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Life Expectancy on the Decline in the US

March 25, 2024

The average America will not live to see 80-years of age. The average life expectancy stands around 76.4 years, according to the CDC, with women living an average of 79.3 years and men expiring sooner at 73.5. Those figures have been steadily declining each year. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf recently spoke […]

Proposition F – Drug Screens for Welfare Recipients

March 8, 2024

San Francisco’s Republican Party has pushed forth Proposition F that will require drug screenings for welfare recipients. Separately, Proposition E will limit the time police may patrol certain areas. There has been a large uptick in the number of San Franscico residents on the CalFresh state program, increasing by an alarming 42% (64,800) from 2019 […]

Over 250,000 Dead Americans

November 3, 2023

America has lost the war on drugs as overdose-related deaths have quadrupled in the past decade. Overdoses from fentanyl are now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. There was even a 109% increase in childhood deaths (10-19) from 2019 to 2021. Around 106,699 Americans died from drug usage in 2021 […]

Coke in the White House – Trump v Biden

July 10, 2023

@teerex554_05 ♬ original sound – teerex554_05 The media condemned Donald Trump for drinking Coca-Cola. Numerous media outlets picked up the stories and they tracked exactly how much soda the president consumed each day. They interviewed doctors who called Trump reckless for consuming so much sugar, with some even claiming the soft drink was affecting his […]

Drug Trade, Violence, & Capital Flows

December 6, 2019

QUESTION: Good afternoon Mr. Armstrong, First of all, thank you for all the information you give us on your blog so that we who are and live in third world countries like me can understand the behavior of the global economy and especially in the rich countries. The way I approach the issue of the […]