Follow Jason on Locals! _____ Kamala Harris is a sincerely despicable, disgusting, reprehensible human being. So it makes sense that the Democrats would select her as a VP candidate. Because make no mistake about it: Joe Biden isn’t the one doing the decision-making around here. Not the most senile presidential candidate in American history. In fact, that’s part of the value of […]

Follow Jason on Locals! _____ You heard it here first. Jason predicted weeks ago that by at least September we would be hearing that everything is getting better and COVID is under control. Over the weekend, the NYT Editorial Board published an op-ed entitled "America Could Control the Pandemic by October. Let's Get to It." Here's how opinion-making works in America. A major corporate press […]

Follow Jason on Locals! _____ If you can get your emotions out of it, 21st-century politics is an incredibly entertaining game. It's a never-ending power struggle, more dynamic than any TV show -- yes, even Game of Thrones. We've got a bunch of goofy storylines in the latest episode of our reality TV show government, and they all revolve around power. Everyone wants it. So everyone is doing […]

Follow Jason on Locals! _____ Our culture has been conditioned to despise greatness. Left-wing thought places egalitarianism as its highest ideal, which means left-wing people tend to be suspicious of hierarchies. Right-wing thought places excellence as its highest ideal, which means right-wing people tend to embrace hierarchies. If you track the cultural evolution of America ever since its […]

The federal government is poised to grant the Fed new powers that will change the game forever. Gold is trading at an all-time high, and Bitcoin is surging again as many people are seeking to protect their wealth in an uncertain economic time. The fact that both assets are climbing at the same time is evidence that people are pessimistic about the future. For years now, the Fed has kept interest […]