“Slam” Slammed

I’ve noticed an increasing prevalence of the use of the word “slammed” in news articles.  To illustrate, I did a quick Google news search for the use of the word “slammed” in the last 24 hours, with over 15,000 results.  Below is a quick list of some of these headlines that use the word “slam” […]

History (of Money and Banking by Rothbard) Repeating Itself

Decades ago, when discussing the causes of the Great Depression, Murray Rothbard unwittingly wrote an editorial piece fit for today’s newspapers.
Below is an excerpt from Murray Rothbard’s History of Money and Banking from the Colonial Era to World War II.  The book itself was published posthumously by the Mises institute in 2002 after Rothbard’s death […]

More Bomb Squad Shenanigans

I’ve made fun of bomb squad activities before, but this one takes the cake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLHNnca5jY

This thing is almost national news, with the following coverage:

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Orlando Sentinel
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Horse Talk (for good measure).

There should be some sort of rule where you lose your job if you’re featured on national television in a full bomb suit destroying a kid’s […]

S&P Chart of 1000 Truths

Be skeptical of assurances that the great recession is over.

Green Movement Alert: Metallic Oxides Causing “Ground Rainbows”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIYZvr3ueGw