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Nullifying Marijuana Prohibition Means Better Medical Care for Consumers

Major developments are taking place in the medical marijuana community that are opening eyes everywhere, much to the chagrin of the feds. A number of testimonials continue to emerge that indicate the tremendous healing power of marijuana rich in CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredient in the cannabis. It appears to yield benefits in treating a host…

How to Avoid the Obamacare Penalty, and Have Inexpensive Health Care

Is there a way around Obamacare? There is, and it saves you money. Tom Woods spoke to Dale Bellis of Liberty HealthShare on his show yesterday. Listen below! Is the show useful to you? Keep the show going by joining Tom as a Supporting Listener – get transcripts of all the interviews, plus special discounts at a bunch of liberty-friendly retailers!…

India easing gold import restrictions: Curb your enthusiasm

“Last week gold was boosted by news that the Reserve Bank of India is relaxing the much-maligned 80-20 import-export measure. Hopes that the measure could be fully phased out by October, ahead of the Diwali festival in October and the crucial gold-buying wedding season, has already seen the rupee price of gold drop to nine-month lows. Last month Rajesh Khosla, managing director of the country’s biggest refiner which is expanding capacity to 200 tonnes of gold per year, predicted the relaxation of the 80-20 rule, but added that ‘while the form of restrictions may change, the government will continue to restrain buying.'” Continue reading →

Former Fed Employee Charged With Felony For Threatening To Kill Boss

“After reading an article about the psychotic behavior of a former Federal Reserve employee, I would be reluctant to criticize the Fed in the presence of an employee of the world’s most powerful banking cartel. Zero Hedge has some stellar coverage about a former San Francisco Fed employee, and current employee at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), that threatened to kill his boss and then take his own life. Richard Hornsby, Chief Operating Officer of the FHFA, was arrested and charged with a felony for threatening to kill Edward J. DeMarco. Mr. DeMarco was Hornsby’s superior at FHFA. The death threat was supposedly the result of a poor job performance rating.” Continue reading →

Don’t Trust Congress. Ever.

Here’s something that cannot be repeated enough. In just the last week, Congress failed – once again – to do anything right. And, they failed on two of the biggest issues of the day. As expected, they gutted the USA Freedom Act, which now only sounds good but actually puts into law that NSA surveillance…

NSA Empowered by USA Freedom Act

The USA Freedom Act was lauded as a great first step in trying to stop the abuses of the NSA. However, to even pass out of committee many changes altered the initial text of the bill. These changes didn’t improve privacy. And, unfortunately that’s just half of it. The amended bill which passed the House…

Amicus Brief in Tuaua v. United States

Last week I joined a group of distinguished scholars on this amicus brief filed in support of plaintiffs/appellants in Tuaua v. United States, the Samoan citizenship case now at the D.C. Circuit. As I’ve discussed before, the issue is whether the Constitution allows the United States to treat inhabitants of American Samoa (a U.S. territory) as something less than American citizens…

Federal Reserve’s Bitcoin Policy Begins to Take Shape

“On Friday, May 9th, 2014, the Federal Advisory Council and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve met for their quarterly meeting in Washington D.C. This meeting was historically held in secrecy until Bloomberg News ‘won’ a Freedom of Information Act request requiring the Fed to make the meetings minutes available to the public. The Fed is pro Bitcoin regulation: ‘Regulation is advisable; considerations include protecting consumers, addressing illicit use, and avoiding Balkanization.’ In this regards they recommend, ‘Regulatory oversight to ensure that exchanges invest in appropriate cyber and other security measures. This includes fully secure storage of Bitcoin wallets.'” Continue reading →