Fresh controversy trails MMM as top guider, wife reportedly flee to Philippines
Social media is currently awash with reports that top MMM Guider in Nigeria, Chuddy Ugorji, and his wife, Amaka, have fled to the Philippines following the imminent collapse of the Ponzi scheme. Several Nigerian news sites and social media commentators…
US Scientists Taking Up Unusual Role as Protesters
A Facebook group promoting a Washington “March for Science” has drawn more than 600,000 followers in just a few days. Researchers are increasingly stepping into the uncomfortable roles of advocates as early actions from the Trump administration set off alarm…
Venezuelan authorities arrest 4 bitcoin miners
Venezuelan authorities arrest 4 bitcoin miners Venezuelan authorities have arrested four people allegedly involved with a cryptocurrency-mining operation based in a small city about an hour and a half’s drive from Caracas, according to local media reports. Three men and…
David Brock and the media: trapped in a floating blue bubble
It’s clear President Donald Trump is listening to chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon. Whether it’s media claims comparing the size of his inaugural crowd to that of former President Barack Obama or incidents of voter fraud across America,…
China to further investigate in Bitcoin exchanges
Some of Bitcoin enthusiast Mike Caldwell’s coins are pictured at The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said Wednesday that it will continue its investigation into the country’s Bitcoin exchanges. The PBOC operations office in Beijing said in…
Fox News Shep Smith knocks Trump on lies and voter fraud hoax (VIDEO)
When Fox News allows its more respectable anchors, Shep Smith, the freedom to hit the Republican President of the United States with impunity, it is evident that the network is attempting to keep the little if any reliability it has…
James Grant – A Different Investment World
We have been living in an extraordinary era. And no, I am not referring to Dow 20000, or President Trump’s blunt style of governing. What I am referring to is the level of interest rates. One of my favorite charts…
Trump’s New FCC Chief Must Not Dismantle Net Neutrality
As leadership of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passes to Commissioner Ajit Pai, internet users are justifiably concerned about what that change will mean for hard-won net neutrality protections. Just two years ago, in response to demands from public…
El Paso and Juarez know what happens when a wall divides two cities
EL PASO, Texas — When men in olive coveralls began to install 18-foot-high corrugated metal fencing on the international border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez in 2008, Carlos Marentes joined protesters who complained that building the barrier was like…
Some Thoughts On Public (and Private) Integrity in Trump’s DOJ
Oh, what I would give to be a fly on the wall at the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section (known as “PIN”) in the next few years. That is where the first decisions about what separates an “emolument” from a…