How Corruption Cripples America’s Military
America’s military budget is roughly 7.2 times that of Russia ($610 billion compared to $84.5 billion), but even Western news-accounts are saying that the weaponry produced in Russia is superior…
Meet The World Leader Who Stole His Citizens’ Gold
Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Even before his coronation in 1626, King Charles I of England was almost bankrupt. His predecessors King James and Queen Elizabeth had run the…
Shale Shock: Another Leg Lower In Oil Coming After Many Producers Found To Have Far Lower Breakevens
One of the great unknowns facing the US shale industry, and threatening the recurring rumors of its imminent demise, is how it is possible that despite the collapsing number of…
Hedge Funds Fight The PBOC: There Can Be Only Yuan
With every Tom, Dick, and Harry hedge fund manager now taking on The People’s Bank of China (in various ways), it is no surprise that the spread between offshore Yuan…
Guest Post: How The Blockchain And Gold Can Work Together
Submitted by Thorsten Polleit via The Mises Institute, A look into monetary history shows that people, when given freedom of choice, opted for precious metals as money. This doesn’t come…
The Spread Of ISIS (In 1 Disturbing “The West Is Losing” Animation)
Via Foxtrot Alpha’s Tyler Rogoway, The video below depicting the expansion of ISIS controlled territory over time is especially interesting. After explosive expansion in 2013-2014, now it seems that when…
Breakdown Of Nigeria’s $65 billion Public Debt
The Debt Management Office has revealed that Nigeria’s total debt profile as at December 2015 is $65.4 billion or N12.6 trillion or 12.6% of GDP. This is N1.4 trillion higher…
Why Did Bristow Use The Word “Water Landing” To Describe Helicopter “Crash”
Bristow Helicopters today confirmed it’s helicopter crashed in a Lagoon on Wednesday. The helicopter was on its way from Porthacourt but thankfully had no casualty. However, why most newspapers reported…
Gambino Capo’s 1981 Murder Convictions Upheld by 2nd Cir.
The Second Circuit upheld the murder convictions of Bartolomeo Vernace, ruling that the three decades-old murders might have started over a spilled drink dispute, but they certainly did not hurt…
Don’t Let a Disability Crush Your Legal Career Goals
If you’re an able-bodied individual who’s beginning to slip into self-pity, consider people like Haben Girma, the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Harvard Law. Now look reassess…