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Whenever there is some sort of a major crisis, our politicians normally attempt to solve it by spending money.  But in this case, that isn’t going to work.  Our leaders can try to throw billions or even trillions of dollars at the global food crisis, and they may even convince themselves that they are making a difference.  However, the truth is that they simply cannot create food out of thin air.  As I discussed last week, we are facing a worldwide nightmare of epic proportions.  Fertilizer prices have spiked to absurd levels, extremely bizarre weather patterns are playing havoc with crop production all over the planet, and the war in Ukraine has caused a growing supply crunch that will not be resolved any time soon.  There simply is no “magic wand” that our politicians can wave that will make this problem go away. (Read More...)

What I am about to share with you is extremely disturbing.  There are some that don’t want to hear bad news like this, but most people would rather know what is coming so that they can prepare for it.  As I have been documenting on my websites for months, we were already heading for a nightmarish global food crisis even before the war in Ukraine erupted.  Fertilizer prices have risen to absolutely absurd heights, and this is going to depress agricultural production all over the planet in 2022.  And of course the war in Ukraine has now made this emerging crisis a whole lot worse, because Russia and Ukraine collectively account for approximately 30 percent of all global wheat exports under normal conditions.  So with everything that has been going on, it is absolutely imperative that we have a good growing season here in the United States this year.  Unfortunately, it appears that a series of “mega disasters” is going to prevent that from happening. (Read More...)

Mysterious new outbreaks of disease are erupting all over the planet.  Should we be alarmed?  Over the past few years, we have all seen how rapidly an outbreak can spread.  A few confirmed cases in one part of the world can become a true global pandemic in just a matter of weeks.  And once a pandemic begins, it can be with us indefinitely.  After more than two years of fighting COVID, our health authorities are now admitting that it is going to be with us for many years to come.  Despite all of our advanced technology, the truth is that we are exceedingly vulnerable.  A deadly new bug could come along at any time and kill millions or billions of us, and that is just one of the reasons why we should take any new “mystery illness” very seriously. (Read More...)

When it was announced that Elon Musk would be buying Twitter, millions upon millions of people all over the globe greatly rejoiced.  Many anticipated that there would immediately be dramatic changes at Twitter, but that simply is not going to happen.  In fact, according to the terms of the deal the company is not even going to be turned over to Elon Musk until about six months from now.  And once he takes control, he will have to deal with an extremely toxic corporate culture and hordes of employees that absolutely hate him.  Unless Musk cleans house, Twitter will continue to be dominated by pro-censorship progressives.  But if Musk does conduct mass firings, who will be left to actually run the company?  Musk has many other responsibilities, and to a certain extent he is going to need to rely on at least some of the employees that are already there.  So what is going to happen if those employees are resistant to the changes that Musk wishes to make? (Read More...)

He did it!  Elon Musk actually bought Twitter, and I am absolutely thrilled.  It is about time that one of these billionaires did something good with their money.  The major social media platforms are where we all used to go to debate the issues of our day, but in recent years a wave of extreme censorship has changed everything.  Now Elon Musk has liberated Twitter, and that is a victory that we should all celebrate.  Without the ability to speak freely, our system of government simply cannot work.  So I am very hopeful that Musk will follow through on the promises that he is now making.  In the statement that was released announcing the purchase, he made some pretty bold pronouncements… (Read More...)

What we have witnessed so far is just the beginning of the story.  The global response to the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021 created the most epic supply chain crisis in modern times, and now “black swan events” such as the war in Ukraine and the bird flu pandemic are making that supply chain crisis even worse.  Unfortunately, more global difficulties are coming.  There will be more war, there will be more pestilences, there will be more natural disasters, and even the United Nations is admitting that we are heading into the worst global food crisis since World War II.  So if you think that global supply chain problems are severe now, just wait until you see what is coming next. (Read More...)

In all of modern history, the world has never had a worse group of leaders than it does right now, and the fate of civilization is literally in their hands.  If both sides continue to escalate matters, the proxy war in Ukraine will eventually become a shooting war between the United States and Russia.  And once a shooting war between the United States and Russia starts, it will only be a matter of time before it goes nuclear.  It is often said that there are no winners in a nuclear war, and that is certainly true.  But if a nuclear war becomes inevitable, you definitely want to be on the side that strikes first.  Because a devastating surprise first strike may not enable you to “win” a nuclear war, but it will certainly give you the best chance of surviving one. (Read More...)

The dogs of war have been released, and many fear that our planet will never be the same again as a result.  From the very outset of this article, I want to make it exceedingly clear that I am pro-peace, because I am extremely concerned about what a global war would mean for America.  If we eventually get to a point where nuclear weapons are used, billions of people could die.  That is a scenario that we should be trying to avoid at all costs.  Even now, countless innocent civilians in Ukraine are being ruthlessly sacrificed as politicians on both sides engage in a reckless game of global domination. (Read More...)