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Who is policy-better? Trumps vs Harris analysis by Steve Chapman

14 Sep 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.02

  TLDR Steve Chapman's article examines Donald Trump's economic policies, contrasting them with Kamala Harris's positions. While many voters trust Trump on economic issues, Chapman argues that this confidence is misplaced. Trump's interference with...

Let's revive the philosophy of Frédéric Bastiat

14 Sep 2024 2 minute read 0 comments BitcoinBerg $0.04

Did you know that many authors who are overlooked in high school and higher education are famous French figures abroad? For instance, who knows that the most frequently cited reference by Margaret Thatcher or Ronald Reagan was Frédéric Bastiat? This...

BRIDGE Digital Assets bill for joint committee of SEC and CFTC

14 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Yugocean $0.08

BRIDGE Digital Assets bill by John Rose Republican Representative John Rose, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced a new bill in the US Senate. This bill proposes a joint SEC-CFTC committee to advise the SEC and CFTC on t...

One-Way Ticket To Fuzzyland

14 Sep 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.02

"To shut us up, you'll have to make us a present ofwooden pajamas, after sprinkling it with lead."The Tijuana Story   When the police have a vice squad, special units dedicated to the eradication of vice, virtue can live above ground.  When the polic...

The horrors of right-wing cancel-culture collectivism

13 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

  TLDR: Cancel culture isn't unique to any political side but reflects human tendencies toward punishing outgroups. Historically, both the Left and Right have engaged in cancel culture. Defenders of free speech like Frederick Douglass and Salman Rush...

EU, Mercosur and blocking trade

13 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

TLDR France's attempt to block the EU-Mercosur trade deal, driven by protectionist concerns, could harm economic growth, disrupt global trade, and raise prices. While aimed at protecting domestic industries, such moves risk isolating trading partners...

Bukele's "gangster government" is horrible for El Salvador

12 Sep 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.03

  TLDR Nayib Bukele reducing gang violence in El Salvador has come at the cost of authoritarianism. He has undermined democratic institutions, extended emergency powers, and suppressed dissent, creating a regime marked by mass incarceration, human ri...

The failures and false promises of India's prime-minister Narendra Modi

12 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

TLDR Despite Modi's promises to boost India's manufacturing and create jobs, his initiatives have largely fallen short. With rising inequality, unemployment, and slow progress in exports, Modi's third term faces the challenge of addressing these fail...

The Firstever DeFi hearing held at US Congress

12 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Yugocean $0.07

     DeFi Hearing held at US Congress      Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a technology that is revolutionizing the crypto industry along with economic freedom. On September 10, 2024, the first hearing on DeFi was held in the US Congress.     A He...

War movies that make your soul cry

11 Sep 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Jurgan $0.01

War! There is no more terrible word. It brings death, destruction and torment of pain. The soul screams and cries when you watch realistic films about war. Today they shoot a lot. But old cinema has its own destiny. It makes you think about every mo...