February 10, 2012|Posted By Adam Sharp
Social unrest in Greece is rising once again, as this scene from Athens today shows. Demands from bondholders to squeeze the populace will continue, as politicians/technocrats/ex-Goldman-directors fight to stay in the EU.
Unfortunately, the situation seems unlikely resolve any time soon. But I would be surprised if Greece is still part of the EU in 5 years. It could be as few as 2-3, but the establishment (banks) are still firmly in control, and have shown that they’re willing to exert extreme force to avoid losses. I doubt we will see a tidy solution to this budding revolt.
February 3, 2012|Posted By Adam Sharp
In the clip below, Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker, founder of Laissez Faire books, talks with Russia Today’s Lauren Lyster. A number of free-market related topics are discussed, including: central banks, minimum wages, and interest rates. Worth a watch:
January 28, 2012|Posted By Adam Sharp
Just a few of the highlights:
- 1984: (warning of a surveillance state)
- 2001: “This [housing] bubble will burst, as all bubbles do”.
- 2002: “Over the next decade, Americans will become poorer and less free”
January 21, 2012|Posted By Adam Sharp
I was flipping channels the other day, and came across Bill Maher’s HBO show. Hadn’t seen it in a while, so gave it a try. GOP politics was the topic de jour, and oh … was it horrifying. The panel was a who’s-who of despicable warmonger pundit/pols: Rob Reiner, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and David Frum. They were discussing politics and foreign policy… painful, to say the least.
Naturally, everyone was pretending Ron Paul doesn’t exist. Then Bill Maher did this, and redeemed his show:
Rob Reiner, after his near-stroke in reaction to Maher’s endorsement, says “You only like [Paul] because he’d let you smoke pot!”
Think about his wording there. Let you. Those sound like the words of a thoroughly-indoctrinated statist. Reiner and his preferred politicians know what’s best for you; all of us, it seems.
And I’ve heard similar sentiment all-too-often. Young voters only like Paul because of his drug policy. Well, they don’t hate the idea of ending 1 million marijuana arrests per year in the US. But the idea that it’s the driving issue is wishful thinking.
Mr. Reiner: it’s not his views on any single issue. What’s driving interest in Ron Paul’s campaign is the theme of personal liberty and freedom. People of all political backgrounds who are fed up with endless war are probably the most notable group.
Also, South Park was too kind to you:
