Archive for money
How to Be a Crook
Posted by: |This is an excellent video on what it takes to steal other people’s money. If you’re looking for tips, here is a good way to start.
It is incredibly important to have some knowledge of economics in today’s world. Understanding econ will help you to have a much better vantage point on the current crises we are all facing today. In fact, I am even now currently preparing a series of articles on basic econ for LCC readers to reference in the future. Stay tuned for more!
Tags: banking, economics, Federal Reserve, money
News of the Week: You Call this a War?
Posted by: |Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week.
Anthony Gregory asks, “You call this a war? I’ll show you a war.” He contends that we are prone to forget the atrocities of today’s wars because they are so distant to our daily lives. This is the most important link you can read from this weekly news post.
David Theroux, President of the Independent Institute, did an interview this week with To the Source about C.S. Lewis and the State.
One of my heroes, Stephan Kinsella, did an amazing interview with The Daily Bell this week on libertarianism and intellectual property. It is a superb read with a great many further links and resources for the interested reader.
In other IP news, Summit Entertainment is apparently claiming to own the date “November 20, 2009” and issued a DMCA takedown on art created on that day. No kidding.
Have you heard that Tide is now being used like money on the black market? Talk about money laundering…
I’m a science fiction fan, so here’s something for other SF lovers out there: Top 10 Best Retorts in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Remember Kony 2012, or is that old news at this point? Here is another perspective on Kony and the White Savior Industrial Complex.
Are you involved in the Ron Paul 2012 presidential campaign in some way? Here is a new book you can download for free that might interest you.
There was a lot going on at home this week (in particular, my wife was in town!) so posting time was scarce. But if you didn’t visit LCC this week, here is what you missed:
Have some relevant news and links you want to share? Post in the comments below. I read every comment and respond to almost all of them. Let me know what you’re thinking!
Tags: Afghanistan, Africa, CS Lewis, economics, intellectual property, iran, iraq, Kony 2012, libertarianism, money, Ron Paul, science, war, war on terror
News of the Week: Fiat Money Proves Useful After All
Posted by: |Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week.
Needy in Hungary? (Pun intended.) How about burning your fiat currency to stay warm? I just knew there had to be a good use for worthless paper… (HT Bob Murphy)
In other financial news, ProPublica has an interesting article reporting how Citi basically dumped bad mortgages onto taxpayers.
Did you have a nice Valentine’s Day? Do you know who St. Valentine actually is and how he defied the Roman State?
Shaun Connell writes a good piece about Romans 13. For more perspectives, make sure you read LCC’s offering on the theology of Romans 13 as well.
Geoff Plauche reports on free speech violations on a university campus. I just like it because it involves one of my favorite shows ever, Firefly.
The city of Keene, New Hampshire gets a freaking tank for its SWAT team. Has anybody here not figured out yet that cops are essentially bought and paid for by the Federal Government at this point? Well, they are. I doubt there are very many decent policemen around anymore. I certainly have met very, very few. Incidentally, Keene is a bastion of the Free State Project.
This week was the last week ever for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show FreedomWatch. Here is the final segment from the final episode. We shall miss you, Judge.
Did you visit LCC this week? Here’s what you missed if not:
- Ron Paul is Right About United States Overseas Military Bases
- What is the Christian Libertarian position on recreational drug use?
Just a heads up to everyone, I am defending my PhD thesis this next Tuesday. From then on, you can call me “Dr. Horn,” thank you very much. 
Preparations for my defense have been the primary reason I have not been posting quite as much these past few weeks, but it’s all over soon! If you feel so moved, say a prayer for me on Tuesday morning. Thank you all for your support!
Have some relevant news and links you want to share? Post in the comments below. I read every comment and respond more often than not. Let me know what you’re thinking!
Tags: christian libertarian, economics, libertarianism, money, News of the Week, Romans 13
News of the Week: November 7-13, 2010
Posted by: |Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week.
The internet is going crazy right now with talk about the TSA nekkid-scanners and groping, it’s clearly the hottest topic of the week. FoxNews.com has a pretty good article explaining what’s going on, as does the Mises Institute.
Barack Obama says the new power-sharing agreement in Iraq marks another "milestone" for the country. Riiiiight.
My good friend Jason Rink says David Ramsey is cool, but wrong about a lot of macroeconomics.
Have you been watching silver and gold prices reaching new highs? It’s kind of a big deal.
Facebook appears poised to release a new email app in the next week. Is Project Titan a Gmail killer?
Here is a little something for all you gamers out there (inside-joke alert).
Tags: economics, iraq, money, News, privacy, technology, TSA, war
News of the Week: October 17-23, 2010
Posted by: |On Saturdays, I am going to start recapping some of the interesting news highlights of the week. Some things will be serious, and it will always be fun, but by no means will it be comprehensive.
Bob Murphy is looking to raise money to debate Paul Krugman. Big name “mainstream” economists like Krugman demand thousands for a mere appearance, so if this is pulled off it will be an amazing feat. So far he has raised 21k. AND, all money raised will actually be donated to FoodBank.
Rolling Stone published a very interesting article on General Stanley McChrystal in July that I recently read. Old news but good.
The amazing whistleblower organization Wikileaks has released 400,000 new documents, yet again showing the terrible nature of the Iraq War.
Wes Messamore encourages busy student libertarians with a list of particularly good articles on personal productivity.
Between November 2008 and April 2010, 39 percent of households had either been unemployed, had negative equity in their house or had been in arrears in their house payments. Yikes.
Cal Newport has words of wisdom for those falling into the passion trap of perpetually looking for the “perfect job.”
TechCrunch reports on how data that the government collects is being used by private entities in a “silent revolution” of public data analysis. Kind of interesting and creepy at the same time.
Have you written a book you would like to publish? Publish it in the iBookstore.
My favorite comic of the week.
And if anybody knows where I can get some fused silica optical windows with 15 mm diameter and 10 mm thickness, you know where to find me…
Tags: comics, fun, jobs, money, News, privacy, productivity
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