Review: The End of America–Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

Needs to Be Said, Needs to Be Read, A Solid First Step December 10, 2009 Naomi Wolf American Freedom Campaign I disagree with those that criticize this book. This is PRECISELY the kind of book we need to see, at a reasonable price, being discussed in schools, clubs, and churches. QUOTE page 27: “The Founders …

Journal: Senator Chris Dodd the New Phil Gramm?

Phi Beta Iota: It was Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) that screwed the American public by inserting 200 pages of lobbyist language into a bill five minutes before passage, with no objection from any other Senator  The insertion completely deregulated the financial industry and led directly to the meltdown of the American economy. Senator Chris Dodd …

Journal: ClimateGate, Copenhagen, Integrity

Climategate: Science Is Dying  (WS) The East Anglians’ mistreatment of scientists who challenged global warming’s claims—plotting to shut them up and shut down their ability to publish—evokes the attempt to silence Galileo. The exchanges between Penn State’s Michael Mann and East Anglia CRU director Phil Jones sound like Father Firenzuola, the Commissary-General of the Inquisition. …

Journal: Weak Signals–Triple Crash?

Phi Beta Iota: Reprinted in full to allow emphasis and easier reading.  Original source at logo, “as is.”  Recommended by our physical gold colleagues. ______________________________________ Several financial events this week indicate something big is about to happen, something that may make the 2008 credit crisis seem rather benign.  First, the IMF announced that it is …

Review: The End of Money and the Future of Civilization

EXTRACTS from A Book Review by Richard C. Cook (FREE VERMONT MEDIA) It’s too late for anyone to pretend that the U.S. government, whether under President Barack Obama or anyone else, can divert our nation from long-term economic decline. The U.S. is increasingly in a state of political, economic, and moral paralysis, caught as it …

Review: Nonzero–The Logic of Human Destiny

 7 Stars–Nobel Prize (Of Old, Before Devalued) – Life Transformative Insights November 28, 2009 Robert Wright QUOTE: “Non-zero-sumness is a kind of potential–a potential for overall gain, or for overall loss, depending on how the game is played.” This book is one of the most sophisticated, deep, documented, and influential I have ever read, right …