Yeah, you read that right. Apparently the premium hikes you're going to see this year aren't due to a failed socialist program designed to capture and monopolize one of the most important industries in America.

NO! It's Trump's fault because he's created uncertainty for insurers over whether the government will continue to pay them billions in subsidies.

One might make the point that had the government not gotten involved in subsidizing private companies, to begin with, this problem wouldn't be, well, a problem.

But to make such a bold, shocking claim would require HONESTY! Something the media isn't all that fond of.

The Truth: Premiums are going up because Obamacare was doomed to failure from the beginning. Assembled by partisan hacks and paid lobbies who know as much about health insurance as they do quantum physics.

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NATO is increasing its troop deployments along the border with Russia. The buildup coincides with the US stationing 330 Marines in Norway, the first time since WWII they have been allowed to do so.

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After the downing of a Syrian aircraft by US warplanes, Russia has responded by vowing to shoot down all "flying objects" in Syria. One would assume that means US jets as well.

It seems Russia has beat us to the "no-fly-zone" punch.

What does it all mean? Should you be worried? Is another world war inevitable? I'll discuss it all today. Don't miss it