Feds Fine Denver Sheriff’s Office for Refusing to Consider Non-Citizens for Deputy Jobs

DENVER, Colo. (Nov. 24, 2016) – In yet another example of extreme federal overreach, the U.S. Department of Justice recently fined the Denver County Sheriff’s Office because it disqualified non-citizens from applying for open deputy positions. In early 2015, the sheriff’s office kicked of a major hiring push, adding more than 200 deputies. The department…

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The Popular Vote: A Frivolous Statistic in the Presidential Race

In the wake of the presidential election, Hillary Clinton supporters have cried foul because their candidate won the popular vote, but lost in the Electoral College. So now they want to abolish it. In response, Tom Woods recently hosted an episode of his podcast discussing the Electoral College with historians Kevin Gutzman and Brion McClanahan. The…

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India Bank Adviser Proposes Regular, ‘Surprise’ Cash Bans

If these academics have their way, government-backed paper money will further approach its intrinsic value - zero. They hope that this will drive cash-based savings into bank deposits, which generate fee revenue and a source of leverage for the banks while at the same time supplying governments with taxes and police oversight of citizens' financial lives. However, governments attempting to eliminate cash usage risk destroying trust in the 'coin of the realm', leading to cash-based savings being moved into assets such as real estate, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies instead of bank deposits. Continue reading

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Why are so many bankers committing suicide?

"Three bankers in New York, London and Siena, Italy, died within 17 months of each other in 2013-14 in what authorities deemed a series of unrelated suicides. But in each case, the victim had a connection to a burgeoning global banking scandal, leaving more questions than answers as to the circumstances surrounding their deaths." Continue reading

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India’s Cash Ban Leaves At Least 47 Dead, So Far

"Eight days into demonetisation, the death toll has reached 47. These are confirmed deaths reported in the national media. The number of unreported deaths may be higher. While most deaths are of the elderly waiting in long bank queues, there are quite a few suicides, especially of housewives." Continue reading

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Constitution Essentials: “General Welfare” is not about writing checks

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution - that’s the so-called “general Welfare clause.” It had a very specific meaning to the Founders. It’s one that government-run schools haven't been teaching us - or our children, unfortunately.

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Media Inquiry on Ben Carson at HUD

Today, I received an email from a reporter at the Washington Examiner about Ben Carson possibly being HUD secretary. My response below. Question: I’m writing to ask if the Tenth Amendment Center has any response to President-elect Trump apparently picking Ben Carson as HUD Secretary, given that Carson has written critically of the AFFH rule.…

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Oklahoma Bill Would Set Stage for Implementation of the Unconstitutional REAL ID Act

OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 22, 2016) – A bill prefiled for the 2017 legislative session would repeal an Oklahoma law prohibiting implementation of the Real ID Act and set the state on a course to participate in an unconstitutional national identification system. Sen. John Sparks (D-Norman) and Sen. Kay Floyd (D-Oklahoma City) prefiled Senate Bill 1…

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