The Cost of the Union: Sectionalism and the “Fiscal Cliff”
District of Corruption As one might have expected, the Republicans kicked off 2013 by caving on the “fiscal cliff” in Washington. Here’s the House vote on […]
BRA Economics
China Beating BRA In Manufacturing
China BRA has been left in the coal dust: After we secede from this joke of a Union, we should still enjoy good trade relations […]
The Death of California
California It is one of the things you know is “out there,” a fiscal landmine waiting to explode, something that is guaranteed to polarize the […]
Mississippi: The Color of WIC, TANF, and Medicaid
Mississippi WIC In 2010, 44,671 Whites and 66,830 African-Americans were on WIC in Mississippi. 60% of WIC recipients in Mississippi are African-American. $66.8 million dollars […]
“Comprehensive NATO”: The Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
District of Corruption H/T Walter Russell Mead Do you remember all those negative campaign ads in Ohio about how Romney, the Grinch from Bain Capital […]
Black Friday Chaos At Moultrie Walmart
Georgia H/T Drudge This happened about 2 hours away from here at a Wal-Mart in South Georgia: “Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove says a deal on […]
Chris Hayes: Fossil Fuel Industry Is Like Slavery
MSNBC Chris Hayes compares the abolition of slavery to opposition to the fossil fuel industry: Note: Fighting “Global Climate Change” through the War on Coal […]
Those Jobless Claims
BRA Remember the headlines about 7.8 unemployment? The biggest jump in the economy since the early 1980s? Remember how the media and the comedians claimed […]
Tales From Detroit: The Big D Is Burning
Michigan H/T Charlie LeDuff “BURN is a feature documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of Detroit firefighters, who are charged with the thankless task […]
Bankrupt California
California Is gas really that high in California? It isn’t nearly that bad in Alabama. ” I thought of my fellow Californian Energy Secretary Steven […]
The Great Reversal
BRA Robert Samuelson on “Peak Growth” which has recently gained wider currency among mainstream economists: Note: BTW, over a decade ago now, I started wondering […]
Peak Growth Theory
BRA I found this in my Facebook newsfeed.
The Slow Motion Collapse
BRA There has been a collapse. It has just happened so slowly, so incrementally that most people remain trapped in the mainstream two-party political system. […]
Visualizing “The Day The EBT Card Stops Working”
BRA Remember the Piggly Wiggly Rampage in Athens, GA? Instead of “Armageddon” (asteroid hits the earth) or “The Day After Tomorrow” (global warming brings on […]
Section 8 Tenants Renting Homes In Gated Communities
Florida BRA is a joke. Lately, I have been even more disgusted with the United States than usual, and sometimes there are days when I […]
Romney-Ryan Threaten Medicaid and SNAP EBT Work Requirement
BRA This is the only positive thing I can say about the Romney-Ryan ticket. I would also recommend taking a closer look at this plan […]
Amurrica Series: Blue Twilight on the Pacific
California H/T Via Meadia Walter Russell Mead links to the latest New York Times article on The Day The Criminals Were Released From Prison in […]
White Man’s Chicken Day: The Implicit Whiteness and Racial Segregation of Chick-fil-A Restaurants, South Alabama Edition
Alabama Paul Kersey has a new post up on SBPDL.com about the implicit whiteness of Chick-fil-A restaurants. After running through all 190+ Chick-fil-A locations in […]
Outsourcing Is America At Its Best
Forbes I knew this guy sounded familiar … scanning my bookshelf, I spotted his name on a copy of The Ayn Rand Lexicon. “Mitt Romney […]
Tales From Detroit: Detroit ’67
Michigan It has the ring of “Rollin’ down to Salisbury town.” Note: In case you are just joining us, BRA happened in 1967 and Detroit […]
BRA’s Stagnating Economy
BRA Here is an update to the debate with Silver … in the 2Q of 2012, the American economy grew by 1.5 percent. “U.S. economic […]
The Cost of the Union: Obamacare: Healthcare for Blacks and Hispanics
District of Corruption The Obama administration is not even trying to hide the fact that it is taxing White households to spend money on healthcare […]
The Great Wipe Out
BRA Fifty years of BRA and billions if not trillions of dollars invested in the Negro Equality Project and the result is … what? “The […]
Amurrica Series: USDA Partners With Mexico To Increase SNAP EBT Card Rolls
BRA If you are not a disunionist by now, you will be soon enough. Four more years of Obama Africanus I and the bottom will […]
Connie Chastain, Fort Deposit, BRA, and Southern Nationalism
Alabama Dear Connie, I noticed on the League of the South Facebook group that you are itching for a debate on Southern nationalism with me. […]
Lil B – Violate That Bitch
Dumpster Are rappers worthless? No, they are just a reflection of free negroes making economic choices in the free market: Note: Why are rappers millionaires? […]
Straight Outta Compton
California Maybe they will rap about bankruptcy now? “COMPTON (CBS) — The city of Compton is reportedly facing bankruptcy following an announcement at a City […]
Romney’s Chance to Embrace Outsourcing
National Review Here’s the latest from the VIPs (Valuable Intellectual Properties) over at National Review: “There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Milton Friedman was […]
Recession Anxiety
BRA’s Economy BRA’s Recovery looks increasingly poised to keel over and take the plunge into a double dip recession.
Limits To Growth: California’s Dysfunctional Political System
California H/T Walter Russell Mead While there are geological limits to growth (such as Peak Water in Saudi Arabia), OD has always been fascinated by […]
The Cost of the Union: Obama Guts “Welfare Reform”
District of Corruption Thought welfare was gone? Think again. Note: Don’t count on Mitt Romney to say anything about it. “The Department and Health and […]
Limits To Growth: Neo-Slavery
Malthusian World As I mentioned in the comments, Richard Heinberg speculates that slavery might be restored in his book Peak Everything: “In the U.S., as […]