J. C. Cole: American Gray Swans – Week 37 – Depopulation.

American Gray Swans – Week 37 – Depopulation. Not a particularly charming subject, but certainly relevant. As an engineer we are trained to look at the evidence while removing emotion from our decision making process. It seems we have about 7.4 billion people on this spinning planet and it is increasing, and that with our …

Robert Steele: Atlantic Monthly on Donald Trump Jr. as the Natural Political Heir — and the End of Ivanka Trump as a Brand

The Heir Ivanka was always Trump’s favorite. But Don Jr. is emerging as his natural successor. ROBERT STEELE: The article is quite brilliant at multiple levels.  It is also in my view very unfair toward Donald Trump Jr. but ultimately accurate in concluding that he is the only Trump likely to be a success in …

Chuck Spinney with Pierre Sprey & Winslow T. Wheeler: Bankrupt and Irrelevant – the Presidential Debates and Four Recent Studies on Pentagon Spending

Bankrupt and Irrelevant: the Presidential Debates and Four Recent Studies on Pentagon Spending by Pierre Sprey, Chuck Spinney and Winslow T. Wheeler In the almost 12 hours of Democratic Party presidential primary debates on June 26-27 and July 30-31, the words “Pentagon budget” or “defense spending” were not uttered, except for a fleeting, unanswered comment …

J. C. Cole: American Gray Swans – Week 34 – Red Flag the Red Flag Laws

American Gray Swans – Week 34 – Red Flag the Red Flag Laws There is much debate over the Red Flag Laws, so let us disassemble it and look. The Red Flag Law basically is being claimed to protect society by taking firearms out of the hands of potentially dangerous people. This sounds good on …