America

Submitted by Tho Bishop via The Mises Institute,

Largely overlooked last week in the wake of President Donald Trump’s court battle was another controversial judicial ruling.

On Thursday the US Court of Claims rewarding Moda Health, an Oregon-based health insurer, $214 million for losses it took participating in the high risk insurance pools established under the Affordable Care Act. The dispute came after Republicans eliminated funding for tax payer subsidies to those firms that lost money writing insurance for high risk individuals.

A couple of years ago, in the midst of its bankruptcy proceedings, we posted a series of stunning pictures illustrating the "Death And Decay Of Detroit."  Once a beacon of America's manufacturing prowess, a series of time lapsed pictures revealed how, in just a few years following the 'great recession' of 2008, the once vibrant metropolis became the poster child for urban decay. 

Submitted and Authored by The Saker,

Less than a month ago I warned that a ‘color revolution ‘ was taking place in the USA.  My first element of proof was the so-called “investigation” which the CIA, FBI, NSA and others were conducting against President Trump’s candidate to become National Security Advisor, General Flynn.  Last night, the plot to get rid of Flynn has finally succeeded and General Flynn had to offer his resignation.  Trump accepted it.

Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog,

In Part One of this article I documented the populist administration of Andrew Jackson and similarities to Donald Trump’s populist victory in the recent election. I’ll now try to assess the chances of a Trump presidency accomplishing its populist agenda.

The Trumpian Era

Submitted by Daniel Mitchell via The Foundation for Economic Education,

Since I’m always reading and writing about government policies, both in America and around the world, I’m frequently reminded of H.L. Mencken’s famous observation about the shortcomings of “tolerable” government.

If you take a close look at the world’s freest economies, you quickly learn that they are highly ranked mostly because of the even-worse governments elsewhere.

Even places such as Switzerland have some misguided policies.