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Trump threatens sanctions against China if it buys Iranian oil… Could China pull a 21st century Pearl Harbor?… “We’re going to monetize the most valuable asset of the United States”… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted May 02, 2025 Dear Reader, President Trump, yesterday: Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL […]

Tariffs drive Q1 GDP negative… Lies, damn lies and statistics… “We’re going to monetize the most valuable asset of the United States”… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted May 01, 2025 Dear Reader, The Bureau of Economic (Mis)Analysis is stabled within the United States Department of Commerce. Yesterday the august bureau dispatched its findings

“Hypernormalization”…  Soviet Hypernormalization vs. American Hypernormalization… “We’re going to monetize the most valuable asset of the United States”… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 30, 2025 Dear Reader, Is the United States enduring “Hypernormalization?” What is Hypernormalization? It is a term hatched by Russian historian Alexei Yurchak. He devised it to describe life

The “special century”… “We wanted flying cars. Instead, we got 140 characters”… It’s not insane to think Trump might run again in 2028… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 29, 2025 Dear Reader, Is the United States economy — is in fact the world economy — fading into obsolescence? Is that economy nearing

Whatever happened to saving the whales?… Corporate greed is good — as long as it supports our cause… The New York Times says “It can’t happen” — but can it?…  Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 28, 2025 Dear Reader, Climate “deniers” beware — artificial intelligence is training its sights on you. Reports

Gathering economic omens… Will the 2026 midterm elections be like the 1982 midterm elections?… The New York Times says “It can’t happen” — but can it?… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 25, 2025 Dear Reader, Mr. Michael Snyder — he of the eternally sunny Economic Collapse site — has issued his economic

The biggest problem with democracy… Maybe the problem is us… Is this actually constitutional? Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 24, 2025 Dear Reader, “Democracy never lasts long,” warned old Johnny Adams long ago. “It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself,” added Mr. Adams. Yet is it necessarily in the nature of democracy

Are you in on the new gold rush?… A historic investment opportunity — and it’s not gold… Trump said he’s “not joking” about running again… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 23, 2025 Dear Reader, The dollar has shrunk over 10% within the past two months. The prevailing explanation runs this way: Investors

Is democracy really superior to democracy?… The best form of government, except for all the rest… “The groundwork is being laid for a THIRD Trump Presidency”… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 22, 2025 Dear Reader, Paul Krugman is talking again. He explains why democratic republics are superior to monarchies. And he believes

Conservative pundit calls for “civic uprising” against Trump… Reforming America’s “whorehouse”… Is Trump the most significant president since FDR?… Brian Maher Contributor, Freedom Financial News Posted April 21, 2025 Dear Reader, Mr. David Brooks is a self-described “conservative.” Yet let us consider Mr. Brooks’ most recent column in The New York Times. This fellow agitates