This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream.  We live at a time when deception is running rampant. Iran is not telling the truth about what is going on in the Strait of Hormuz. Neither is the Pentagon. On Monday, a few commercial vessels were able to get through the Strait. On Tuesday, that number dropped to zero. That isn’t progress. In fact, that is the opposite of progress. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is the greatest threat to the global economy that I have seen in my entire…

The current ruling class is continuing with its war-mongering rhetoric. The vice president of the United States, JD Vance, says that nuclear weapons testing needs to continue because these types of weapons are an important part of America’s “defense.” On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that nuclear testing would continue.…

A heated argument in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Davenport, Florida escalated into violence inside the store, leaving one man shot and all three involved facing criminal charges. The employee claims self-defense after being threatened, while authorities continue to sort through the chaotic confrontation. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE DAVENPORT, FL (3-minute…

TL;DR:  Markets wobble into Halloween as demographics, politics, and policy churn in the background — witches aren’t the scariest thing this weekend, central bankers and bureaucrats are. Beneath the plastic masks and candy lies an ancient reminder: we’re crossing a seasonal and social threshold, and you’d better keep your wits…

This article was originally published by Ryan McMacken at The Mises Institute.  Unless members of Congress intervene to prevent it, the food stamp program—also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—will be suspended beginning November 1. If the federal partial “shutdown” ends before then, the program will likely send out…