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How Trump Keeps the Government on Your Mind
October 09, 2017
Trump was a genius move to make everyone pay attention on a daily basis. His unwavering presence represents the government's intrusion into your daily life. Not physically, but mentally. ...
Warning: Legal Racket Robs Elderly of Property and Rights
October 08, 2017
Corruption and racketeering invoke images of the mafia, drugs, violence, and connected judges or politicians. But sometimes organized crime covers more mundane businesses than nightclubs and casinos. ...
How Trolls Use Patent Law to Make an Easy Buck
October 06, 2017
Patent trolls are businesses which own patents for the sole purpose of litigation. They don't make their money from producing whatever the patent secures. They make their money suing companies for patent infringement. ...
Everything You Need to Know About the Catalan Independence Referendum
October 05, 2017
The response of the Spanish government is perplexing. They basically strengthened the resolve of the Catalans to remove themselves from an aggressive and violent subjugator. The Spanish government's response was reminiscent of military dictator Francisco Franco ...
Is it Wrong to Question the Official Story When Tragedy Strikes?
October 04, 2017
The media says, "Jump." And the public responds in unison, "How high?" ...
Honest Philanthropy in a Place You Might Not Expect
October 03, 2017
Fortunately in India charity is not regulated, at least not yet. The profound experience I had at the Sikh temple was watching 100,000 people eat for free through volunteer labor and donations. ...
“We Can’t Wait for Government.” Pop Star Daddy Yankee Saves Puerto Rican Food Bank and Delivers Aid
October 02, 2017
Puerto Rican native and pop star Daddy Yankee delivered what FEMA, and the government of Puerto Rico could not. ...
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Studies Confirm, Free People are Happier
September 30, 2017
If you don't feel free, chances are you don't feel happy either. ...
How Everything is Racist, And You’re a Terrible Person
September 29, 2017
I mean it's so obvious that Dr. Suess was a racist. He clearly thought star-bellied Sneetches were better than plain-bellied Sneetches. They were so privileged walking around with those stars on their bellies. And then, when the plain-bellied Sneetches started ...
Canada Investigates “Climate Change Deniers”
September 28, 2017
Canada spent 14 months investigating a source of “climate change denial research”. The investigation was discontinued only because of limited resources of the Competition Bureau. Yes, Canada has a Competition Bureau. ...
Who Cares? Headline Debates are Wasting Your Time
September 27, 2017
Time is the most precious of human resources, and morbidly limited. The media is robbing you, they are stealing your time. But unlike the actions of football players and Presidents, you can control your own time. Spend it wisely. ...
Advice from the trader who made $1+ billion in 1929…
September 26, 2017
Does it make sense to stand in front of the train? Or is it better to, as Isaac Newton did, leap aboard for some final thrills? We prefer neither. ...
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Forget Taxes: What if Estonia Made More Money Selling Services?
September 25, 2017
$60 Billion plus is the U.S. dollar equivalent to how much Bitcoin is currently in circulation. That amount of money would keep the Estonian government running at current expenditures for almost 60 years. ...
Public School Accuses 5 Year Old of Making Terrorist Threats
September 21, 2017
It's no wonder kids pretend the way they do with the violent focus of the media. You probably couldn't insulate your kid from bombs and bloodshed if you tried. I wouldn't be surprised if they discussed it in the kindergarten class. ...
There’s always a market in crisis… you just have to look!
September 19, 2017
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” Rahm Emanuel, an American politician, was talking about politics when he said this. But he may as well have said i ...
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Are We Witnessing the Death Spiral of Cable Television?
September 18, 2017
Since 2013, pay tv subscriptions have been declining, losing more customers than they gain. Over one million people per year are fleeing from paying for cable TV from companies like Verizon, Time Warner, and Comcast. ...
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How The Wall Street Journal Turns the Truth On its Head
September 17, 2017
And the award for most misleading headline goes to the Wall Street Journal. ...
“If you were a drug dealer, a murderer. . .” open an account at JP Morgan
September 16, 2017
Dimon also stated that Bitcoin is primarily appealing for criminals– “if you were a drug dealer, a murderer, stuff like that. . .” ...
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How Sex Traffickers Are Fighting for Your Rights
September 15, 2017
If you support free speech, you support sex trafficking. At least that's what politicians hope the public will think. ...
Do You Trust What JP Morgan CEO Says About Bitcoin?
September 13, 2017
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon commented that he thinks Bitcoin is a fraud, and that "it will eventually be closed." ...
Warning: Don’t Take The Drugs Your Doctor Gave You Until You Read This
September 12, 2017
Some doctors don't even know what they are caught up in. They perform the tests. They read the journals. The tests say you have a disease. The journals say what treatments work. But too often the tests are designed by the drug industry. And the journals are ...
Yes, This is a Real CNBC Article on “Economics”
September 10, 2017
A chicken in every pot, and a unicorn in every garage. That's the progressive dream. No, seriously, they are dreaming, and they must have smoked something crazy before bed. ...
Some Journalists are Just Arsonists Pointing Fingers
September 09, 2017
Menegus didn’t have to be at the Summit, and he doesn’t have to join any Startup Society. No one does. Yet all 7.5 billion people on Earth must choose between 195 countries. And in reality, most of them can't choose to leave or enter any particular country ...
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The world’s most powerful bank issues a major warning
September 08, 2017
Four out of the last eight US Treasury Secretaries, including the current one, have formerly been on the payroll of Goldman Sachs. ...
National Guard Authorized to Seize Guns Ahead of Hurricane Irma
September 06, 2017
The best kind of looter is the kind that you can shoot. Especially in emergency situations, those coming onto your property and stealing from you are a serious threat to your life. You must have the ability and means to protect yourself and loved ones. ...
