You don’t know Jack, but they Know, and for the bargain price of $90 billion yearly.

America, my friends, is a land of many wonders. We have more varieties of potato chips than some nations have laws, more reality shows than we have reality, and—most impressively—we have enough intelligence agencies  to make a paranoid feel downright justified. Eighteen of them, to … Continue readingYou don’t know Jack, but they Know, and for the bargain price of $90 billion yearly.

📉 Stagflation in a Modern World: How Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Real Estate, and Wars Fit In

History may not repeat itself, but it sure does like to clear its throat and hum a familiar tune. And if you listen closely, you can hear the faint strains of disco, bell-bottom jeans, polyester, platform shoes, tie-dye, oil shocks, and bad economic policy echoing … Continue reading📉 Stagflation in a Modern World: How Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Real Estate, and Wars Fit In

Doublespeak

DANGER – this post may make your head explode. I started and it got out of control. Doublespeak is a form of language that deliberately distorts, obscures, or reverses the meaning of words to mislead or manipulate people. It often involves euphemisms, jargon, or ambiguous … Continue readingDoublespeak