Monthly Archives: February 2019

Feb 24 2019

Higher Ed & Our Cultural Inflection Point: JB Peterson/Stephen Blackwood


Published on Feb 21, 2019

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Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcasts/… A conversation with Dr Stephen Blackwood about Solzhenitsyn, our cultural inflection point, higher education, and the hunger of the young for meaning. Dr Stephen Blackwood is the president of Ralston College, a new university being founded in Savannah, Georgia. Ralston College is committed to an educational vision that enables students to lead lives of self-knowledge, freedom, and substance. Stephen Blackwood http://www.stephenjblackwood.com on Twitter @stephenblackwd
Feb 24 2019

Alan Dershowitz discusses Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minuets interview where he talks about the James Comey firing.


Published on Feb 18, 2019

Feb 24 2019

The Jussie Smollett affect ‘victimhood’, a symptom of what is wrong in America.


Anyone surprised by Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax has not been paying attention to the liberal rot spreading through America’s culture. Victimhood is the new weapon being deployed by the left and sadly, in many cases, it’s being used effectively. Reports indicate this hoax was designed to increase Smollett’s popularity and his salary. He smeared half the country that voted for Trump, including millions who also voted for Obama, for personal gain. Not only is he a liar, he’s a self-serving greedy liar.

Recently we’ve witnessed several women use this tactic when accusing Justice Bret Kavanaugh of sexual assault. One of these fake victims even raised $800,000 from a go-fund-me account. And how about presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren lying about her Native American heritage. This hoax was to help secure a high paying job in the liberal bubble of academia. And we must not forget the king of victimhood, Colin Kaepernick. This hoax led to a lucrative TV add and a huge pay off from the NFL. All thanks to being a fake victim.

This victimhood culture is being promoted on college campuses across the nation. This culture is being pursued and encouraged by many unremarkable college professors and administrators. Students who lack self-respect are being convinced that it’s easier to become a victim than to rely on personal responsibility. Rather than graduating with enthusiasm and confidence many students are gravitating to groups that openly display resentment. This victimization disease cripples the student’s ability to compete in a global market while doing great damage to our country. Many of these pretend victims will become dependent on government. Democrats depend on their votes.

America’s descent from exceptionalism would not have been possible without a compliant and corrupt main stream media. President Trump was spot on when he said “fake news is the enemy of the people.” With GOD’s help let’s pray he will “Make America Great Again.”

Jeff Longo

Feb 24 2019

Consciousness and the Foundations of Physics


Published on May 15, 2015

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Sir Roger Penrose – “Consciousness and the Foundations of Physics”, delivered at the Ian Ramsey Centre – Humane Philosophy Project 2014-2015 Seminar. Chaired by Ralph Weir, Alister McGrath and Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode. The introduction of quantum mechanics in the early 20th Century led many physicists to question the “Newtonian” type of picture of an objective deterministic physical reality that had been previously regarded as an essential background to a fully scientific picture of the world. Quantum measurement, as described in standard theory however, requires a fundamental indeterminism, and issues such as Bell non-locality cause basic difficulties with a picture of objective reality that is consistent with the principles of relativity. Accordingly, many philosophers of science have felt driven to viewpoints according to which “reality” itself takes on subjective qualities, seemingly dependent upon the experiences of conscious beings. My own position is an essentially opposite one, and I argue that conscious experience itself arises from a particular objective feature of physical law. This, however, must go beyond our current understanding of the laws of quantum processes and their relation to macroscopic phenomena. I argue that this objective feature has to do with implications of Einstein’s general theory of relativity and, moreover, must lie beyond the scope of a fully computational universe. SIR ROGER PENROSE OM FRS is a renowned mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is known for his work in mathematical physics, especially his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He has received numerous prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the Universe. In 1972 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1972. He was knighted for services to science in 1994 and appointed to the Order of Merit in 2000. He also holds honorary doctorate degrees from many distinguished universities including Warsaw, Leuven, York and Bath.
Feb 24 2019

AP Previews Andrew Weissmann’s Special Counsel Report as Pitched by Pelosi Committee Chairs…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 23, 2019 by 

Many people are wondering what type of report Andrew Weissmann could possibly write for his special counsel boss Robert Mueller – to present to the DOJ after two years of insufferable political investigations.  Well, the Associated Press has provided an answerthat likely hits as close to accurate as anyone could presume.

In their anticipatory outline the AP reporters take half-truths, blend them with innuendo and leap-jumping suspicion, and top it all off with manipulated narrative engineering.

The AP declares: Yes, despite Weissmann and Mueller’s inability to technically prove Russian collusion and/or conspiracy; they’ve basically proven it exists.  Impeach !!

