OPEC reaches deal to cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day

‘Visa genocide’: Senior diplomat blasts European restrictions on Crimea residents

Israel jails Palestinian youth for 16 years over alleged stabbing attack

Sudan police disperse demonstration against fuel subsidy cuts

Over half a million Afghans displaced in 2016, UN says

Saudi prince: Women driving ban bad for struggling economy

The Free Market 1, no. 1 (Fall 1983) In 1981 the Federal Register published a declaration from President Reagan: “I determine that it is in the national interest for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to extend a credit in the amount of $120.7 million to the Socialist Republic of Romania (for) the purchase of two nuclear steam turbine generators.” This loan carried an interest rate of 7¾% for ten years, but the first payment wasn’t due until July 1989. Not too long before this announcement, the administration had made public its “voluntary” restraints on the number of cars … Continue reading →

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There are laws in many states forbidding “distracted” driving – but what about the laws that encourage it? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given GM – and presumably, other car companies, too – the go-ahead to offer cars that can drive themselves for extended periods while the “driver” doesn’t. GM’s system – marketed as SuperCruise – will be available next year in certain Cadillac models, including the CT6 sedan. It’s an advanced form of adaptive or “intelligent” cruise control that steers the car as well as maintains speed – accelerating and braking as needed with the ebb and … Continue reading →

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Is it finally time for us to say goodbye? How my wife’s liberal friends see me. Deplorable. A few months ago my wife and I made a trip into the city from our small rural community for an evening of dining and visiting with some of her old childhood friends. We started our date with just the two of us at a well-known vegetarian restaurant. Later we met up with the rest of the crew at a local park near the beach to watch some skits and some dancing while the sun went down over English Bay. It was a beautiful … Continue reading →

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It may sound like the kind of science fiction contraptions that would show up in a James Bond film or some other futuristic Hollywood spectacle… but these weapons are now making their way to the battlefield. The technology that is understood by the general public is seriously outdated. There has been a revolution of new advances in technology, and much of it draws heavily from the use of electromagnetic energy, lasers and A.I. robots. The future is downright deadly – that is, if you wind up in the crosshairs. Current Prices on popular forms of Silver Bullion Though many of … Continue reading →

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The Venezuelan hyperinflation is the direct result of what happens when the general population loses all confidence in the government. The current hyperinflation is reminiscent of Germany’s hyperinflation following World War I, which was also the result of a Communist Revolution and the overthrow of the government giving birth to the Weimar Republic.  Venezuela’s currency has become virtually worthless as was the case in Japan when the people simply refused to accept any coins issued by the Japanese government. In that instance, each new emperor devalued the outstanding money supply to 10% of his new issues. This led to Japanese … Continue reading →

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With Christmas festivities now less than a month away, you can find your social schedule building up and playing havoc with the amount of sleep you get. And a new study suggests that this lack of sleep could be affecting our alertness. The study shows that only four per cent of people are as alert as an athlete, while over 60 percent have the reaction times of someone who has consumed alcohol. Now a new tool can reveal how alert you really are by comparing your reactions times to people including an OAP, athlete and someone who has consumed alcohol. … Continue reading →

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1. Civil War Could Be in the Cards After the election, says Doug Casey. . 2. The Forces of Evil, Treachery, and Deception How they colluded to murder and cover-up the deaths of JFK and Mary Meyer. . 3. Assange: Google Is Not What it Seems It’s worse than the CIA. . 4. The Forgotten Man He won the election, says Andrew P. Napolitano.  . 5. Is Soros Funding the Trump Protests? The evil troll is determined to bring civil war to our streets, says Daisy Luther. . 6. Porn and Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Bill Sardi on real fake news. . 7. Those Media Pollsters They didn’t make … Continue reading →

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From a most wonderful comment to the post-Borders, Culture, and Decentralization: Nomad Soul April 11, 2016 at 1:40 PM I really like this line of inquiry you have been pursuing lately. The evolution of the argument beyond theory is a very important and long-neglected aspect of realizing the NAP. Attempting to apply libertarian theory in today’s world (which is, at a minimum, complicated on the issue of open borders and immigration) without recognizing that the world is populated by humans is rather pointless.  But this isn’t the most wonderful part of the comment; I just wanted to take the pat … Continue reading →

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Well, talk about cutting through the red tape. Just hours after RI republished a letter from top alternative media columnist Paul Craig Roberts asking President Putin for a Russian passport, the Russian president’s press spokesman has responded: The Kremlin is ready to consider the issue of granting the Russian citizenship to Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, if he were to file a corresponding application, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.Earlier this week, Roberts asked Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter for a Russian passport. The official reminded that Putin had granted citizenship to Steven Seagal, … Continue reading →

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