Marvin Bush is voting for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson in November. The brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H.W. Bush, who works as an investment banker, told a radio station that he won’t be supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Instead, he’ll […]
Archives for July 2016
Discrimination Against Discrimination: Why We Don’t Need Anti-Discrimination Laws
By: Jonathan Newman In March of this year, the North Carolina state government passed legislation with at least two controversial components. The law requires that people use bathrooms according to what their birth certificate says regarding sex and it removes legal protections against sexual orientation discrimination at private firms. Government agencies are exempt from this […]
5 random things for a Friday (Jake Tapper responds to DNC leak, palladium surging, Milton Friedman on conscription)
News Story of the Day: The Wikileaks dump of DNC emails this past week have provided some interesting insight into the political process and the mainstream media (SEE: Media Collusion & Rewarding Big Donors: 5 of the biggest findings from DNC emails leak). Although the media have concentrated their efforts on the DNC sabotaging the […]
Japan may follow France, Spain with issuance of 50-year bonds
In order to take advantage of its subzero interest rates, the Japanese government is considering issuing 50-year bonds for the first time in its history, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. As part of efforts to stimulate the national economy and move ahead with the “helicopter money” initiative, Prime Minister Shinzo […]
Video: Interesting interview with Nigel Farage at the RNC, talking Brexit & Donald Trump
Former UKIP leader and the head Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage was in Cleveland last week to attend the Republican National Convention (RNC). He wasn’t there to endorse Donald Trump or any other political candidate, though he has said that he would never vote for Hillary Clinton. Instead, he just provided his insight into the Brexit […]