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We cannot continue to wantonly share in social media and email chains poorly researched, carelessly assembled and erroneously propagated "news." The good news of Jesus should not be obscured by our penchant for spreading error ridden bad news.
![How does the Federal Reserve Bank work? [IMAGE]](https://i0.wp.com/blog.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fed-works-cc-565x419-3.jpeg?fit=565%2C419&ssl=1)
The inner workings of the Federal Reserve Bank are a mystery to most. This is not an attempt to explore those depths, but to provide an easily remembered summary as to how the Fed works at a practical level. The explanation lies on the shelf or in the closet of tens of millions of Americans. Behold: [HT: Against Crony Capitalism]
From a John W. Whitehead commentary: Long before Americans charted their revolutionary course in pursuit of happiness, it was “life, liberty, and property” which constituted the golden triad of essential rights that the government was charged with respecting and protecting. To the colonists, smarting from mistreatment at the hands of the British crown, protecting their property from governmental abuse was just as critical as preserving their lives and...
![Three minutes on the national debt [VIDEO]](https://i0.wp.com/blog.martyduren.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/debt-video-copy-9.jpg?fit=200%2C122&ssl=1)
This brief, well done sketch sums up nicely the thinking on Capitol Hill regarding our debt problems, including who is responsible to pay for it. It’s about a year old so–sadly–the numbers are already outdated.
Jimmy Kimmel has a segment on his show called “Lie Witness News.” It is similar to other person-on-the-street interviews with this caveat: the interviewer is asking completely bogus questions. Nothing about the questions is true because nothing about them can be true. “What did you think about the debate?” when the debate has not taken place. “Who are you voting for?” when no such office exists. As Kimmel...
