TYR 8 October 2012 reads

How to be a China bull @ China Financial Markets Michael Pettis dissects and challenges the notion that China's high growth rate will continue in the next decade. High debt and misallocation of resources stand in the way. Decline, Decay, Denial, Delusion & Despair @ The Burning Platform "I despair for my country that has chosen to … Continue reading TYR 8 October 2012 reads →

TYR reads “The Real Reason Behind War”

by James E. Miller of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada First some excerpts, then a comment, and finally the article. The excerpts: "As economist Joseph Salerno notes: We thus arrive at a universal, praxeological truth about war. War is the outcome of class conflict inherent in the political relationship – the relationship between ruler and ruled, … Continue reading TYR reads “The Real Reason Behind War” →

Will America be “engineered” into a war against Iran?

Alt-Market reports that a globalist think-tank suggests using an engineered event as excuse for war with Iran: "what is interesting about this discussion by the Washington Institute For Near East Policy, a Neocon (Globalist) think-tank, is that its primary purpose is not necessarily to debate the current political elements of the Iranian question. They aren't … Continue reading Will America be “engineered” into a war against Iran? →

“How so? Breaking the law has now become a sort of routine”

In an interview with Die Presse, the former chief economist of the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses the latest decisions taken by this institution and asserts that from 2010 on, the ECB has given in to pressure from the outside ("Sie hat dem Druck von außen nachgegeben"). Asked about whether this pressure originated in the USA, … Continue reading “How so? Breaking the law has now become a sort of routine” →

NYT: “All the News That’s Fit to…Serve the Powerful”

Daniel Simpson, former NYT journalist was recently interviewed by Russia Today. In the interview he explains the way the NYT really works: "All the News That's Fit to...serve the powerful". He has just published a book, "A Rough Guide to the Darkside", where he explains how he "threw away a career as a foreign correspondent, aghast at … Continue reading NYT: “All the News That’s Fit to…Serve the Powerful” →

TYR 18 September 2012 reads

Scientific Paper: “The Fukushima Radioactive Plume Contaminated the Entire Northern Hemisphere During a Relatively Short Period of Time” @ Washington's Blog The peer-reviewed scientific journal Science of the Total Environment reports: the Fukushima radioactive plume contaminated the entire Northern Hemisphere during a relatively short period of time. U.S. Household Incomes: A 44-Year Perspective @ DShort Mean Household Income (MHI), … Continue reading TYR 18 September 2012 reads →