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Ron Paul’s Farewell Address to Congress

By on November 15, 2012 in Bailouts, Biased Media, Big Business, Big Government, Central Banks, Civil Disobedience, Crony Capitalism, Debt, Debt Monetization, Entitlement, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Globalization, Gold, Government Control, Housing Bubble, Hyperinflation, Immigration, Inflation, Inspiration, Military, Miscellaneous, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality, Privacy, Protests, Regulations, Revolutions, Ron Paul, Sovereign Debt, Stories, Surveillance, The 99%, United States, War

Here is a transcript of Ron Paul’s farewell address to Congress, originally sourced from the Campaign for Liberty. Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor.  At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period.  My goals [...]

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Ron Paul: The One True Hope for Change in 2012

By on April 9, 2012 in Biased Media, Big Business, Big Government, Central Banks, Crony Capitalism, Debt, Debt Monetization, Economic Analysis, Entitlement, Fascism, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Gold, Government Control, Housing Bubble, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Inspiration, Military, Money, Revolutions, Ron Paul, Sovereign Debt, The 99%, Totalitarianism, United States, War

It’s now 2012, and the United States will elect a new president to run the (still) most powerful country in the world. It’s now been nearly four years since the eve of the ongoing global financial troubles, and I am very interested in how this election is going to play out. Americans were promised hope [...]

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A Frugal Manifesto

By on February 20, 2012 in Frugal, Green, Inspiration, Miscellaneous, Retirement, Saving

I have seen far too much hate for frugality and frugal people these days. I consider myself a frugal person, even though I don’t make my own toilet paper, soap, nor laundry detergent. Does being frugal mean that we all have to go to extremes? Frugal people are all made out to be stupid and [...]

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Is It a Flying Saucer? Nope, It’s Apple’s New Headquarters!

By on January 19, 2012 in Free Markets, Futurism, Inspiration

Singularity Hub had a feature on Apple’s new headquarters not too long ago. The new office looks a bit strange, almost like a flying saucer, but it is also a work of art. I find it interesting that Apple chose not to try to use the power of eminent domain to seize the remaining apartments [...]

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Patri Friedman Talks About Free Cities and Seasteading on the John Stossel Show

By on January 5, 2012 in Entrepreneurialism, Free Cities, Futurism, Inspiration, Interviews, Seasteading

This is an interesting video clip that includes Patri Friedma, Michael Strong, and Magatte Wade, advocates of free cities and seasteading. This stuff is still in the early stages, but I am excited to see progress on this front and can’t wait to see more free cities around the world and for sea-based living to [...]

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Inspiration Quotes for Your Week

By on December 7, 2011 in Inspiration

Investorz blog shares some pretty interesting quotes on their site. Here are a couple that I particularly liked: “There are two types of knowledge – textbook knowledge, and wisdom.” – Ancient Chinese saying. “The journey is the reward.” – Steve Jobs. Here are just a handful of quotes that I would like to add. I personally find [...]

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