John Nash Hated Keynesians

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick] John Forbes Nash Jr., the Princeton University mathematician who inspired the film  “A Beautiful Mind,” died on May 23rd in a New Jersey car crash. While we always look at things critically, and are aware that he had said he was just days away from releasing…

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Anarchast: Nick Bernabe: The Anti-Media!

Jeff interviews activist and alternative media stalwart, Nick Bernabe, topics include: Anti-Media, the great need for new media, the viral meme as new media, the Free Thought Project, exposing corruption, editorial freedom, very rapid growth, new tech a media game changer, old media falling by the wayside, google censorship and bans a growing threat, google…

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A Man In Denmark Fleeing Persecution For Hurting a Politician’s Feelings

[The following post is by TDV Chief-Editor, Jeff Berwick]

I was contacted today by a Dollar Vigilante subscriber with an urgent situation.

He lives in Denmark and, as many TDV subscribers are, is not a fan of government.  As such he had said some things about some politicians on Facebook that "hurt their feelings" and he now fears that he may have to spend six months in jail.

Surely hurting someone's feelings can't be illegal in Denmark, can it?  Yes, it is illegal to hurt the feelings of a "public servant" in Denmark!

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Land Of The Regulated: Trillions In Regulations Drowning US Economy

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

As if it wasn't bad enough that the US federal government extorts its citizens for more than $2 trillion per year in taxes and the Federal Reserve devalues the US dollar by nearly 10% per year… but at the same time trillions more is wasted via regulation.

In an annual report just issued by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) entitled ‘10,000 Commandments’, they estimated that the total cost for Americans to comply with the myriad of regulations stipulated by the government in the Land of the Free was $1.86 trillion in 2013.

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