As you no doubt remember, dear reader, I kicked off 2017 with my customary look at the year ahead. This year's prediction? "2017: The Year of Technocracy." As I observed lo those many months ago: "I find it more and more difficult to shake the conviction that...
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Forget Russiagate, The REAL Scandal Is Israelgate
by Corbett | Dec 16, 2017 | Newsletter
Almost exactly a year ago, just as the "Russia hacked the election!" delirium was taking shape, I pooh-poohed the idea that "Russiagate" (as it has come to be known) would persist for very long. Once the Trump administration started plowing ahead with its agenda, I...
The Sugar Conspiracy
by Corbett | Dec 9, 2017 | Newsletter
An explosive new study in the PLOS Biology journal confirms three things that independent health researchers have been saying for years: Sugar-heavy diets are worse for your health than fat-heavy diets. Researchers have known this fact for decades. The sugar industry...
Bitcoin $10,000: What Does It Mean?
by Corbett | Dec 2, 2017 | Newsletter
Bitcoin $10,000? Already? It seems like just a few months ago that I was writing about the price of one bitcoin surpassing the price of one ounce of gold. Oh wait. I was. "Bitcoin Over Gold: What Does It Mean?" was written in March 2017. Fast forward 8 months and here...
5 Unbelievably Stupid Ideas Governments Actually Tried
by Corbett | Nov 20, 2017 | Videos
Watch this video on AltCensored / Archive / BitChute / Odysee / Rokfin / Rumble / Substack Ask anyone who's ever worked in the public sector: With a never-ending stream of taxpayer money and no competition in sight, governments are a breeding ground for stupid ideas....
When Robots Rule the Markets…
by Corbett | Nov 18, 2017 | Newsletter
The Corbett Report community held a vigorous discussion on the future of Artificial Intelligence this past summer, and the results are in: No one understands the question (myself included). Now, to be fair, I didn't do a very good job of framing the debate so, as is...
5 Things You Need to Know About the Saudi Purge
by Corbett | Nov 12, 2017 | Newsletter
Saudi Arabia, May 2017. A private yacht sails into the port at Jeddah under heavy guard. The yacht's identity is hidden even from the port authorities. Only a handful of people are allowed near it. They deliver several boxes on board and the yacht sails away. The...
The 5 Most Amazing Documents From The JFK Files
by Corbett | Nov 5, 2017 | Newsletter
OK, the dust has settled on the "release" of the JFK files last week, and here's what we know so far: As expected, the release is not a full release by any stretch of the imagination, despite Trump's tweets to the contrary. As I pointed out in the most recent edition...