Rich people. We all want to be them. Author John Steinbeck once wrote that “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” And that’s true. The American Dream itself is rooted in the belief that you can change your situation if you strive,…
By Blake Neff Jeb Bush may have made his first notable gaffe of the 2016 presidential campaign, declaring in an interview that Americans need to “work longer hours” for substantial economic growth to return. The Republican presidential candidate was conducting a recorded interview with New Hampshire’s The Union-Leader and was answering a question about his tax plan,…
By Blake Neff The stock market of China is in a free fall, and critics both inside and outside the country are accusing its Communist government of doing virtually everything wrong in its efforts to contain the crisis, risking the creation of Great Depression-level crash. The implosion began about a month ago, when the Shanghai Composite Index closed at…
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By Josh Fatzick After the earthquakes that rocked Haiti in 2010 left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, Bill Clinton’s half-brother promised a Houston businessman he could help land contracts to rebuild. Roger Clinton took $100,000 from the man on the promise that influence from his brother could get him a contract through the Clinton…
By the inspiration for Taylor Swift’s next breakup song, R. Brownell 5. IF YOU TAKE THAT PHOTO, THERE WILL BE BAD BLOOD… Everything about Taylor Swift, like most celebrities, is a hot commodity. From the clothes she wears to the albums she sells to make a living, her image itself is something that can fetch…
By: Laura Meyers Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a utopian libertarian republic? I imagine it’s probably something similar to Texas, but still better. In a world where guns aren’t scary, weed is totally chill, and what you earn is what you keep, we would all be happier people. But, the…
By: Laura Meyers Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) thinks that the first amendment, and specifically freedom of religion isn’t for the individual, it’s just for the institutions. I mean, free speech and thought is just meh anyways. On MSNBC’s show Up with Steve Kornacki, Baldwin was discussing the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage when she…
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Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) looks fairly likely to bring his Innovation Act to the House floor sometime in the next few weeks. In view of the act’s attempt to crack down on litigious “patent trolls,” it’s no surprise that the trial bar, universities, and other groups that profit from excessive litigation, or from overly restrictive…