Europe’s Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects

Wiping the Smile Off the News Media’s Face

Observations On The Latest Debt “Inflection Point”, And Why Bernanke Has At Most 5 Months In Which To Announce QE3 (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

BIG BROTHER: The Police State Mentality in the Electronic Age (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

TrimTabs: “No Amount Of QE Will Be Able To Keep The Current Stock Market Bubble From Bursting” (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Terrorist Watch List May Exceed US Population by 2019 (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Hiding A Depression: How The US Government Does It (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

The World Is Poorer Still

Desperation of US Government Workers

Experts: Gas could climb to $3.75 per gallon

House GOP plans two-pronged assault on health law

The Finest In Left-Wing Hate From 2010 (Hat Tip: Carey B.)

Morning Bell: No Bailouts for Government Unions

Free Trade Increases Living Standards, Creates and “Spreads the Wealth” Better Than Government Can

Time to Rein in the EPA’s Authority

Tea Party Already Changing Spending Culture in Washington

Obama’s Offshore Ban Already Cutting Domestic Energy Supply

Nanny State: Spain bans smoking in public and private venues (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Break Out the Cold Weather Gear…

The Safest Way to Make Over 1,000% in Silver (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

15 Facts About India That Will Blow Your Mind

Borders’ Debt Problems Now Hitting Payments To Publishers

The Not So Great Society

Goldman Said to Lead $500 Million Investment in Facebook

Brown Says Calif. Budget He Proposes Next Week Will Be `Painful’

Small Business Use of Part-Timers Has Underemployed at 17%

Illinois Has Days to Plug $13 Billion Budget Gap

BofA Scrambling Amid WikiLeaks Threat

Oil Nears $100

DOE: US Offshore Production to Drop 13% in 2011 Due to Obama Ban

Medvedev cuts number of federal officials by 20%

China bailing out Spain’s debt

U.S. Yield Spreads Fall Below Rest of World

Green Groups Try to ‘Sex Up’ Climate Change

‘100 young people’ ransack store; Mall closed

Tumult

Planned, promoted on social media sites?

New Jersey Wants to Seize Your Unused Gift Cards

New Laws Govern Guns, Web, Banks

PAPER: Eco bulb prices to triple as ban takes effect

Governors Warn of Tough Times

Stocks Soar to 2-Year Records

NY guv cuts own pay by 5%; will make do on $170,000

Russia to Lay Off 200,000 Federal Employees, Cuba to Lay Off 1,000,000 Federal Employees, Obama Hires 25,000 More Federal Employees

“Group of Youths” Ransack Milwaukee Mayfair Mall (Video)

Oil Climbs Above $92 a Barrel – Gas Could Rise Above $5 a Gallon by 2012

Wikileaks: Iranian Rockets Can Reach Israel in 12 Minutes

100,000 Dead Fish in Arkansas Found Near Where 5,000 Blackbirds Dropped Dead

There’s One Huge State Budget Crisis That Everyone Is Refusing To Talk About

Here’s A Great Trade To Bet On Imminent Armageddon

Before You Get Excited About Bank Of America’s Big Putback Settlement…

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard On The Banking Rescue In Vietnam That Will Trigger The 2011-2012 Asian Hard Landing

How Could A Relatively Small Number Of Subprime Loans Cause A Record Crisis?

Snort: Now the Dems are worried about wasteful “witch hunts”

Obama jobs death toll: Killing the drilling industry

George Soros: The United States Must Stop Resisting The Orderly Decline Of The Dollar, The Coming Global Currency And The New World Order

‘He’s Not A Big Spending Liberal’: Chris Matthews Panelist Says Obama Never Wanted to Spend

Bipartisan Debt Debate Diss: Be Adult, Not A Game, Insanity, Suicidal, Catastrophic to Not Raise Debt Ceiling

SurvivalBlog:

Coins vs. Bags: Comparing Two Options in Physical Silver

Crude Oil Inventory Watch: U.S. Inventories Plunge as Demand Soars

Unofficial Problem Bank List Dec 31, 2010

Treasury Prices Rebound After $29 Billion Bond Auction

Metals Gain As Investors Seek Protection

2011: Baby Boomers Come Of Age: 16 Statistics

All Evidence Points To A Dramatic Increase In Food Prices Worldwide, Possible Shortages

Reader Tom C. wrote to mention: “I just bought some K-1 kerosene. It was priced at $3.49 gallon, up form $3.09 only six weeks ago.”

“Hyperinflation Will Drive Gold To Unthinkable Heights”

Oil’s Surge In 2010 Paves Way for $4 Gasoline

Soaring metal prices ring death knell for 25p coins.