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FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY – FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE: “Tyranny of the rich?” That’s rich! But it’s a common belief among those who have a limited understanding (or outright dislike) of capitalism and what that...
View Article498 – Venezuela’s incredible dread machine / His story – Marc Emery, The...
Turns out there’s little difference between a country “going to pot,” and one not allowing free market sales of pot. To prove the point, two seemingly unrelated recent events in two different parts of...
View ArticleVideo – Capitalism vs The United Nations – The Story of Bangladesh
The failure of the United Nations model of aiding developing countries by doling out money to their governments has failed because it is a top-down model of wealth distribution not unlike the model...
View ArticleThe Danielle Metz Show – 043 – The other side of the coin
Are the symbols, artwork, and historic figures that appear on our money always appropriate to the medium? Or do some serve a sinister purpose? Those are just two of the broader questions considered by...
View Article639 – Iran’s love affair with America — Behind the mask of an Islamist theocracy
Given the government of Iran’s repeated shouts of “Death to America,” you might be surprised to learn that the Iranian people themselves love Americans. How do we know this? Because when asked (and...
View Article648 – Lies, damn lies, and statistics — about COVID-19
Now that the first ‘two crucial weeks’ of a state-imposed lockdown have passed, we have entered a second ‘two crucial weeks’ period – with promises of more ‘two week crucial periods’ ahead of us – as...
View Article649 – Prescriptions for a police state in the battle against COVID-19
In dealing with the COVID-19 disease, it seems the most popular prescription has been the establishment of what amounts to a police state. Already, the necessary elements of a police state are firmly...
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