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When Did Obesity Become A Drug Deficiency?
When Did Obesity Become A Drug Deficiency?
Authored by Joseph Varon via The Brownstone Institute,
Look at almost any photograph of an American crowd taken 60 years ago. It can be a baseball game, a high school graduation, a beach, an airport terminal, a factory floor, or simply people walking down a city street. Something is immediately noticeable to modern eyes, although almost nobody in the photograph would have considered it remarkable: most people are relatively thin.
They did not have continuous glucose monitors, smartphone applications that counted calories and macronutrients, wearable...
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Sep 29, 2026 / Jason Ditz
Israeli Troops Release One Detainee in Southwest Syria, Capture Another
Israeli forces continued to carry out their usual cross-border raids into southwest Syria today, and while operations were reported in both Daraa and Quneitra Governorates, the most immediate focus seems to be on the northern part of Quneitra, with raids targeting local villages there unusually often. The village of Taranja in northern Quneitra got some […]
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Jun 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Houthis Declare "Total Ban" On Israeli Ships As Dual Chokepoint Crisis Stokes Supply Chain Nightmare
Houthis Declare "Total Ban" On Israeli Ships As Dual Chokepoint Crisis Stokes Supply Chain Nightmare
Brent crude futures jumped as much as 5% to $97.83 a barrel, while WTI traded around $95 a barrel, as renewed Iran-Israel fighting threatened to unravel a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and further disrupt energy flows.
On the maritime chokepoint front, Iran-backed Houthis declared a full ban on Israeli vessels in the southern Red Sea, warning that any Israeli ship (or linked ship) will be seen as a military target.
"First: We declare a complete and total...
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Apr 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
39 Going On 40 (Trillion)
39 Going On 40 (Trillion)
Authored by Robert Aro via The Mises Institute,
A little over two weeks ago, on April 7th, the U.S. national debt crossed $39 trillion. Since then, another $150 billion has already been added to the ledger. While major news outlets missed the milestone, every trillion is worthy of mention.
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) put the figure in perspective:
America is now $39,000,000,000,000 in debt—yes, $39 trillion. It took roughly 200 years to accumulate the first $1 trillion. Now we add that in a matter of months… Compounding the problem, we...
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