Welcome to the contradictory-seeming economics of the nation's fast-changing marijuana laws. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have now rebelled against the federal government to legalize marijuana, either for medical use or for fun. – WYNC NewsDominant Social Theme: Cannabis, gateway to heroin!Free-Market Analysis: Something important is stirring in the United States that cou...Read More
Kim Dotcom and two lawyers, Robert Amsterdam and Ira P. Rothken, have published a white paper defending the Internet entrepreneur against a criminal prosecution issued by the United States government. The report says the copyright case against Megaupload, the previous file sharing service run by Kim Dotcom, is based on "highly dubious legal prinicples" and that it has been manipulated by...Read More
Headlines have been trumpeting the Indian Supreme Court's decision to deny a new patent for the cancer drug Gleevec as an attack on intellectual property rights and a win for patients in need of cheap drugs. Those headlines are misleading. What the ruling actually demonstrates is that India has set a high bar for determining what is "innovative." – ReutersDominant Social Theme:...Read More
In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you how Jackson got to be president, and how he changed the country when he got the job. Jackson's election was more democratic than any previous presidential election. More people were able to...Read More
Is Europe losing faith in the EU? Happy Europe Day! … If you don't know May 9 is Europe Day, then you find yourself in good company with a majority of Europeans. Even in the most buoyant time, this holiday – marking the Schumann Declaration, presented by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in 1950, that launched the European Coal and Steel Community – doesn't come with...Read More
Federal Europe will be 'a reality in a few years', says Jose Manuel Barroso … A fully fledged federal Europe may seem like "political science fiction" today but will soon become reality for all European Union countries whether inside or outside the euro, Jose Manuel Barroso has said. The president of the European Commission has fanned the flames of British debate over EU me...Read More
Buffett says economy on mend, bonds 'terrible' investment … Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is gradually improving, but low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments" while stocks remain "reasonably priced." Speaking on CNBC television on Monday, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the economy is benefiting from an uptu...Read More
Is Europe losing faith in the EU? Happy Europe Day! … If you don't know May 9 is Europe Day, then you find yourself in good company with a majority of Europeans. Even in the most buoyant time, this holiday – marking the Schumann Declaration, presented by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman in 1950, that launched the European Coal and Steel Community – doesn't come with...Read More
Federal Europe will be 'a reality in a few years', says Jose Manuel Barroso … A fully fledged federal Europe may seem like "political science fiction" today but will soon become reality for all European Union countries whether inside or outside the euro, Jose Manuel Barroso has said. The president of the European Commission has fanned the flames of British debate over EU me...Read More
Buffett says economy on mend, bonds 'terrible' investment … Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is gradually improving, but low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments" while stocks remain "reasonably priced." Speaking on CNBC television on Monday, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the economy is benefiting from an uptu...Read More
??'? Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ??- 'Over The Rainbow' & 'What A Wonderful World' ??- 1993ENG ?-? Dear visitor, with this channel I'm going to contribute not only to the spread of video/audio that are not yet known in proportion to how much they deserve but also to make available (in the field below the video) the information necessary to contextualize videos and better understand their meanings.I will...Read More
Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles was born in Houston, Texas. He is an actor, comedian, producer, and entrepreneur. He currently co-hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show with Steve Harvey. On the show, he prank calls random people about random situations. Nephew Tommy known for his great pranks, funny pranks, funny videos and some funniest videos ever. Nephew Tommy is recognized as the King of Prank calls...Read More
Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles was born in Houston, Texas. He is an actor, comedian, producer, and entrepreneur. He currently co-hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show with Steve Harvey. On the show, he prank calls random people about random situations. Nephew Tommy known for his great pranks, funny pranks, funny videos and some funniest videos ever. Nephew Tommy is recognized as the King of Prank calls...Read More
A live performance of:"Mademoiselle Nobs" originally titled "Seamus" first appeared on the "Meddle" album released in 1971. This was Pink Floyd's only live version of this song.This version on the "Live at Pompeii" film released in 1972 was named after the Russian Wolfhound named Nobs, which belonged to Madonna Bouglione the daughter of circus director Joseph Bouglione.This version is minus the ly...Read More
Jim Jefferies comes in around the 4 minute mark.Read More
Italy came to brink before being saved by "King George" … Since an election in February that left no group with enough support to govern alone, one political disaster had followed another like a motorway pile-up, culminating in the failure of 1007 "grand electors" from parliament and the regions to elect a new president after four attempts. The political drama had implica...Read More
Global shares near 5-year high as central bank rally rolls … World shares hit their strongest in almost five years and Germany's Dax reached an all-time high on Tuesday …Global shares near 5-year high as central bank rally rolls on … ECB President Mario) Draghi that he'll do whatever it takes to push the euro zone economy forwards. Draghi's comments that the ECB could...Read More
Foul Weather Friends … The financial repression thesis (FRT) imagines a state of nature in which the market exists, but the state does not. This view implies that the market is natural and the state artificial. But if this is the case, any action by the state in the financial markets falls under the expansive definition of financial repression. – JacobinDominant Social Theme: There are...Read More