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The classic shape of an economic bubble (source).

The bulk of the country identifies as "independents" and they're not a patient lot (discussed here).

by Gaius PubliusWe've written recently about the destabilization of the State under the pressure of the current situation (see "A Nation in Crisis, Again"). Lawrence Wilkerson, retired U.S. Army colonel, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, and frequent commenter on U.S. foreign policy, adds more.

Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Portland, Oregon. Is there one more like him in our future?by Gaius PubliusWhat an odd and frightening place we've found ourselves.

Aggregate private household debt, 1990-2014. Consumer debt is measured on the left-hand scale; mortgage debt on the right-hand scale (source).by Gaius Publius"In the modern economy, most money takes the form of bank deposits.

 “Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war" (image source).by Gaius Publius“What I do is I authorize my military.

Accounting for wind direction at the time of the so-called "sarin bombing," the red oval indicates where large numbers of casualties would have been found — including immediately across the road from the site the White House intelligence report identifies as the bomb site. (See report below for more information. Click to enlarge all images.) by Gaius PubliusEarlier we reported on Dr.

 The Great House on billionaire Richard Branson's private Caribbean island prior to a devastating 2011 fire (source). It has since been rebuilt (click for tour). Cost to rent: $60,000 per night.

(Source)by Gaius Publius[Update: It's been suggested in comments (initially here) that Clinton's "we" in her answer to Blankfein's question was a reference to China's policy, not our own.

Worker in rebel-held Idlib province squatting with minimal protective clothing at the site claimed by the White House Intelligence Report to be ground-zero for the "sarin bomb." Note the constructed (i.e., not carved from rock face) dwellings in the background. by Gaius Publius"I think there is no motive for [Assad] doing this and I think it makes it highly incredible that this was actually carried out by Syria.