Bob Morris
Posted on Sat Aug 18, 2012 20:00 pm. Tags: corruption, William Ward
William Ward, the former head of the United States’ Africa Command, is accused of spending hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars on personal expenses. Ward is (was?) a four-star general accused of using public money for personal use, yet the story is getting very little play in the US and appears absent from major media [...]
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William Boardman
Posted on Sat Aug 18, 2012 15:00 pm. Tags: Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan
We all have our contradictions. Or we lie. Perhaps that’s a distinction without a difference. Paul Ryan has called Ayn Rand the most influential person in his life, shaping the way he thinks, motivating him to go into government. Yet none of Ayn Rand’s heroes have anything but disdain for government. Now, or last April [...]
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Bob Morris
Posted on Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:30 am. Tags: Pussy Riot
In my latest IVN article I explore why what Pussy Riot did probably wouldn’t have gotten them arrested, much less imprisoned, in the US. This YouTube video shows the performance by Pussy Riot on the steps of the cathedral, with lyrics. Yes, they are sending a political message too, one that, due to overreaction by [...]
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Bob Morris
Posted on Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:45 am. Tags: Facebook
Facebook stock is now worth about half its IPO price, less than the price many employees were vested at. Henry Blodget details what holders of the stock can expect, which is a long wait, among other things. Just be thankful you weren’t one of the poor schlubs who bought Facebook at 38 when it IPO’ed. [...]
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