The latest rewrite of the “Gang of 8″‘s amnesty bill immigration reform bill got some interesting new amendments. This report from Heritage Action outlines the various irony capitalist deals that were inserted in. Lobster Bait (Maine): moves resources from southern border to northern border (Heritage Action) Alaska Kickback: special treatment for Alaskan seafood processing (Washington …
This is what happens when you pass laws making the products a company manufactures, illegal: The CEO of a Connecticut gun company moving to South Carolina because of the southern state’s less restrictive gun laws says he is no longer sad, but angry he felt like he had to leave his home state. PTR Industries CEO Josh Fiorini came to his company’s …
In a shocking interview with The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald on this morning’s Meet the Press, David Gregory asked Gleenwald, “[W]hy shouldn’t you … be charged with a crime?” This question arose in the context of Gregory suggesting that Gleenwald “aided and abetted” Snowden by publishing the NSA leaks. The interview can be viewed below (reload the page …
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In the past week, more than a million people all over Brazil have gathered to protest against their country’s leadership. Individuals are demonstrating for a wide variety of purposes, but the uniting factor is frustration with the government and economy. Today’s demonstration focused on political corruption. The Guardian reports: Across Brazil protesters gathered to denounce legislation known as …
250,000 People Continue Anti-Government Protests in BrazilRead More »
The curious thing about politics is that one cannot advance one’s ideological agenda without the power to do so, and at its core politics is about the accumulation and usage of power. We’ve known this for millennia; just look at the writings of the Greek philosophers. Heck, Cicero once published a pamphlet about winning elections …
What the heck happened on Wednesday after the Fed meeting? Helicopter Ben Bernanke promised to keep the pace of bond purchases going steady. That is, the Federal Reserve promised to print $85 billion per month to buy mortgage bonds and US Treasury Bonds, continuing with its “Quantitative Easing” policy. Bernanke also promised that the discount …
Mike’s Financial Pocket – 06/21/13 – Bernanke’s BluesRead More »
George Washington was a fascinating man. This is not only because he was twelve stories high and made of radiation, our first President, and a very lucky fellow in battle. All those make him interesting, yes, but one of the aspects of Washington I’ve always found noteworthy is that from a young age he endeavored to …
George Washington’s Civility vs Washington DC’s CivilityRead More »
George Zimmer — better known as the guy in the Men’s Warehouse commercials — was randomly fired from the company yesterday. Business Insider reports: Men’s Wearhouse has fired George Zimmer, the man who founded the brand 40 years ago. […] He stepped down as CEO in 2011, but was still largely seen as the face of the …
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Dramatic television has come a long way. It wasn’t that long ago television was seen by many big screen actors as a step down. A place where failing actors had to go in order to get work. It wasn’t unreasonable for them to think so. Television history is littered with dramatic shows featuring bad writing, …
The Sopranos Changed The Landscape of Television DramaRead More »
The IRS has been in the news a lot these past few months, and not only because tax season just passed. First, accusations surfaced that the organization had been targeting conservative groups. Now, the IRS is being called out for handing out $70 million dollars in union bonuses, despite being directed to do otherwise by …
IRS Planning to Issue $70 Million in Bonuses This YearRead More »