All Things Political
// This Youtube celebrity has yet to disappoint me with her econ-love affairs. What can I say, she’s got good taste!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Austrian, Economics | Comments on Facebook
// Writing for the blog of Louisiana-based law firm Ackel & Associates, Thad D. Ackel reports on a bizarre and troubling development in Louisiana law, a statute that prohibits Louisiana’s businesses from accepting cash transactions if they qualify under the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution Watch, United States | Tagged wesmessamore | 2 Comments
// It’s funny how events unfold. After a week and a half going back and forth between OccupySF and Occupy Oakland I took on a pretty bad fever. So, I’m at home recuperating looking over my notes and trying to write some … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Occupy Movement, OccupySF, Police Brutality, Rachel Corrie, SFPD | Comments on Facebook
// Back at HackMeet for day two. The first session is also being put on by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is an organization I’m developing some serious admiration for. This talk is being facilitated by Marcia Hofmann, a senior … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Digitla Rights, Electronic Frontier Foundation, HackMeet | 1 Comment
// HackMeet is a two-day “unconference” of West coast activists, hackers and artists exploring where technology and resistance meet. I just completed my first day and just wanted to share my first impressions. More tomorrow. I was first struck by … Continue reading
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// Many regard Dennis Kucinich as the Ron Paul of the left. The two have shown tremendous respect and solidarity with each other over the years. Now Dennis Kucinich is waking up to what is perhaps Ron Paul’s most defining … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Dennis Kucinich, Federal Reserve, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street | 1 Comment
// At a time when Americans seem more divided than at any point since the Civil War, two grassroots protest movements, the Tea Parties and Occupy Wall Street protests, signal the possibility of a major realignment in American politics along … Continue reading
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// The 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to two American economists, Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims citing their “empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.” Their development of analytical tools for macroeconomic analysis have driven yet … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, United States | Tagged Christopher Sims, Keynesian economics, Nobel Prize, Thomas Sargent | Comments on Facebook
// Last week, the tech community and the entire country mourned the passing of a truly visionary leader, product evangelist, and artist: Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs. For revolutionary innovation in multiple fields of human action, for creating unparalleled … Continue reading
Posted in Rebel of the Week, Uncategorized | Tagged wesmessamore | 1 Comment
// Meet protestors who began speaking their minority message a little louder at the recent gatherings across the street from the Federal Reserve, where Occupy Boston is being held. Needless to say there are common grounds to find and differences … Continue reading
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