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Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion

Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion

Pentagon paid $1.1 trillion to convicted fraudulent defense contractors over 10 years, then gave them raises for stealing from taxpayers.

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Before 1962, Drugs Got Approved Faster and Life Expectancy Grew 2.5x Faster

Before 1962, Drugs Got Approved Faster and Life Expectancy Grew 2.5x Faster

From 1883-1960, life expectancy grew 3.82 years/decade via decentralized doctor trials. In 1962, Congress "helped" and growth dropped 60% overnight. Drug costs went from $1.2M to $1B. Coincidence requires less precision.

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The Court of Humanity

The Court of Humanity

A court where any human can sue any government, sovereign immunity is not a defense, and the 1% Treaty is the settlement offer.

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The 1% Treaty: Bribing Our Way to Not Dying

The 1% Treaty: Bribing Our Way to Not Dying

What if we took 1% of global military spending ($27.2B/year) and used it to actually save lives? 10.7 billion deaths averted. The maths checks out. The species does not.

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Continuous Evidence Generation: Testing Drugs for a Dollar

Continuous Evidence Generation: Testing Drugs for a Dollar

Stage 1 costs 10 cents per patient. Stage 2 costs $929. Traditional trials cost $41,000. That's a 44x reduction. The drugs don't know the difference.

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Right to Trial: The Radical Idea of Letting Sick People Try Medicine

Right to Trial: The Radical Idea of Letting Sick People Try Medicine

86% of patients are excluded from clinical trials. 95% of rare diseases have zero FDA-approved treatments. The Right to Trial Act says: what if sick people could try things? Controversial.

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The Health Dividend: What $27 Billion in Not-Bombs Buys You

The Health Dividend: What $27 Billion in Not-Bombs Buys You

7,000 diseases have zero treatments. At current pace, you'll cure them all in 450 years. Redirect 1% of military spending and it drops to 50. The system costs less to run than Halloween costumes for dogs.

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How The Federal Reserve Steals from the Poor and Gives to the Rich

How The Federal Reserve Steals from the Poor and Gives to the Rich

Before 1971 productivity and wages grew together. After 1971 they suddenly split. Productivity kept rising, wages flatlined. Federal Reserve counterfeiting is Robin Hood in reverse.

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When the government prints new money, who gets it?

When the government prints new money, who gets it?

Federal Reserve creates money electronically, buys bonds from investors. Bondholders get free money first. By the time it reaches you, inflation already ate it. Money printer go brr.

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What is the cause of the opioid crisis?

What is the cause of the opioid crisis?

Opioid deaths increased 1,000% while meth deaths rose 5,105% and cocaine 670%. Government blames drugs, ignores untreated mental illness epidemic.

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