It depends on the meaning of the word ‘is’. . . by TDB - Dec 19, 2019 2:26 pm Historian Will Durant wrote that, despite tremendous growth in knowledge over 5,000 years, wisdom is little changed.
He helped expand the surveillance state. Now he’s its victim. by TDB - Dec 18, 2019 1:47 pm “The worst thing that can happen to a socialist is to have his country ruled by socialists who are not his friends.”
One of the easiest places in the world to obtain residency by TDB - Dec 16, 2019 12:13 pm I still make sure to go back at least once a year. And I’m always astounded by how much the country has changed.
San Francisco spends almost $30 per flush for public toilets by TDB - Dec 13, 2019 10:03 am Most of the costs were for the two staff members at each bathroom, to stop drug use and other criminal activity.
Secret Service wants schools to report more weirdos by TDB - Dec 12, 2019 12:23 pm If you’re not a pissed-off loner already, this is sure to do the trick.
How Memes Will Set Us Free by TDB - Dec 11, 2019 11:35 am Memes have the power to subtly shape how society views events and institutions.
Broke billionaires (and other ridiculous signs of the top) by TDB - Dec 10, 2019 11:55 am Musk’s wealth is both illiquid AND unprofitable.
The best economic citizenship program for 2020 by TDB - Dec 10, 2019 11:50 am $100,000 is pretty close to the cheapest in the world, especially for a single applicant.
Comedian fined $35k for offensive joke by TDB - Dec 6, 2019 1:17 pm It’s a pretty dangerous precedent to set when the courts start telling us that offensive jokes exceed ‘limits’ of free speech.
Gold has outperformed the stock market over the last year by TDB - Dec 4, 2019 2:58 pm Almost exactly one year ago to the day, I wrote that gold was cheap relative to just about every other asset class in the world.
How Robert De Niro ended up with three passports by TDB - Dec 2, 2019 1:49 pm It’s a pretty great deal if you can get it. And apparently if you’re Robert De Niro, you can.
British government to decide how children can decorate their bedrooms by TDB - Nov 29, 2019 1:35 pm Parents will be fined or jailed for failing to comply with government orders if their child fails the subjective evaluations.
Why Elizabeth Warren wants you to be poor by TDB - Nov 26, 2019 3:06 pm Despite giving away $98.5 million to help the homeless, Bezos is just a stingy billionaire asshole.
How Elon Musk obtained TWO additional passports (and you can too) by TDB - Nov 25, 2019 2:00 pm Among the more common ways to obtain a second passport: through ancestry, and through legal residency. Musk did them both.
Newspaper will stop reporting any news “traumatic” to snowflakes by TDB - Nov 22, 2019 3:36 pm The traumatic event in question was a speech by former Trump official Jeff Sessions.