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The latest official employment report finds once again that the federal government and state-local hiring spree is still in full gear. Over the past year, health care and government hiring has outpaced every private sector…

"Politicians, at least when they pitch the idea, seem to be buoyed by with high public support for the bids....citizens turn sour when they start to notice the high price they actually are paying to host the Olympics." ~

"This uptick triggers the Sahm Rule, a real-time recession indicator, suggesting that the US economy is in, or has entered, a recession." ~Peter C. Earle

"Thanks to a complex web of CSR initiatives, aid and development programs, progressive intergovernmental agencies, and the do-good posturing of political elites, businesses will further be ensnarled to ESG."…

"The prospects for market liberalization in the EU aren't good. We can expect more business as usual, if with some important marginal cuts (notably on the EU's aggressive and expensive environmental agenda)." ~Nikolai Wenzel

"We have seen the rise of the military-industrial complex, the creation of the national security state, and a bloated military that is second to none, but with a price tag to match." ~Andrew Byers