". . . a republic, if you can keep it."
“The Dark Enlightenment” is term popularized by John Derbyshire here.
Here, with thumbnail reviews, are the currently active blogs I find most useful (other than VDARE.com of course! and Taki’s Magazine, in which I am also an interested party). The order is alphabetic—no invidious distinctions here!
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“The high incidence of rape around the country makes the situation untenable, and we urge the [national] commissioner to resolve this,” the committee said.
“Without rape kits we lose crucial evidence, which is key to the successful prosecution of rapists.”
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The Olympics combines two of a politician’s favorite things — flag waving and subsidies for large public works projects. I am impressed with the Swiss. Bravo.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/03/03/swiss-voters-reject-2022-winter-olympics-bid/1960123/
The story:
Russia condemns ‘unfair’ Cyprus bank levy as bailout fears grow
On one hand, the economy of a government is their “sphere of exploitation” (to use Hoppe’s term from Austrian vs. Marxist Class Analysis). So why would Putin not welcome this action, which punishes those who dare escape his sphere of exploitation, and will likely discourage others from escaping?
Two reason:
1) Russia wants to improve itself by attraction rich, capable entrepreneurs from the west, like the Frenchman Depardieu.
2) In the twisted, counter intuitive world of post-Soviet economies, the exploiters are often trying to escape their own prison. I suspect most politicians of post-Soviet countries had money in Cyprus.
Now that the precedent has been set, now that a western government has simply closed banks and helped itself to between 6.7 and 10 percent of each depositor’s money, I wonder if I should close my IRA.
Waiting thirty years for a tax break under these conditions seems ridiculous. The dollar will certainly collapse before then. The only question is how audacious the crimes of politicians will be when their system is in its death throes.
Let’s wait and see how big a bank run this action sparks.
#Cyprus Depositors Vent Fury Through Social Media
