I. INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day: The curved Victorian couch under the open window, with the kerosene lamp before the moonlit azure sky, the TV on behind as welcome rest beckons. The firmness of these old curved couches reminds of what furniture was once reliably made with style and to be steady and strong as a structure, but also to serve a function beyond appearance or aesthetic for something as fundamental as rest. 

B. Wisdom of the Day:  “He understood that the foreign aid game was a sham - he had to know. It existed to make him rich and to shackle his country with debt.” John Perkins, Confession of an Economic Hit Man. 

C. Cultural Recommendation: The Debt Trap. Critics of the IMF proved prescient. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1865314.The_debt_trap?

D. Appearances

• NCAA, NFL & Soccer Previews: https://rumble.com/user/SportsPicks?e9s=src_v1_cmd
• Saturday Morning AMA https://sportspicks.locals.com/post/7234672/live-betting-w-barnes-saturday-august-30-2025

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Barnes Brief: Daily Edition, Thursday, August 28, 2025

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Appearances

• NCAA, NFL & Soccer Previews: https://rumble.com/user/SportsPicks?e9s=src_v1_cmd

B. Art of the Day: The necessary reading nook, like the kind I’d try to form for myself at bookstores like Shakespeare in Paris, or for one’s residence to shape a place to disappear within, chasing the thoughts of the author and oneself, transported to other worlds made comfortable by the hugging chair, warm blankets, and surrounded books. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “To love the little platoon we belong to in society is the first principle of public affections.” Edmund Burke. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: 1775: A Good Year for Revolution by Kevin Phillips. Brilliant text detailing the people, and ideas, that made the world greatest revolution arise. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588422-1775

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I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural Recommendation

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Housing Market

C. Cases of Consequence

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

• NCAA, NFL & Soccer Previews: https://rumble.com/user/SportsPicks?e9s=src_v1_cmd

B. Art of the Day: The brilliant stroke of red, the explosion of color amidst the shadows of the city, a defined and deliberate personality amidst the everyday hustle and bustle, reposed in reflective thought and posed for serious action. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “Home ownership is an essential part of the American dream.” Ronald Reagan. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: The Big Short, inside tale of the great financial crisis origins in the housing market. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26889576-the-big-short?

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