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Is the U.S. Government the Enemy of the People? America’s Lost Liberties, Post-9/11
September 04, 2019
September 4, 2019. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption and abuse. ...
Think about this if you own Hong Kong dollars
September 03, 2019
September 3, 2019. Does this mean Hong Kong’s pegged exchange rate is finished? ...
We Didn’t Humanize Markets, Markets Humanized Us
September 03, 2019
September 3, 2019. laws against behavior that we find to be morally reprehensible remnants of an unenlightened past tend get passed when the practices in question have mostly disappeared, making the few examples still in existence all the more reprehensible. ...
Mass Shootings & Media Coverage
If It Bleeds It Leads: How the American Media Perpetuates and Profits from Mass Shootings
September 03, 2019
September 3, 2019. While video games and “toxic masculinity” are often blamed for the rise in mass shootings, studies show the real cause is the media’s sensationalized reports. This guide discusses the “Werther Effect” and how it’s causing a stream ...
Feminist thought leader claims milking cows is the same as rape
August 31, 2019
August 31, 2019. Sounds like comparing dairy farming to rape might be insensitive to actual rape victims… But what do I know, I’m just a patriarchal oppressor. ...
Here’s how you can invest like Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019. And 40 years later that same single still earns him around 1,200 euros per day…roughly 438,000 euros per year. ...
Freedom vs. Liberty
Freedom vs. Liberty: How Subtle Differences Between These Two Big Ideas Changed Our World
August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019. This guide looks at positive vs. negative rights to comprehend the differences between these words that have become synonymous with America’s culture. ...
Oops… best climate change solution doesn’t involve government control
August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019. A "mind-blowing" study found that planting trees is far more effective at capturing CO2 than carbon credits, or other heavy-handed government actions. ...
The American Gulag: Brick by Brick, Our Prison Walls Get More Oppressive by the Day
August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019. Brick by brick, the prison walls being erected around us by the government and its corporate partners-in-crime grow more oppressive by the day. ...
How to become a billionaire in five easy steps
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019. While pretending to be a technology company, lost $195 million last year, yet paid its top three executives more than $50 million... $8 billion valuation? SIGN ME UP! ...
Google and Facebook Will Just Get Stronger if Regulators Get Their Way, Europe’s Experience Shows
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019. Big firms can bear the costs of complying with regulations much more easily than small firms. ...
I Was a Physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Here’s Why I No Longer Believe Government Health Care Can Work
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019. When doctors are miserable, patients suffer. ...
I can’t wait until these people are in charge of healthcare…
August 27, 2019
August 27, 2019. The Bolshevik crowd interrupted immediately with ebullient cheers, joyfully celebrating the death of a man they had never met and knew nothing about. ...
Bowling Alone
Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life
August 26, 2019
August 27, 2019. Church attendance, the traditional nuclear family, religious giving, community – it's all in decline across the nation. These are signs of impending tyranny. ...
Here’s a dirty secret few people know about gold
August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019. That’s why my preferred way to own physical gold is to buy the most widely recognized coins (i.e. NOT bars) that have the highest purity. ...
If it please the crown, may I work for a living?
August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019. Officials think these writers need a license to put words on paper. ...
Doctors stand defiant
The government gave her son a sex change without parental consent
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019. Courts say her parental rights were not substantially abridged. ...
advanced kid
Harvard Study Shows the Dangers of Early School Enrollment
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019. Are ADHD rates rising because we send children to school at younger ages? ...
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019. Police departments all over the country are profiting from the theft of property without due process. ...
What a Nobel Peace Prize, the Federal Reserve, and endless war have in common
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019. The US isn’t going to voluntarily end the Fed any more than it will pull out of all its wars and overseas interventions. ...
4 compelling reasons to be thinking about gold
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019. The last few weeks has been nothing short of incredible… so many important things happening that have never happened before ever. ...
Just when you think you own your own private property…
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019. All it took was five people who felt that they have the right to tell Tom what he can and cannot do with his private property. ...
militarized police officer
American Apocalypse: The Government’s Plot to Destabilize the Nation Is Working
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019. The seeds of chaos are being sown, and it’s the U.S. government that will reap the harvest. ...
Siege at Ruby Ridge: The Forgotten History of the ATF Shootout That Started a Militia Movement
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019. It is a chilling reminder of the predatory and aggressive nature of federal law enforcement. ...
The latest sign that absolutely nothing makes sense
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019. This proves, beyond all doubt, that it’s just a big, giant farce. ...
