Tag Archives: Limiting

Bubbles, Banks And Bitcoin

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We are used to money being created by the state. Or rather, we are used to money being created by banks on behalf of the state. The state has no direct control over the quantity of money created by...
    






Kandi Crush: An Electric-Car Vending Machine From China Could Upend The Auto Industry

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China is growing so fast it’s sometimes difficult to get different sources to even agree which the biggest cities are and how many people live in them. But that said, among them is a name unfamiliar...
    






A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

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Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. I believe the days of the “job...
    






ESA’s New Gossamer Sail System Aims To Float Dangerous Space Junk To A Fiery Death

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Anyone who’s seen the Oscar-baiting visual spectacle that is Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, knows in vivid 3D detail just how dangerous space debris can be. Leaving aside the...
    






Why Are Stocks Rising?

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During 2013, many smart analysts and money managers voiced their puzzlement of why the stock market continued to rise in spite of the lack of revenue growth of many companies, a stagnating economy,...
    






Utah Made It Easier For Cops To Seize Innocent People’s Property. And Not A Single Lawmaker Voted Against It

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A new report published by the Libertas Institute, a free market think tank, reveals how a little-known new law greatly weakened legal protections for property owners facing civil forfeiture in Utah...
    






Utah Made It Easier For Cops To Seize Innocent People’s Property. And Not A Single Lawmaker Voted Against It

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A new report published by the Libertas Institute, a free market think tank, reveals how a little-known new law greatly weakened legal protections for property owners facing civil forfeiture in Utah...
    






Attorney Offers Students 1,000 Reasons To Skip Law School

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If you had the chance to do it over, would you do it again? It’s one of the most popular questions in my “ask the taxgirl” mailbag. Despite – or maybe because of – the scary job market, I get a lot...
    






Astronomers Still Puzzle Over ‘Low Surface Brightness’ Galaxies

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Our own Milky Way and Andromeda, its nearest spiral neighbor, are stunningly beautiful examples of High Surface Brightness (HSB) galaxies. Both grand spirals represent the sort of brilliantly-...