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29% Of Americans Have Finally Figured Out The Problem... 71% To Go
29% Of Americans Have Finally Figured Out The Problem... 71% To Go
Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com,
A new Gallup poll finds that 29% of Americans now say government itself is the country’s biggest problem.
That’s a higher percentage than people who think America’s biggest problem is the economy. Or immigration. Or inflation.
Think about that for a moment.
The institution whose entire job is to solve problems has become, in the eyes of the public, the single biggest problem of all.
Joseph Tainter described exactly this phenomenon in his 1988 book, The Collapse...
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Jul 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Would The Founders Still Recognize Their Republic?
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Authored by Andrew P. Napolitano
Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away?
— Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788)
Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? This conundrum, along with the witty version of it put to a Boston crowd in 1775 by the little-known colonial-era preacher with the famous uncle — Cotton Mather — addresses the age-old question of whether liberty can long survive in...
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Jun 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Continuing Jobless Claims At 3-Month-Highs, Initial Claims Tumble Back To 2021 Levels
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell last week to 215k (after hitting four month highs last week), well below the 225k expectations and back to the same levels it was at in 2021...
At the same time, continuing jobless claims picked up to 1.821 million Americans - the highest in 3 months...
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Jun 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
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The shuttered Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen within days, though conflicting reports suggest the US-Iran memorandum of understanding could be formally signed as early as today, Thursday, or Friday. Either way, the interim peace deal appears likely to be signed within the next 48 hours, setting the stage for energy flows through the critical maritime chokepoint to begin normalizing, a process that could take many months.
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