Category Archives: Current Events
We totally called this one, and Porn!
Since voting on SOPA would have started today, we thought we’d toot our own horn and repost and older article we originally wrote here, while right under we’ll have an article on porn (actually, while it does mention porn, it deals with the same subject. But continually mentioning porn is a cheap ploy to make [...]
An Update on California
We’ve commented before on California’s system of government and how it is dysfunctional. Of course, now California has pretty much become a byword for a state that is run incorrectly and that is squandering the advantages they have (tourism, a huge coast, the movie industry, etc.). What worries us is when other states start emulating [...]
Technically: It’s a Government
Italy now has an unelected government. The only other government entity in Europe to share this particular feature is the EU Commission – there’s some food for thought for you. But what happened? Why has a panel of academics been appointed to lead Italy, and what on earth is a “technical government”? A “Governo Tecnico” [...]
The Universe is inflationary
Here is a guest post by Arthur Goikhman with a great analogy about inflation. His explanation for student loans is what struck me right away. I still believe this will be our next bubble, and Arthur does a great job in showing how the student loan system makes no sense. Read the whole article, though, [...]
The Obligatory OWS post
Although we didn’t really dedicate one to the Tea Party, we thought we should dedicate an article to the Occupy Wall Street protests. We’re sure you’ve already seen these protests, or picture and videos of them, and have seen people side with them and make fun of them, as with the Tea Party. As with [...]
