Digital nomads are hiring and firing their governments
"The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli Hindriks have something to say about it."
"The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli Hindriks have something to say about it."
"The world is a wonderful place, full of opportunity, and it is only getting better. So here are the facts to keep in mind every time the media, politicians, and your peers start dragging you into the pit of despair."
"If you look around the country today you will find that, despite the best efforts of their betters, Americans still enjoy a fair amount of freedom to do as they wish. But the nation’s busybodies are on the case, and will soon take care of that."
"The decision by federal regulators to reject a bid by a Chinese-led investor group to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange is a major blow to its international aspirations, but it may not derail the sale entirely, the exchange’s chief executive said Friday."
"By citing national security, Trump can skirt independent U.S. government trade bodies and impose tariffs and quotas as high as he wants."
"The legions of do-gooders who want to compel you and others to eat just what they think you should eat are—despite their persistence—failing miserably at their jobs."
"Companies such as Constellation Brands — owners of the beers Corona and Modelo — have decided to invest millions in the legal marijuana industry rather considering it a risk to their business."
"The ubiquitous presence of law enforcement in public schools has led to serious infringements of students' Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, and it has increased the likelihood that minor disputes between students will escalate into criminal justice issues."
"Niklas Cruz may have pulled the trigger that resulted in the mayhem in Parkland, Fla., but something else is driving the madness."
"Government officials, hiding behind classified material, can easily inflate and even create so-called threats, and they have an obvious incentive to do so."