South Africa votes to seize land from white farmers without compensation
"Critics have compared the move to the disastrous redistribution of land in neighbouring Zimbabwe, which was often accompanied by violence and left farms neglected."
China banned the letter N after people used it to attack president’s plan to rule forever
"The Chinese Communist Party on Sunday proposed to abolish the two-term term limit for the president and vice-president, sparking an online backlash which it has been trying to control. Critics flooded Weibo and WeChat — China's version of Twitter and WhatsApp — to protest the plan, but were swiftly met by the country's censors. Various Chinese characters for terms like 'emigrate,' 'lifelong,' and 'I disagree' were banned, alongside ... the letter N."
St. Louis residents became aware of Army nuclear waste dumping via HBO doc
"The film documents the struggle of north St. Louis County residents who live near areas illegally dumped with World War II-era nuclear waste, particularly the West Lake Landfill Superfund site."
Burn Pits’ Legacy: ‘Delay, Deny, Hope They Die’
"A full cast of veterans, contractors, doctors, and spouses testify about symptoms and their ongoing battle with the federal bureaucracy, which, as of today, has yet to acknowledge a direct connection between severe health injuries and the air around the pits."
Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: the expat American’s perspective
"It’s safe to say that we will continue to see many US citizens who live abroad renouncing their US citizenships, possibly still in record-setting numbers. This is not because they don’t love the USA, or because they are greedy tax evaders, but because they simply can’t afford the cost of compliance, which, as a result of FATCA, includes the inability to maintain bank and investment relationships abroad, and frequently, the need to pay tax to two governments on the same piece of income. Indeed, it’s fair to say that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t really contain any positive changes for US expats."
Psychiatrists Baffled By Mental Disorder Which Only Afflicts Leaders Who Refuse To Bow To US Interests
"An earlier theory had once speculated that this new mental disorder is actually the symptom of some sort of airborne virus, since it has infected the leadership of neighboring nations Iran, Iraq, and Syria."
Busybodies battle outbreaks of freedom
"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."
SEC blocks Chicago Stock Exchange sale over Chinese investor participation
"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."
Trump administration recommends steep tariffs on steel and aluminum
"By citing national security, Trump can skirt independent U.S. government trade bodies and impose tariffs and quotas as high as he wants."
People Will Eat What They Want, Not What Government Prefers
"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."
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