This indicator says silver has biggest upside potential in 30 years
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019. In 2011, you could have sold silver bought in 2009 for a 385% gain.  ...
the scale of law
Medical patient falls off the examination table, sues his physician. . .
August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019. Apparently now in the Sue-nited States of America, you can’t even be expected to sit on a table by yourself anymore. That’s simply too much responsibility. ...
Who’s the best poker player of all time?
August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019. It’s also probably fair to say that the current generation of players are the best that there have ever been. ...
Italy was the world’s superpower TWICE. They screwed it up both times
August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019. This is history’s constant lesson: no one… no country, no empire, no ruler… is entitled to the top spot forever. ...
The Federal Reserve might as well use carrier pigeons
August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019. Rather humorously, the Federal Reserve announced last week that a ‘real time’ payment system would be (hopefully) released in about FOUR YEARS time. ...
militarized police officer
Who Inflicts the Most Gun Violence in America? The U.S. Government and Its Police Forces
August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019. If we’re truly going to get serious about gun violence, why not start by scaling back the American police state’s weapons of war? ...
Dad sued for slander because he criticized the education system
August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019. The company behind a controversial common core math program in North Carolina is suing a dad for libel and slander. ...
US passport
When in Rome, get Italian citizenship
August 09, 2019
August 9, 2019. Just out of curiosity, I asked her why she was getting Italian citizenship. The look in her eyes was almost bewildered. She said, “Why wouldn’t I do it?” ...
Watch America’s Middle-Class Disappear Over Decades—as Americans Get Richer
August 07, 2019
August 7, 2019. America’s middle class did start largely disappearing in the 1970s, but it was because they were moving up to higher-income groups, not down into a lower-income category. ...
Milton Friedman: The Forgotten History of the Godfather of Conservative Libertarianism
August 02, 2019
August 1, 2019. Most of America’s successes are due to the free market and private enterprise, while most of its greatest failures are due to government intervention. ...
How Our Culture Disempowers Teens
August 01, 2019
August 1, 2019. Rather than criticizing teenagers as lazy and in need of more control and structure, we should recognize the ways our culture infantilizes its teens. ...
The Rise of the American Gestapo: Has It Already Happened Here?
July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019. Much like the Gestapo’s power to render anyone an enemy of the state, the FBI has the power to label anyone a domestic terrorist. ...
The federal government sold your Social Security Number for FIVE dollars
July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019. Less than $5 for each of the 147 million people who had their data stolen. ...
Imagine if you could vote “none of the above”
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019. "Did not vote" won a landslide victory in the 2016 Presidential race. ...
Home Equity Theft: How a Man’s Home Was Seized Over $8.41 in Unpaid Taxes
July 24, 2019
Jul 24,2019. The unconstitutional practice of home equity theft has allowed individuals to be stripped of their property without fair compensation. ...
Here’s a phrase you’ll never hear again in the USA
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019. “Gentlemen… the National Debt… is paid.” ...
US teacher’s union prioritizes “white fragility” over children’s education
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019. Apparently white guilt indoctrination is more important than real education. ...
Doctors stand defiant
Hospital staff blamed for not realizing “man” was pregnant
July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019. When healthcare is sex-specific, gender has nothing to do with it. ...
What If Charity Replaced Taxation?
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019. Perhaps if the government demanded less (coercively), people would give more voluntarily. ...
Congress courageously sticks US taxpayers with a $6 trillion liability
July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019. The names of these laws all sounded wonderful. But their effects were absolutely terrible. ...
Sometimes you just need to start from scratch
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019. Don't sacrifice to hold onto something that simply cannot be maintained. ...
This may be your last chance to take advantage of Puerto Rico’s best tax benefits
July 10, 2019
July 10, 2019. Two weeks ago, the government of Puerto Rico released new legislation that makes it more costly to make the move to the island and enjoy the tremendous benefits. ...
Anger Is Rising in America. The Stoics Taught How to Keep Your Cool
July 09, 2019
July 9, 2019. The Stoics advised that you can do your “duty” without anger. There is no such thing as healthy anger, taught Seneca. ...
Why Singapore is an outstanding “Plan B” option
July 08, 2019
July 8, 2019. Singapore is safe, stable, impressively reliable, and free of corruption. And for a trivial amount of money, you could rent a safety deposit box here and fill it with assets like gold and physical cash. ...
5 reasons Independence Day is for the anti-government rebels
July 04, 2019
July 4, 2019. Celebrate America, and celebrate it hard. Because the 4th of July is NOT about supporting this government or blind patriotism.  ...
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