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What Would A Bank Run Look Like Today? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) features what is today the most famous bank run. It’s film and fiction, yes, but fits with a scenario that has been common for centuries. When the movie came out, the bank runs of 1930–1932 were very much in people’s memory. For older people, they remember the Panic of 1907. Before that, there was the Panic of 1893, the Panic of 1873, the Panic of 1837, and the...

LA Does Not Love LA Authored by Arthur Schaper via American Greatness, Rolling down Imperial Highway Sweet Nasty Redhead on my side Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north We were born to ride. I love Randy Newman, and I love his signature song "I Love LA." When he won the mayor's race in 2001, James Hahn played that anthem to celebrate his victory. From city attorney to mayor, Hahn worked to ensure some decency and competence in the city. Fast forward to today, and Los Angeles is a hollowed-out, burned-out, blown-out shell of what...

China Ousts 4 Senior Military Commanders In Widening Purges Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, China has removed two top generals from its highest military command body and expelled two other senior commanders from a Communist Party-controlled legislature, as turbulence continues within the upper echelon of the country's armed forces. Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at the opening of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China, on April 22, 2024. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Once China's No. 1 general, Zhang Youxia, has been removed from...