READ HERE

Feb 24 2019

North Korea Chairman Kim Jong-un Takes Train from Pyongyang to Hanoi Vietnam…


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 23, 2019 by 

Multiple media outlets are reporting that North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un has departed Pyongyang en route to Hanoi Vietnam by train.  It’s approximately a two day train ride for the journey.  The summit with President Trump is scheduled for February 27th and 28th.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday confirmed for the first time that its leader Kim Jong Un will hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting set to take place in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi.

Kim left Pyongyang by train on Saturday afternoon for the Feb. 27-28 summit accompanied by senior North Korean officials, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said.

The delegation with Kim includes top North Korean officials who took part in last year’s expanded summit talks between Kim and Trump in Singapore, including top envoy to the U.S. Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the central committee of North Korea’s Workers’ Party Ri Su Yong, and foreign minister Ri Yong Ho.

The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong, who was also seen aiding him in Singapore, is traveling with Kim as well.

Other senior North Korean officials, such as his de facto chief of staff Kim Chang Son and Kim Hyok Chol, negotiations counterpart to U.S. envoy Stephen Biegun, were already in Hanoi to prepare for the summit.  (read more)

Feb 24 2019

Paul Manafort Sentencing Memo Released (full pdf below)….


Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 23, 2019 by 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has released the sentencing memo for Paul Manafort (full pdf below).  Opposition to President Trump had hoped the memo would outline nuggets of investigative material that would indicate risk to President Trump. However, the Manafort sentencing memo provides no additional insight beyond what was already known.

WASHINGTON – As part of his plea deal in September, Manafort, 69, acknowledged he was guilty of everything he was accused of both in Washington and Virginia: making millions as an unregistered lobbyist for Ukrainian politicians, hiding that money to avoid paying taxes, defrauding banks to pay his debts when his oligarch patrons fell out of power, and lying to cover up his crimes while trying to persuade witnesses to do the same. (link)

Under his prior plea agreement in Washington, prosecutors had agreed to ask Judge Amy Berman Jackson to give Manafort credit at sentencing for cooperation. But because she found he lied to investigators and breached that agreement, the prosecution is no longer bound by the plea.

https://www.scribd.com/embeds/400335788/content?start_page=1&view_mode=&access_key=key-lGjib6yUP5rvc8DkRQDe

 

Feb 24 2019

World Financial Outlook for 2019


Armstrong Economics Blog/Reports and DVDs

Re-Posted Feb 23, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

The 2019 Outlook Report covers the world. The Report will be priced at $1200 and will address the major markets. We will let everyone know as soon as it is available.

Feb 24 2019

Bernie Sanders – The Millionaire Socialist with 3 Houses


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics

Re-Posted Feb 24, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

 

Feb 24 2019

Armstrong Economics, Three PRIVATE BLOGS Explained


Armstrong Economics Blog/Socrates

Re-Posted Feb 23, 2019 by Martin Armstrong

We have created three separate membership options for the Socrates Platform(www.Ask-Socrates.com) which are intended for three separate audiences. First, we have the BASIC Membership service at $15 per month which is intended for the average person who is interested in the broader term with respect to trends and not interested in short-term trading back and forth. Then we have the Plus Membership which provides short-term forecasting for the investor. The third level is the Pro Membership where reversals and arrays are available to access on over 1,000 markets worldwide (requires Premium Market Subscription or Snapshot Report). This is intended for active traders rather than investors who tend to be more position oriented (see comparison).

 

Then on top of all of this, we have our Institutional Level of service which includes hedging models among other information. While we try to target a version for everyone, it is difficult. The main goal has been to bring the ONLY FULLY FUNCTIONING Artificial Intelligence computer in the world focused on financial markets and global economy, proven over time, to the general public. This is free of personal bias. All of the market analysis (with exception of private blog post commentary) is written by the computer – not analysts. This inspires confidence for everyone knows there is no hidden agenda and there is no conflict of interest. The computer does not own property, mines, manufacture, and beside the fact that it cannot be bribed, it has not national patronage either.

I personally apologize for doing just one blog on Friday for the Pro Version. It is just that there are specific Reversals given so it is not designed to a general investor – we will create a broader view version over the weekend after closings. This is the difference between the three versions of the Socrates Platform, and corresponding private blog posts that are tailored to the three different groups of people we are servicing.

WE HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THE NEW RELEASE OF SOCRATES

We are still working to finalize various aspects, including adding some additional features and forecasting modules over time. When we are finished with this initial rollout, we will make the formal announcement. Thank you.