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The Unintended Consequences of Government Meddling In the Steel IndustryThe Unintended Consequences of Government Meddling In the Steel Industry

The Unintended Consequences of Government Meddling In the Steel Industry

It is well established that even well intentioned government intervention in industry very often ends up causing more problems than…

7 years ago
The Dutch Have Reduced Prison Populations 50% AND Crime 39% in a DecadeThe Dutch Have Reduced Prison Populations 50% AND Crime 39% in a Decade

The Dutch Have Reduced Prison Populations 50% AND Crime 39% in a Decade

In the last decade the Dutch have reduced prison inmate populations by 50% and those sentences average to about 90…

7 years ago
How Killing The Canadian Oil Industry Is a Formula For Environmental DisasterHow Killing The Canadian Oil Industry Is a Formula For Environmental Disaster

How Killing The Canadian Oil Industry Is a Formula For Environmental Disaster

Today Bloomberg's Michael Bellusci wrote an article explaining that Canadian oil and gas companies are in deep trouble.  Here is an…

7 years ago
Should You Have The Right To Know You Are Talking To An AI Bot?Should You Have The Right To Know You Are Talking To An AI Bot?

Should You Have The Right To Know You Are Talking To An AI Bot?

The US congress now has an Artificial Intelligence "Caucus" considering regulating how Artificial Intelligence (AI).  One the items they are…

7 years ago
Bankruptcy of Gun Maker Remington Signifies Nothing For the Anti-Gun LobbyBankruptcy of Gun Maker Remington Signifies Nothing For the Anti-Gun Lobby

Bankruptcy of Gun Maker Remington Signifies Nothing For the Anti-Gun Lobby

Today the United States oldest gun maker Remington Outdoor Company Inc, which owns Remington Arms, filed for Bankruptcy protection.  The…

7 years ago
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Sends Donald Trump a Cryptic MessageNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un Sends Donald Trump a Cryptic Message

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Sends Donald Trump a Cryptic Message

After numerous rounds of, "We don't know if Kim Jong Un is still alive," Kim Jong Un himself decided to…

7 years ago
Anatomy of a Modern Data Breach: The Facebook – Cambridge Analytica ScandalAnatomy of a Modern Data Breach: The Facebook – Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Anatomy of a Modern Data Breach: The Facebook – Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Now that much of the dust has settled on Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook users data the sad story can…

7 years ago

US Government Again Reduces Bank Oversight, 10 Years After The 2008 Global Financial Collapse

After limited debate the US Senate overwhelmingly approved a further reduction in "Dodd-Frank" banking regulations introduced in 2010 to avoid…

7 years ago

Should Disposable Single Use Plastic Bags Be Banned?

There has been much talk in the recent decade about banning disposable plastic bags.  The basic argument is that consumer…

7 years ago

How We Know The Trump Campaign Did Not Criminally Collude With the Russian Government

Let me start with the obligatory, I do not particularly like Donald Trump, believe much of what he says or…

7 years ago