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Marty's Bent
Socialism in the West
History has shown that when the state steps in to run things that should be delegated to the free market things go terribly wrong.
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Issue #1380: Labor Day Labor Market Reflections
As you take time to rest and reflect on this holiday I urge you to think about the effects government has on your quality of life and whether or not it deserves the influence it ha…
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Issue #1373: The Normalization of Looting
As it becomes more clear that anything the government does to combat the economic discomfort that Americans are feeling has little or negative effect on their lives they are going…
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A Looming "Catastrophic Shock" to Supply Chains
UPS strike averted, but Yellow is likely doomed.
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Issue #1364: Be careful what you say or the bank shut down your account
Operation Choke Point should have already taught you this lesson.
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Issue #1362: Reflections on the Lightning Summit in Nashville
I spent the most of last week in Nashville, Tennessee for the Lightning Summit at Bitcoin Park. It was an incredible event filled with people from around the world who are working…
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Issue #1354: The weather is affecting hashrate again
It will be interesting to see how much downtime miners involved with demand response programs experience this Summer.
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Issue #1352: Here's a periodic reminder that you live in a two-tiered society
The dominant power structure of the world is currently run by a bunch of criminals who have the ability to do what they want with impunity.
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Issue #1336: They're telling you to have fun staying poor
This comment from the Bank of England may seem like an overt acknowledgement that a central bank has complete control over your purchasing power, because it is.
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Issue #1335: We live in an era bereft of accountability
Bitcoin is a forcing function for accountability.
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Issue #896: We've reached a cultural tipping point
There is so much happening in Bitcoin.
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Issue #788: Time to jump cultural S-curves
Let's jump into how the internet was made.
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