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If you’re a big fan of the rapper, Eminem, there’s a chance you’re also a psychopath, according to a new study. Researchers have found that people with psychopathic traits prefer listening to rap music. While the findings are yet to be published, the researchers even go far as to suggest that rap songs could be used to help predict the disorder in the future. Researchers from New York University looked at how people’s musical preferences correlate with their psychopathic tendencies. And unlike Hannibal Lecter – a psychopath portrayed in the 1991 blockbuster, Silence of the Lambs – who had a fondness … Continue reading →

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The upgrade of Russia’s sovereign credit rating by the Fitch agency has raised questions over the fairness of previous downgrades. The ‘Big Three’ have repeatedly been accused by Russian authorities of deliberately underestimating the country’s economy. RT talked to investing guru and financial commentator Jim Rogers who said the American rating agencies are incompetent and have “made a lot mistakes in the past decades.” “They’ve been so wrong so many times in the past. They are totally incompetent; they don’t know what they are doing,” said Rogers. According to the investor, Russia’s ratings will continue to go higher as it has very … Continue reading →

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The latest reports put the death toll from Hurricane Harvey at 70. While the count is likely to rise further, mostly this will be from bodies revealed by receding water. Most deaths from hurricanes and floods happen while the storm is still in the area. Yet, the one million people who have been displaced and others effected by the storm will still face many challenges. Roughly 200,000 homes have been damaged. Buy Silver at Discounted Prices House destroyed by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, August 28, 2017. Also, the financial toll of the hurricane is likely to be the most expensive in history, perhaps … Continue reading →

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I wrote an article on the strange case of Imran Awan about two months ago. To summarize it briefly, Awan, his two brothers and wife, naturalized U.S. citizens born in Pakistan living in the Washington DC area, found employment as IT administrators in the House of Representatives working for as many as 80 Democratic Party congressmen. Even though they may have had little actual training in IT, they insinuated themselves into the system and were paid in excess of $5 million over the course of ten years, chief-of-staff level pay, while frequently not even showing up for work. They even brought into the … Continue reading →

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Seemingly simple, yet oh so significant – the stirrup is an invention that changed the history of the world. The emergence of the stirrup revolutionized the way horses were ridden and consequently re-shaped transportation. In fact, this invention played an important role in some key historical events and empire building. This simple device consists of a pair of frames or rings attached to the saddle of a horse (or other equine animals) via straps, and served to hold a rider’s feet in place. Although the horse was domesticated more than 5 millennia ago, the stirrup was only invented at a … Continue reading →

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The title of this post—minus the reference to Finland—is shamelessly copped from a prescient essay that Ludwig von Mises wrote in 1953.  In his article Mises pointed out that in Great Britain and Europe, the system of progressive taxation was already confiscating nearly the entire  “surplus” incomes of the successful capitalists and entrepreneurs, meaning that higher tax rates would no longer produce additional funds to finance these countries’ ever-expanding welfare states.  “Henceforth,” Mises foretold, “the funds of the beneficiaries themselves have to be tapped if more handouts are to be made to them.” Today things have gotten far worse than even Mises foresaw.  … Continue reading →

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You think your president really, truly represents you and has your best interests in mind? You think that by voting you make a difference? You think that the government should take care of the economy, health care, and every possible aspect of your life? If so, think again or you will be in for a big surprise if you haven’t realized it as of now. If you already had intuitions about the parasitic, and fundamentally flawed nature of government but still couldn’t grasp it in its horrific totality then this is the book you need to read. Murray Rothbard came … Continue reading →

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Russia has provided evidence that Washington is collaborating with ISIS in attacks on Russian forces. In one Washington-directed attack, ISIS tried to capture 29 Russian military policemen. However, Russian special forces entered the fray, and the result was spectacular losses for ISIS. In another attack Washington-directed attack, Russian General Valery Asapov and two Russian colonels were killed in an attack that violated agreements. Sooner or later it will dawn on the Russian government that Washington is not a rational government with which diplomacy can be practiced, peace pursued, and agreements reached. Sooner or later it will dawn on the Russian … Continue reading →

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I told you last week about the massive security breach at Equifax and offered some tips on what to do if you found out you had been impacted by the breach.  We know that roughly half of us have our info floating around on the sinister “dark web”, the place where identities are sold in bulk.  I was impacted along with 143 million other lucky Americans, and all thanks to Equifax. First Steps Here are some important first steps for you should you discover that you have indeed had your identity stolen: First, contact the companies where you know fraud happened, and start with … Continue reading →

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Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I wonder whether they shared common responses to the 2016 presidential election. Many college administrators provided students with therapy dogs, play dough, coloring books, bubbles, videos of frolicking kittens and puppies, and soft music. They even canceled classes and postponed exams so that their 18- to 30-year-old snowflakes could better cope with the election results. There are numerous internet photos and videos of these youngsters screaming and in outright grief and panic. Here’s my question: Were our military leaders as accommodating as college administrators? Did commanding … Continue reading →

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