Scientific Answers to Fears about GMOs
The battle of genetically modified foods is being waged in a mire of confusion and bad science. Scare stories over […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Simple Reason Most Regulations Are Harmful
One of the most basic ideas in economics is that the vast majority of regulations are harmful. Here’s a simple […]
Why Should Anyone Need a License for Anything?
Imagine a US state where locksmiths, pastoral counselors, home security companies, and acupuncturists do not have to be licensed by […]
Capitalism Gave Power to the People
Several anticapitalist slogans riff on the contrast between people and profit, and nobody thinks John Lennon’s song “Power to the […]
The Secret History of ISIS – Frontline PBS
The inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The Secret History […]
Leftists Are Bad at Leftism
Bernie Sanders thinks that free trade has been disastrous for the American worker. During an interview on Meet the Press, […]
Markets Are the Voice of the People
The supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders seem to believe that “establishment” politicians have stopped listening to “the people” […]
How the Constitution could let the House stop both Clinton and Trump: 12th Amendment 2016?
The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority […]
An Awesome Map of World Trade and Shipping
UCL’s Energy Institute has created an mesmerizing time lapse of global shipping, plotting every single commercial cargo ship’s position, speed, […]
Benghazi in Crisis/Yemen Under Siege – FRONTLINE on PBS
In a special two-part hour, journalist Feras Kilani reports from inside the war-torn city of Benghazi — the birthplace of […]
Fintech: Shaking up the financial industry – 60 Minutes CBS News
It’s being called the financial technology, or fintech, revolution. Lesley Stahl meets some of the fintechies challenging the establishment, seeking […]
