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… Hilary and her despicable husband. — Judy P. Thanks for including Jefferson and von Mises, my favorite Galician, in the list of good guys. Our economy cannot be repaired without dismantling the Fed. As you often point out, our monetary system is rotten at the core, as it is...

Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2016 The Fable of Edward Snowden As he seeks a pardon, the NSA thief has told multiple lies about what he stole and his dealings with Russian intelligence. EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN Of all the lies that Edward Snowden has told since his massive theft o...

Over the next couple of months there was a series of sit-ins and attempted negotiations, and then, on December 2, the infamous Sproul Hall sit-in. It took twelve hours for 800 students to be arrested by some 600 instructors of a new course called Introductory Police Brutality. Th...

leader will allow such a nightmare to become a reality. The hateful declarations of Iran's leaders, committed to wiping the Jewish state off the map, do not assuage Israelis’ fears. 2. Economic sanctions cannot convince the regime in Teheran to abandon its nuclear project. Howev...

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2] Israeli Air Force to destroy Iraq’s nuclear reactor and then declared that “Israel has nothing to apologize for. In simple logic, we decided to act now, before it is too late. We shall defend our people with all the means at our disposal.” One sometimes hears the argument th...

…uction Cut Agreement and Recent Changes If fully implemented, OPEC's proposed cut would reverse production growth from the prior 6 months. Million Barrels/Day 14 m Production Change in 6 Months Leading up to the November 2016 OPEC Meeting 12 m November 2016 Agreed Cut 1.0 0.8...

… Assad’s jet fighters, tanks and artillery are slaughtering his own citizens. Over 70,000 Syrians killed. Yet still... there is no sense of direction and no political will to act. There is an extremely relevant lesson here... especially for all of us in Israel. And an insight....

Ss LAWYERS J hw was a running sweepstakes or office pool for the unhappiest person in the White House. Many had held the title, but one of the most frequent winners was White House counsel Don McGahn. He was a constant target for his boss's belittling, mocking, falsetto-voice m...

…and Democracy (Incorporating contributions from Shahar Avin, Sean O hEigeartaigh, David McAllester, Eric Horvitz, and others) An informed public is important to the healthy functioning of democratic societies. We can expect potential forthcoming advances around the control of i...

Were we stupid? Obviously. Were we normal? Unfortunately, yes. A few months ago, I chatted with another American HIV educator about the situation here in Africa. "They know to use condoms," she complained, "and they have the condoms! I just don't get it!" "I agree that it's inco...

Growth of the US for both returns and protection The attractiveness of the US has been driven by interest rate rises (with expectations for further raises this year) and bond yields lagging in other developed markets (figure 8). There is also market confidence of a ‘pro-business’...

…notes: (1) Kate Davidson and Sarah Chaney, “Fed Chair Powell Sees ‘Remarkably Positive Set of Economic Circumstances,” The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2018. (2) Statement by the Acting Director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Regarding Reported Concerns about Faceboo...

…. Enrollment growth has been accelerating, in part, owing to more people losing employer-sponsored health insurance in the recession, and thus overall Medicaid costs jumped ~11% Y/Y from October, 2009 to June, 2010. - State governments (which unlike the federal government must...

226 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS with the identities of CIA officers sent to the CIA’s special training school at Fort Peary, Virginia, which opened the door for the SVR to make other potential recruitments. Meanwhile, it paid him $300,000 before he was finally arrested by the...