We discuss the fools in charge making things more complex as small print and Byzantine paperwork mire people and systems in ‘gotcha’-style debt traps. In the second half, Max continues his talk with Michael Betancourt about his new book, The

Some April Fool’s tricks seem to last a lot longer than one day: #AprilFools pic.twitter.com/eYJRBVtVvv — Tom Pride (@ThomasPride) April 1, 2016

Children Now Spend Less Time Outside than the Average Prisoner https://t.co/AvcRIz60pmpic.twitter.com/xmQGFpNFat
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For just and obvious reasons, it’s illegal under U.S. law for foreign governments to finance individual candidates or political parties. Unfortunately, this doesn’t stop them from bribing politicians and bureaucrats using other opaque channels. A perfect example is the shady, influence peddling slush fund known

Help fund StartNodes for folks without funds in areas of world we need nodes.STARTNODE FUND PROJECT https://t.co/QyIkeW2THr
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Is David Cameron sacrificing British steel to keep China happy? https://t.co/mx4yiYcYwB pic.twitter.com/u1KPTV4Q6F
— RT UK (@RTUKnews) March 31, 2016

What life for a Bangladeshi click farmer looks like https://t.co/aDnJrXvY7x pic.twitter.com/uRaebE4UEb
— Motherboard (@motherboard) March 31, 2016

NOT SAFE! China’s Central Bank Starts Buying Stocks (Via SPV) — A New Low For Manipulation https://t.co/yTPtX0gsvs pic.twitter.com/RBDpZ9V92G — Wall Street Examiner (@Lee_Adler) March 31, 2016

Why we should be worried that some birds don’t seem to fly south for winter anymore https://t.co/qQ51AYJ0k3 — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2016

You Can Now Be Put in Jail For Taking A Screenshot With Your Phone https://t.co/lENkbKkZcqpic.twitter.com/vt4R9oWReC
— Anti-Media (@AntiMedia) March 31, 2016

Compare way Paul Mason writes now to how he spoke on BBC or C4 and tell me again how ‘free’ the UK press is. https://t.co/3VxVI6JxXC — Stacy Herbert (@stacyherbert) March 31, 2016

One of the largest, purest and rarest gold coins in the world which at today’s market prices is valued at £3.8 million (GBP), €4.85 million (EUR) and $5.36 million (USD) has been put on the market and is being sold

UK current account deficit balloons, GDP revised up: https://t.co/M9sgEFrTXa pic.twitter.com/XimQtYOWzY
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) March 31, 2016

The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws. Sounds about right. Good newsletter. https://t.co/QMK6k2pXMJ pic.twitter.com/wWS3EvMXVB
— Evander Smart (@EvanderSmart) March 30, 2016
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