction And The New World Disorder
/in Economy, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by David C. HendricksonBiden didn’t have to take a blowtorch to the financial system in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But he has done so. The comprehensive sanctions the United States and the West have imposed on Russia take us into an entirely new world. The sanctions are multidimensional but most important is the “freezing” of […]
A Sunday Read: Monetary Lessons from Weimar Germany
/in Economy, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Samuel GreggAs night follows day, any significant outbreak of inflation in Western economies eventually involves an invocation of the hyperinflation experienced by Germany 100 years ago. Since mid-2021, people ranging from tech billionaires to bitcoin enthusiasts have been asking: are we headed for a Weimar hyperinflation moment? It is not that German hyperinflation was the most severe in history. The […]
John Kerry: Putin’s Useful Climate Idiot
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Rupert DarwallVladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine marks the end of the West’s Era of Illusions. It was an era in which Western elites were obsessed with solving climate change because the climate crisis was far more dangerous than issues of war and peace and the stability of the international system. They even convinced themselves that climate […]
25 Republican Governors Call on Biden to Prioritize U.S. Oil and Gas Production
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Bethany BlankleyFrom oil rich North Dakota, U.S. senators introduce energy independence legislation North Dakota can produce enough crude oil to offset dependence on Russian imports, but the Biden administration is prohibiting it from doing so, the state’s governor and U.S. senators argue. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and 24 Republican governors have called on President Joe […]
America Can Loosen Europe’s Russian Energy Noose
/in Culture War, Education, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Larry BellWestern Europe’s self-inflicted abandonment of its own energy resources resulting in dependence on Russian oil seems to generally follow Lenin’s playbook when he reportedly quipped that “capitalists will sell us the rope by which we hang them.” The main editorial clarification to add here is that applies most directly to the crony capitalist green energy […]
Putin, Russia, and Ukraine: Historical Roots of a Tragedy
/in Featured, National Security, Politics/by Sean McMeekinWhen Vladimir Putin channeled history in his Feb. 21 speech justifying Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, many Western critics dismissed his remarks as a pack of lies, the ravings of a delusional madman. But things are not always as simple as they seem. While many of the claims Putin made to justify his aggression are dubious, […]
Organized Confusion
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Ken VeitSometimes the average person wonders whether what passes for Government is really just organized confusion. Consider the current situation involving Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. energy policy. The stated positions of the United States are: Climate change is an existential threat. Fossil fuels must be eliminated, and the energy industry shrunk. Russia is bad for invading […]
Catastrophe in Progress: The Biden Presidency
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Mark WallaceAlmost all of America’s past presidents have had blunders occur on their watch. For Jimmy Carter, it was skyrocketing inflation and the Iran hostage situation. (Few people recall that when the “students” took over the United States Embassy in Tehran, it was the second seizure, not the first — yet Carter had done nothing to […]
Gas Prices Hit All-Time High As White House Turns To Dictators For Help
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics/by Thomas CatenacciThe average price of gasoline surged to the highest level ever recorded in the U.S. on Monday as the White House scrambled to negotiate increased global oil production. The nationwide average price at the pump hit $4.104 per gallon, the highest level in U.S. history, according to energy analytics firm GasBuddy which tracks gasoline costs. […]