What kinds of societies create wealth? What kinds destroy it?
There are some activities that are positive sum activities. That is, they are productive. They increase the total of real wealth in a society. Bill Bonner There are other activities that are zero sum...
View ArticleOther Nations Outclass U.S. on Education
In every town in America, the back-to-school rush is on, reports CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod. In Croton, N.Y., the Arturo brothers are already cracking the books. “I feel we get our money’s...
View ArticleHighlights of the $3.73 Trillion Budget Request for 2012
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama released a $3.73 trillion budget for fiscal-year 2012 Monday where he sought to balance two competing and conflicting agendas: dramatic cuts to federal spending while...
View ArticleNearly 100,000 Chilean students demonstrate in Santiago
monstersandcritics Students are sprayed by a riot police water cannon during a protest march against the government of President Sebastian Pinera and the new education law, in Santiago. Santiago –...
View ArticleAmerican Millennials Are Some Of The World’s Least Skilled People, Study Finds
huffingtonpost.com We American Millennials are really, really good at using today’s technology. That’s probably because we’ve forced companies to make technology that’s extremely easy to use, and...
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