This article was originally published by Lipton Matthews at The Mises Institute. Criticisms of pro-market policies, such as lower corporate taxes and deregulation, are often rooted in a form of discrimination rarely acknowledged: upward classism. This prejudice against people of higher socio-economic status misrepresents the contributions of “the rich” and distorts discussions about public policy.…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  Why do so many people insist on living in the state of California?  Today, it has the highest population of any U.S. state by a very wide margin.  Approximately 39 million people live in California, and Texas is number two…

China’s outbreak of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is “not unusual,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a statement, the WHO called elevated levels of hMPV cases and similar viruses in the northern hemisphere “expected at this time of year” and “not unusual.” This typically is the time of year when colds, cases of flu,…

President-elect Donald Trump is actually quite serious about acquiring the country of Greenland. But he seems to be the only one sure he can do it. Russia has described the US president-elect’s plan as “eccentric” and “totally unworkable,” a sentiment further echoed by most other ruling classes. Trump’s idea has so far been dismissed by…

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This article was originally published by Ryan McMaken at The Mises Institute. Donald Trump wants an open border with Canada. At least, that’s what would happen if Trump were to execute his stated preference for annexing Canada as the fifty-first state. In recent days, President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of comments suggesting that…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  LA Fire Summary: Fast-moving, wind-driven fires are sweeping through the Los Angeles area, forcing mandatory evacuations for over 49,000 residents. The fires remain 0% contained. The Palisades Fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire has scorched 1,000 acres and the Hurst Fire…

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is surging in China, but health “experts” say that the risk of a COVID-19-like pandemic because of this outbreak is still very low. In spite of some alarm being raised, the hMPV outbreak doesn’t appear to be too severe. HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. Those complications…

The CEO and co-founder of BioNTech has refused to be “vaccinated” with the mRNA COVID-19 injection. Ugur Sahin just said that he is refusing to take the mRNA Covid “vaccines” that his company created while working in tandem with Pfizer. Ugur Sahin is a German oncologist and immunologist who co-founded BioNTech, which developed one of the…

Resigned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his peasants that President-elect Donald Trump would not be their next ruler. Trump has threatened to put a 25% tariff on Canada over the country’s participation in the illegal immigration debacle. Trump has repeatedly suggested that his administration would somehow transform Canada into a part of the United States.…