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Who hasn’t seen “The Shawshank Redemption” featuring aging convicts Red Redding (Morgan Freeman) and Brooks Hatlen (James Whitmore)? The movie was set in the 1940s when most prisoners were young tough guys and of course in this case the cerebral Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins). Redding and Hatlen were finally set free after spending 40 and 50 years behind bars, respectively. If Shawshank were to be remade today, a good share of the inmate population would have gray hair and be suffering from various medical problems. Ashby Jones and Joanna Chung write for The Wall Street Journal that the number of ...
Dana Frank, professor of history at the University of California, has a piece in the New York Times about the Obama administration’s avid support for the corrupt military regime in Honduras. She’s written previously about it, as have I on this blog. Excerpt: It’s time to acknowledge the foreign policy disaster that American support for the Porfirio Lobo administration ...
There is still time to sign up for tonight’s webinar, How to End Unemployment in One Day. Professor Block writes: “If this works out well, I plan to do follow up Mises Academy presentations on environmentalism, the evils of Ronald Coase, on...
On Monday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation interviewed Hans Hermann-Hoppe, whom they introduce as “the world’s leading living libertarian philosopher.” Listen here!
"Mr. Rubenstein, You’re No Adam Smith" by James E. Miller In a recent open letter in the Financial Times addressed to "Capitalists of the World" from "Adam Smith," David Rubenstein warns about the excesses of the system Smith so famously praised over two centuries ago. His claim that capitalism is what currently exists around the world, however, is flatly mistaken. "Freedom and Federalism" by Thomas J. DiLorenzo The idea of states’ rights is most closely associated with the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and his political heirs. Jefferson himself never entertained the idea that “states have rights,” as some of ...
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Millionaire financier Rothschild defends Mandelson’s invite on Siberian sight-seeing tour Daily Mail | Jan 24, 2012 By Vanessa Allen Millionaire financier Nat Rothschild invited Peter Mandelson to Siberia for a sightseeing break, not to ‘bless’ a £500million deal, he … Continue reading →![]()
CNN, Republican Party of Florida and Hispanic Leadership Network Debate Jacksonville, FL Time: 8PM – 10PM ET Participants: Ron Paul, Rich Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Live Streams: Official Stream | Alternative Stream
merrittnews.net | Jan 24, 2012 Bitter cold winter weather broke some records last week in Merritt and around the world. The thermometer’s Jan. 18 reading of a high of -21 degrees in Merritt was the coldest Jan. 18 since Environment … Continue reading →![]()
Fortune favors the brave in big chill merrittnews.net | Jan 26, 2012 by Kenneth Foo Hongkongers shivered through the coldest Lunar New Year holiday in 16 years, with the mercury plunging to seven degrees Celsius in urban areas yesterday and … Continue reading →![]()
CDC Releases Results Of Morgellons Disease Investigation CBS | Jan 26, 2012 DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Five years ago, CBS 11 News began investigating a bizarre medical condition known as Morgellons Disease. Those who claim to have it describe … Continue reading →![]()
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