Will the Navy be able to get to 350?
President-Elect Trump has made it clear that he would like to see a U.S. navy buildup of 350 ships, up from the current number of 272 and much higher than the 308 approved by Congress.
The Navy, as...
Bitcoin Collapse Induces China Investigation
To say that bitcoin investors are having a rough time over the past few days would be a gross understatement. Over the trailing week, bitcoin prices have run the gamut of challenging all-time records to sufferi...
California and their Child Sex Trafficking Problem.
California and Their Child Sex Trafficking Problem.
As a Southern California resident, I have seen some insane laws passed in this state, and many around the country have made this once great state...
The Dow Jones Denied Again!
Once again, the road to 20,000 points was denied. The venerable benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to hit the all-new and psychologically important threshold. This time around, it wasn't even close -...
WikiLeaks drops 1974 State Department Cable on Gold Collusion
Dear Reader,
In an interesting development, WikiLeaks has produced a document from December 1974 between London gold dealers (Samuel Montagu & Co., Sharps Pixley & Co., Ltd., Mocatta & Goldsmid, ...
Final Jobs Report of President Obama is a Sham
President Obama's economy closed out with the unemployment rate at 4.7%, screamed the latest headline from CNN Money. On surface level, the positive jobs report is a much-needed polisher of the lame-duck admini...
Don Lemon doesn’t think Chicago Torture Act Evil?
On Wednesday, a Facebook live video went viral after showing a victim being abused both physically and verbally in a Chicago apartment. The video also catches voices of the assailants making racial comments abo...
Gold Prices Rally Amid Market Headwinds
With so much focus centered on grand-scale and largely political issues -- the upcoming presidential transition, eroding U.S.-Russia relations, and even the rise, fall, and likely rise again of bitcoin -- one s...
Will Senator Sessions be a Voice in Helping Trump on Immigration?
With only fifty one votes needed Jeff Sessions, will likely be confirmed as Attorney General. Senator Sessions was one of the first politicians to publicly back Trump as he ran for president. This has allowed S...
Record Minimum Wage Increases Greet the New Year
The year 2017 may be a landmark period in economic history, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. A record 19 states now have minimum wage increases that will impact millions of workers, mostly those in retail and...