Despite the many protections offered to investors by the FTC, the SEC, the FDIC, and other alphabet soup government organizations, people are still tricked every day into giving away their hard-earned money. Last Friday, Jeff and Paulette Carpoff, two hucksters out of California, pleaded guilty to charges related to a Ponzi scheme they had been […]
Today’s Suburban Female Voter: “You Ain’t Takin’ My Guns.”
“According to statistics from the NRA, around 23% of women in the U.S. own guns, when just 13% did in 2005,” writes Susanne Edward in her piece in Americas1stFreedom, “The RISE of the Woman Gun Owner.” “The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF),” she continues, “has documented a 77% rise in female gun ownership since 2005.” […]
Alaskan Native Sees Right Through Goldman Sachs’ Righteous PR Stunt
In The Wall Street Journal, Mayor Harry Brower Jr., an Alaskan Native, calls out Goldman Sachs for the firm’s recent PR announcement that it will no longer finance new oil projects in the Arctic. Brower pierces right through Goldman’s argument that it is helping indigenous peoples with “stakeholder engagement.” Brower is the mayor of the […]
The Top Question in High Tax States: “Where Are You Going?”
Are your friends moving away? If you live in a high tax state, the chances are certainly greater that they are. The 2017 Tax Reform made it easy for residents in high tax states to see just how badly their politicians were fleecing them of their hard-earned money. You can catch up on that here: […]
Your Survival Guy: The Koch Brothers’ Real Estate Empire
Your Survival Guy enjoyed this story in the WSJ: “The Koch Brothers Are Sitting on a Real Estate Empire Worth Hundreds of Millions” Katherine Clarke writes (abridged): Billionaire brothers Charles Koch and the late David Koch became known for their financial support of conservative and arts causes. But they, and their two brothers, Bill and […]
The Bloomberg-led Anti-Gun Movement Could Backfire at the Polls
Led by billionaire gun controller, Mayor “Mini” Mike Bloomberg, and Governor Ralph “Blackface” Northam (VA), Democrats are bent on taking away Americans’ right to bear arms. The feeling among Democrats was best encapsulated by presidential candidate Congressman Beto O’Rourke when he told a debate audience, “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.” […]
Don’t Let Your Retirement Dream Community Become a Nightmare
When it comes to your living situation in retirement, there are developments (literally) that may turn your idyllic retirement community into an “anywhere in the USA” suburb. As liberal states like California, crush the middle-class, neighboring states such as Idaho, and towns west of Boise like Star, pick up the slack, explains Dan Frosch in […]
U.S. Military Locking Its Sights on Multi-Domain Operations
Experimental equipment is paving the way for multi-domain operations. A recent and highly publicized and anticipated test off the coast of Florida in December of 2019 used experimental equipment developed by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Honeywell called “GatewayONE.” It is a radio and antenna system that allows two-way data transfer between an F35 and […]
Cutting Carbon Emissions Won’t Stop Forest Fires
This week, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told investors that his company, the world’s largest asset manager, will make “sustainability”–corporate code for climate change reactionism–the “new standard for investing.” Holman W. Jenkins explains in The Wall Street Journal that the climate change hysteria surrounding weather phenomenon like the Australian and Californian forest fires is misplaced. He […]
Democrats Are Unknowingly Working for Team Trump
In a variety of ways, big and small, Democrats are working hard to get President Trump reelected. The best covered example of Democrats’ misguided plans is the impeachment circus in Washington, which has proven to one and all that the party puts politics ahead of progress every time. But while that grand show plays out […]