The Trouble With Worshipping Elon Musk
You can only purchase so many already existing companies and technologies and declare yourself founder before being expected to actually invent something.
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Carl Sagan warned that America will be taken over
Shortly before his death in 1996, he appeared on “Charlie Rose” and made a dire warning about how the average Americans’ lack of skeptical, scientific thinking could lead to disastrous consequences.
A Killing of The Mind
A mass psychosis is an epidemic of madness and it occurs when a large portion of a society loses touch with reality and descends into delusions. Examples include the witch hunts 16th and 17th centuries and the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century.
Amy Coney Barrett Is the Least Experienced Supreme Court Nominee in 30 years
Barrett has never tried a case to verdict or argued an appeal in any court, nor has she ever performed any notable pro bono work, even during law school. Would you want her as *your* lawyer?
Beware The FedCoin Trap
Fedcoin and FedNow are Dangerous and Unnecessary Expansions of Federal Reserve Power
Let’s Talk About George Orwell
When the next military intervention arises, the talking heads that convince you that it is absolutely necessary and if they don’t do it, it will be the end of the world — they will be safely set and watching
Frank Grimes – The Cult of Work
How do the rich pit the working class against itself, and what does this have to do with a classic episode of The Simpsons?
Why Even Good Billionaires Are Bad
Billionaires aren’t necessarily bad people. Some give to charity and aren’t opposed to higher taxes. Others make great lipstick. But how invested in change are the so-called benevolent billionaires? Newsbroke unpacks the myth of the “good billionaire” and asks:
Human Equality or Human Extinction?
Global Climate Change could spell out extinction for the human race, unless we learn to create a real and lasting equality. Dr. David Korten joins the program today to discuss how we can build up an egalitarian society and
Cashless Society and the End of Freedom
Cashless society seems like an inevitable progression into an easier, faster and more convenient future. But this comes at a huge of cost of privacy and anonymity of cash payments, and freedom from control over people’s funds.
Moral Choices: Universal Access to Basic Finance
In this talk and the follow-up Q&A, Andreas advocates for protecting and expanding access to universal basic finance, explains why the question of how cryptocurrencies should be regulated is a distraction, and that eradicating cash will not affect the
Inflation, Monetary Debasement, and Minimum Wage
We do not have a minimum wage problem. We have a sound money problem.” A quick explanation of sound money, how the government uses monetary debasement to steal our wealth, and why the minimum wage is so out of