Juliet Barker: Revolting times – Our ruling class needs to pay heed to its fed-up subjects now

THE ARTICLE: Revolting times: Our ruling class needs to pay heed to its fed-up subjects now A political class perceived as out of touch and self-serving. Punitive taxation frittered away on pointless foreign wars. Repressive labour legislation and wage control at home. A disaffected population feeling powerless, voiceless, angry and ripe for recruitment by radical …

SchwartzReport: 25% US Citizens Support Secession & Break-Up of USA + Meta-RECAP

Twenty five per cent of Americans are open to secession and the break up of the United States. To this add that better than 3 out of 4 Americans are unhappy. And that 64 per cent can’t even name the three branches of government. This is a country in crisis. Angry With Washington, 1 in …

Yoda: Neil Irwin in NYT Gets Its Right – Scotland’s Independence Vote Shows a Global Crisis of the Elites — Robert Steele Comments + Book Review RECAP

At last, NYT gets something right. Scotland’s Independence Vote Shows a Global Crisis of the Elites Neil Irwin New York Times, 18 September 2014 When you get past the details of the Scottish independence referendum Thursday, there is a broader story underway, one that is also playing out in other advanced nations. It is a …

Marcus Aurelius: STRATFOR on Scottish Referendum Plus Secession RECAP

One of their better pieces. The Origins and Implications of the Scottish Referendum Geopolitical Weekly Stratfor, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 By George Friedman The idea of Scottish independence has moved from the implausible to the very possible. Whether or not it actually happens, the idea that the union of England and Scotland, which has existed for …