Richard Winger: Eight National Parties – One Law and They are ALL on ALL State Ballots [Federal Races Only]

The Federal Election Commission recognizes 8 parties as national committees. They are: Democratic Republican Libertarian Constitution Reform Green Natural Law Socialist The FEC has no mechanism to de-list a party that has gone defunct. The Natural Law Party is defunct, except it is still on the ballot and active in Michigan. Previous Post from Richard …

Theophilis Goodyear: Two Parties–Hammer & Wrench–Not Working

Americans Are Being Told There are Only Two Approaches to Problem-Solving: The Left way or the Right way In fact, both the Right and the Left have become parodies of themselves. This is what happens through the process of polarization. Each side becomes more extreme in order to balance what they see as extremism on …

Josh Kilbourn: Why Retail Investors Should Flee Stocks

An interesting read. A Hedge Fund Insider Explains Why Retail Investors Should Flee The Stock Market Regular readers know that ever since 2009, well before the confidence destroying flash crash of May 2010, Zero Hedge had been advocating that regular retail investors shun the equity market in its entirety as it is anything but “fair and …

Patrick Meier: Architecture and Calendars as Trojan Horses for Repressive Regimes [Cognitive Dissonance 101]

Why Architecture and Calendars Are Trojan Horses for Repressive Regimes by Patrick Meier The simple thought first occurred to me while visiting Serbia earlier this year. As I walked in front of the country’s parliament, I recalled Steve York’s docu-mentary, “Bringing Down a Dictator.” In one particular scene, a large crowd assembles in front of the …