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Red Hysteria Engulfs Washington

Red Hysteria Engulfs Washington

Submitted by Eric Margolis via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

President Dwight Eisenhower’s warning about the dangers of the military-industrial complex made half a century ago ring as loud and clear today. The soft coup being mounted against the Trump government by America’s ‘deep state’ reached a new intensity this week as special interests battled for control of Washington.

Theory of Relativity

Theory of Relativity

From the Slope of Hope: Since today is President's Day, I think I'll write about something Presidential. And this quote from our patron saint George Carlin is absolutely crucial to the piece:

 "When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."

"Fake Data": Economists Concerned Trump Administration Will Adopt 'Alternative' Economic Facts

"Fake Data": Economists Concerned Trump Administration Will Adopt 'Alternative' Economic Facts

Over the weekend we noted that the Trump administration was considering changing the U.S. trade deficit calculation to exclude re-exports from the US trade balance, a shift that would make America's trade gap appear even greater than it has been in recent years, potentially making future trade skirmishes and wars with America's export-heavy trade partners far more likely (see "White House May Change Calculation Of US Trade Deficit, Boosting Trade War Odds").

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