HotAir Daily Express 02/15/2016

Debt Bomb to Cripple America... The next couple of days could be the worst in American history. We just hit a dangerous economic "stress point," and now America is facing a system-wide collapse that could begin without police or firemen on duty. Are you ready for food riots? Gas lines? Bank runs? Armageddon, basically. Click here for a FREE Survival Kit. Former Obama Defense official pens poison letter to Antonin Scalia 2/15/2016 8:41:38 AM  Jazz Shaw 6 Comments Funeral arrangements have not even been settled for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia yet and the flags are still flying at half mast. The Scalia family hasn’t had time to come to grips with the sudden and unexpected loss. One might think that More... Hot Air to move to Facebook comment system 2/15/2016 8:01:22 AM  Ed Morrissey 339 Comments For almost ten years, Hot Air has utilized a proprietary, members-only comment system. In 2006, this kind of system made much sense, but Internet standards and technology have moved beyond this kind of system. Beginning tomorrow, Hot Air will move from More... Quotes of the day 2/14/2016 8:01:12 PM  Allahpundit 530 Comments This idea of the imperial judiciary — that the Supreme Court had become too strong, too central, too powerful — animated much of Scalia's justice philosophy and writing… But on the day of his death, the Supreme Court and its role could not be more More... Jeb! fights to be Last Governor Standing 2/14/2016 6:31:31 PM  Jason Hart 92 Comments Remember when the GOP primary was overflowing with a wealth of viable candidates and looked like it might not result in the most miserable election year of our lives? Seems like it’s been eons since I was wondering how I’d choose More... Debt Bomb to Cripple America... The next couple of days could be the worst in American history. We just hit a dangerous economic "stress point," and now America is facing a system-wide collapse that could begin without police or firemen on duty. Are you ready for food riots? Gas lines? Bank runs? Armageddon, basically. Click here for a FREE Survival Kit. Syrian "cease-fire" may be DOA after two days 2/14/2016 5:01:56 PM  Taylor Millard 40 Comments The cease fire in the Syrian Civil War may be DOA after only two days. The completely unsurprising observation came from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Munich (via Reuters). Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, asked at a More... Fed Chair seems rather confused about agency she oversees 2/14/2016 3:31:59 PM  Jazz Shaw 40 Comments Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen stopped by for her semi-annual chat with the House Financial Services Committee this week and things didn’t go quite as smoothly as such a periodic review generally does. One of the members had a few questions for More... Hillary's latest batch of emails dropped yesterday with more Top Secret goodness 2/14/2016 2:01:44 PM  Jazz Shaw 66 Comments To describe yesterday as a “busy” day would be a bit of an understatement, but there was still news being made on the national front. One big story which got shoved toward the back of the shelf was the fact that yet another set of Hillary More... Jeb: It's "not important to me" whether there's a vote on Obama's SCOTUS nominee 2/14/2016 12:31:57 PM  Jazz Shaw 241 Comments We began discussing this last night when the tragic news broke about the death of Justice Scalia, and as predicted the question has caught fire already. The President already said he will be nominating someone, but will the Senate take up the question More... Sunday reflection: Luke 4:1–13 2/14/2016 11:31:37 AM  Ed Morrissey 15 Comments "Sunday Reflection" is a regular feature, looking at the specific readings used in today's Mass in Catholic parishes around the world. The reflection represents only my own point of view, intended to help prepare myself for the Lord's day and More... Why Dallas is wrong to ban porn convention from city-owned property 2/14/2016 11:01:50 AM  Taylor Millard 70 Comments A legal brouhaha is about to hit Dallas after the City Council decided to ban a porn convention from the city-owned convention center. Council members voted 8-7 on Wednesday to say "no" to the gathering because Mayor Mike Rawlings wanted to protect the More... The dominant player at the GOP debate was… the audience 2/14/2016 9:31:24 AM  Jazz Shaw 367 Comments Judging by the participation levels here and the traffic on social media, there were plenty of you tuned in to last night’s GOP debate in South Carolina. (If you happened to miss it you can watch the entire thing here on YouTube.) You may as well More... There's ample precedent for rejecting lame-duck Supreme Court nominees Grim tidings for Hillary: They don't like her. They really don't like her. Report: Obama won't make recess appointment this week to fill Scalia's vacancy Conservatives had better be ready for the fight against Obama's Scalia replacement Narcissism is increasing. So you're not so special. AI "could leave half of world unemployed" Antonin Scalia and the failure of America's political culture Considering the alternative, I'll take the establishment Uglier and more expensive: How Scalia's death will change the 2016 election The smart phone menace American Armageddon Begins... A dangerous situation has developed inside of the economy. It's far more serious than the Dow's collapse. And now America is facing a system-wide shutdown that could begin without police or fire rescue on duty. Imagine banks freezing assets. Rolling blackouts. No groceries for 12 weeks. Could you survive in such a world? If not, click here. Your survival is at stake.