“We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?”- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit451
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU CALL HELPING A REGIME GUILTY OF KIDNAPPING AND KILLING AMERICANS? … After spending $35 million of taxpayer money on two years of exhaustive investigations into alleged collusion between Russia and Trump during the 2016 election campaign, the Special Counsel found insufficient evidence that a crime was committed by any American. In …
CHINA ISN’T OUR GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITOR? … Unfortunately for America and its allies, the Obama / Biden administration’s geopolitical naiveté in underestimating Russian and ISIS threats resulted in five foreign policy disasters and led to at least half a million lives lost. RUSSIA In the Obama / Biden administration’s first term, their weak attempt to reset …
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REMEMBRANCES AND LESSONS … Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering and honoring people who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Beginning with the American Revolutionary War in 1775, and continuing through the War in Afghanistan still being fought today, a total of 1,354,664 Americans have perished …
FOR UNFETTERED GROWTH AND PROTECTION AGAINST GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, TARIFF / TRADE WARS AND POTENTIAL RECESSION … We support the Trump economic advisors’ (economists Art Laffer and Stephen Moore) call for the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) to lower short-term interest rates. Why? There are three primary reasons … EMPLOYMENT STILL HAS ROOM TO GROW The …
RATHER THAN WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COSTS … In his State of the Union address in February, President Trump called the prescription drug price discrepancy between the United States and other countries “unacceptable” and “unfair,” and vowed to “stop it fast.” On May 16, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform followed up on …
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FOR VOICING POLITICALLY INCONVENIENT “HATE FACTS?” … In response to inquiries, we are sad to inform you that Factual Harassment’s Twitter account is still suspended. For those of you new to our blog, we shared the story of Twitter’s unwarranted suspension on two previous occasions: 3/29/19 — FH’S TWITTER ACCOUNT STILL SUSPENDED 3/20/19 — TWITTER …
THANKS TO TRUMP’S PRO-BUSINESS / PRO-WORKER ECONOMIC POLICIES … Steve Moore, economist and author of Trumponomics, often says, “Small business is the spinal cord of our economy.” Here are a few 2017 statistics to illustrate his point: There are 30 million small businesses employing 60 million workers, equaling almost half of all employees in the …
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REGULATING BRAZILIAN SUPPLY WILL PRESSURE CHINA … The United States has tariffed imported Chinese goods to force overdue changes in China’s unfair trade practices. In retaliation, China has targeted U.S. agricultural products with 25% tariffs to hurt farmers loyal to President Trump. Chinese tariffs have particularly affected U.S. soybean farmers. In 2017, according to the …
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WHO’S WINNING & LOSING? … Since July-2018, the Trump Administration has been imposing tariffs on imports of Chinese goods to address a lopsided trade deficit, eliminate unfair trade practices, and obtain structural changes on trade issues that hurt U.S. economic security such as intellectual property, subsidies and forced technology transfer. Recent trade talks between the …
WAS IT ILLEGAL POLITICAL SURVEILLANCE? If you have 45-minutes to spare and are interested in understanding how President Obama and his Administration’s National Security Adviser (Susan Rice), Director of National Intelligence (James Clapper), CIA Director (John Brennan), and FBI Director (James Comey) likely abused their authority in spying on the Trump campaign, we highly recommend …
AND FH THROWS IN ITS OWN CAMPAIGN ADVICE FOR FREE … The 2020 election is still 18-months away, but we find the Democrat’s platform issues, focus on investigation rather than legislation, and resistance to popular Trump policies to be perplexing. Likewise, we find the President’s gamble on implementing his health care solution after the election …
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A MUST READ FOR EVERY “FRIEND OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY” … On 19 April 2019, Emmet Flood, Special Counsel to the President, penned a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr. The purpose of the letter was to “memorialize concerns” relating to the Special Counsel Office (SCO) report and genesis. Another concern, though not highlighted below, was …
THE STANDARD OF LIVING SUCKS … As ultra-liberal college educators glorify Marxist / Leninist utopian theory, Democrat politicians (including presidential candidates) propose socialist policies, and left-wing media compliantly promote both ideologies, we at FH would like to offer for your consideration a sobering reality check. First, though, it is important to realize that socialism is …
WHERE’S THE PROOF THAT IT WORKS? Inspiration for this post comes from an excellent book written by Dr. John McNerney of University College Dublin and published in 2016 with the title: Wealth of Persons – Economics with a Human Face. While the book’s primary thrust is an exploration of the entrepreneur’s role of creative destruction …
CLAIMS OF WHITE NATIONALIST SYMPATHY ARE BOGUS … Last night, with the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers selected defensive end Nick Bosa, who is considered to be the best edge pass rusher coming out of college. But even before the second round of picks could be made, the …
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RULES FOR DEMOCRATIC RADICALS … In 1971, Saul Alinsky (1909 – 1972), a community organizer, wrote a book entitled: Rules For Radicals. It describes how the “Have Nots” in society can conduct mass organization to increase their power and impose a left-wing, wealth redistribution agenda on the nation. Alinsky’s book provides revealing insight into Democratic-Socialist …
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS … Did Trump conspire with Russian meddling in the 2016 election and did he obstruct the investigation? After the Special Counsel’s expensive and exhaustive 23-month investigation, one that followed a 9-month FBI investigation and two Congressional investigations, we finally have what we knew all along was the answer — NO! The …
A REPORT BY THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS … The 2018 referenced report included at the end of this posting is a must read for anyone considering voting for Bernie Sanders or any of the Democratic-Socialists running in the 2020 presidential election who are espousing Medicare For All — free, nationalized healthcare. As the 72-page …
WHILE TECHNICALLY & PARTIALLY TRUE, YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DEMOCRATIC-SOCIALISM … At the Fox News Town Hall on April 15, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is currently leading the polls amongst Democrats declaring their candidacy for the 2020 presidential election, didn’t give Trump much credit for the historically low unemployment rates in the U.S., saying …
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OPPOSING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS ACTING OUT THEIR FAITH AND PROTECTED BY FIRST AMENDMENT … Recently, two very public accusations of homosexual intolerance were leveled against Vice President Mike Pence and Chick-fil-A restaurant. As The Hill reported, Pete Buttigieg, the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a married, openly gay Democratic candidate running in the …
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