Legal Round Up: 3 Articles on the Law, and Fighting Back
September 05, 2017
In China, Foreigners Can Buy a Marriage. Prison Time for Thwarting Emissions Regulations. Courts Actually Holding Police Accountable. ...
The Excuse is Immigration, But Federal Checkpoints Violate Everyone’s Rights
September 04, 2017
This is how the government operates. Whether it is under the guise of a drug war, illegal immigration, or terrorism, their guns are truly only aimed at one target. The American people. ...
How Society Grew Cold. Dependence on Cold Institutions
September 02, 2017
The downfall of freedom and happiness: dependence on institutions out of your control.  ...
Infuriating: Police Arrest on Duty Nurse For Refusing to Break Law
September 01, 2017
The police did not have a warrant. The police did not have probable cause. The man was not under arrest. The unconscious patient could not consent. ...
As Babies are Prescribed Pharmaceuticals, Have We Reached Dystopia?
August 31, 2017
Drugging the population, programming citizens with propaganda, sexualizing children, creating class divisions. These dystopian novels were meant to be warnings, not instruction manuals. ...
How Trading Renewable Energy Will Grow the Industry
August 30, 2017
It may sound like something from a futuristic movie, but an impressively intricate project has already begun to connect Britain to Norway’s huge hydroelectric power supplies. ...
Be Thankful for Price Gouging in Houston
August 29, 2017
Did the hotel crew need the rooms? No. They came to "cover" the storm. But people fleeing Hurricane Harvey were in desperate need of hotel rooms. And the news crew was complaining about paying a high price. ...
Wanted: Interplanetary Legal Experts to Hassle Asteroid Miners
August 28, 2017
Space police. When is it too soon to make a new federal policing agency to make sure no one is illegally mining asteroids? ...
You stand a higher chance of being crushed by a vending machine.
August 27, 2017
But we don’t demand that our governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars that taxpayers cannot possibly afford in order to protect us from vending machines. ...
Seeking Freedom? Shambhala Buddhism is a Liberating Mindset
August 26, 2017
Politicians today thrive on selling fear. That is the only way they can remain in power. They act like saviors in a "setting sun" world. That is, a world based on death. It is a world based on scarcity, aggression, cowardice, and fear. ...
News Roundup: Have You Heard About These 3 Stories?
August 24, 2017
The DOJ Wants to Know Who Visited Anti-Trump Website. Don't Want To be in the Union? That's Fine, but Pay Up. Say What? Google Argues to Protect User Data From Prying Government Eyes. ...
Propaganda: New York Times Says Sex was Better for Communists
August 23, 2017
Don't you know that to be a liberated woman, you need to have the sex life of a chimpanzee? That's the latest propaganda to come out of the New York Times. ...
Could This be the Beginning of the End for Facebook?
August 22, 2017
"Facebook is for old people," I was told by a 17-year-old last week in San Francisco at the Startup Societies Summit. He doesn't use the social media platform. He's right too. About half a million fewer teens aged 12-17 will use Facebook this year compared to l ...
How to go From a Broken Taillight to 18 Months in Prison
August 21, 2017
It is amazing the amount of "crimes" one broken taillight precipitated. ...
Empowered Individuals: Genocide and Poverty Hasn’t Beat Cambodians
August 18, 2017
Man Kind is leading the way in modern education. No, that isn't some lofty but empty phrase about humanity. This guy's name is actually Man Kind. He runs a program in Cambodia that does more than educate. ...
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Did you see this unbelievable front page news?
August 17, 2017
It’s astonishing how little attention this issue receives considering it will end up being one of the biggest financial crises in US history. ...
How to Get Saudi Women Rights, and Make Your Neighbor Paint his House
August 15, 2017
If you get government wrong, you get everything wrong. ...
How to Build Your Own Society Starts Here
August 12, 2017
Governing can be done better. We need experimentation to see what works and what doesn't. That is what connects everyone in this room. ...
5 Best Off-Grid Currencies That Don’t Require Electricity
August 11, 2017
When zombies attack or when the electric grid is taken down by an EMP or solar flare, trade must go on. ...
My friend emailed billionaire Howard Marks about Bitcoin. Here’s his response–
August 10, 2017
Marks is a highly accomplished, sophisticated investor. And he admits he doesn’t understand Bitcoin. ...
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3 New Ridiculous State and Local Laws
August 09, 2017
Driving While Munching Might Be Illegal... But Maybe Not. Massachusetts Legalizes Weed... Again. Consequences: Is a Fine Worse Than Getting Hit by a Car? ...
Cafe Brags That They Discriminate Against Men
August 07, 2017
As a business, the best way to promote equality is to treat your customers unequally based on their gender. ...
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How a Dog Named Brutus Was Used to Steal $36,000
August 05, 2017
For the egregious crime of being in the right lane at the wrong time, a driver was pulled over in Lowndes County, Georgia. Thanks to the heroic efforts of one Georgia State Police dog, and his faithful officer, a major threat to the people of Georgia is off the ...
3 Crucial Battles in the War of Big Tech
August 04, 2017
The big tech companies just seem to get bigger and bigger. Is there any hope for industry disruption? Or have they basically secured their hold on monopolies in their fields? ...
How Good Food and Strong Social Ties Will Save Society
August 03, 2017
Good food plus interesting people is a recipe for happiness. As humans evolved, we lived in tight knit self-sufficient communities. Nomadic hunter gatherers spent their time foraging, hunting, eating, and playing together. ...
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