Monthly Archives: May 2012
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Wes
// Andy Caffrey, a Democratic candidate (with a heavy Green Party feel) for US Congress in California’s crowded second district race recently promised The Politico that if he wins election to Congress, he’ll draw attention to the nation’s failed 40-year-old … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 23, 2012 by Davi Barker
// You know, the reason “Big Brother Is Watching” is such a famous phrase is because it used to be viewed as paranoid fear mongering to suggest that the government would use some kind of high tech surveillance equipment to … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 22, 2012 by Wes
// As we noted here on Friday, America’s most visible sound-money advocate, US Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul actually had breakfast with Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, May 9th. Just a few days later, on Monday, … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 21, 2012 by Wes
// The difference between independent films and Hollywood films is essentially the same as the difference between the products created by any big, publicly-traded corporation and any upstart, risk-taking, entrepreneurial small business. A publicly-traded corporation (like the ones Hollywood film … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 20, 2012 by Davi Barker
// People may not know this about me, but I’m a long time conspiracy theorist from the Robert Anton Wilson school, which essentially holds that all conspiracies, no matter how tenuous, are true in some sense, false in some sense, … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 18, 2012 by Wes
// No seriously. I missed this item last week, but this totally happened: Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul certainly wants to end the Federal Reserve. But he also has to eat breakfast. One day after chairing a hearing on … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 17, 2012 by Davi Barker
// First we reported that 1,800 people renounced their citizenship last year, which is a record high. The number one reason was over taxes. Then we reported that SB 1813, the so-called “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 16, 2012 by Wes
// Because of the deeply-rooted influence of Confucianism, Chinese culture has a reputation for encouraging people to fall into line, do as they’re told, and not “rock the boat.” But here at The Silver Underground, we’ve been taking note of … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 15, 2012 by Wes
// So naturally this headline was way too good to pass up for today’s Tinfoil Tuesday feature. What makes it especially fun is the wordplay on “Turkey” and “Bird,” making this sound like an inter-species squabble instead of an international … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 15, 2012 by megan
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