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In the year 1492, at a port city about 50 miles south of where Columbus was preparing to set sail for the New World, Spanish Jews were desperately scrambling to flee Spain. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave all Jewish Spaniards just four months notice to leave the country, convert
I’ve long been vocal about my belief that if you have a problem with your government, you should vote. But not vote in the traditional sense, i.e. stand in line at a polling station and be forced to choose between the lesser of two evils… or perhaps more appropriately, the
Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following: 1. Washington State will allow human body composting It doesn’t get much greener than this. Staking his presidential run on climate change, the Governor of Washington
In the year 1890, according to census records, my great-great-grandfather was spending the final years of his life living with one of his children on a farm in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. I’ve spent most of the last twenty years doing some hardcore research into my family history– and I’ve identified
Most of us have only very few opportunities to do something that has a true lifelong impact on someone else. One of these opportunities is to do something for your children that will pay dividends for a lifetime in the form of freedom, choices, and safety. And that gift is
At the peak of its power in 1350 BC, thousands of years ago, ancient Egypt was like nothing ever seen before. The great Kingdom was thriving under an efficient system of agricultural production and trade with foreign nations. Egyptians had learned to adapt to the natural irrigation of the Nile
When Hugh Hefner finally sold one of the most famous homes in the world back in 2016– the Playboy Mansion– the market was a bit slow. And Hefner had to settle for about half of his original $200 million asking price. But in exchange, the then-90-year-old got a sweet deal:
I’m not used to seeing the government offer taxpayers a win-win. But a little known provision snuck into Trump’s 2017 tax reform law is possibly the best tax-advantaged investment strategy offered in decades. And it will help some of the poorest areas of the US too. It’s the brainchild of
March 15, 2013 was a pretty normal day in Cyprus. It was a Friday, and most people were looking forward to a relaxing weekend. The next morning the entire nation woke up in horror. Their politicians had been up all night, negotiating with international lenders to provide an emergency loan
Hot off the presses: The Board of Trustees for the Social Security and Medicare programs in the United States just released their annual report a few minutes ago. And if you want to read all of its gory detail, check it out for yourself here. Both of these programs are
Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following: Cory Booker introduces reparations bill Get ready for a slippery slope, because because Cory Booker just introduced a reparations bill in Congress. The 2020 Presidential contender
If you’re a big fan of shows like Narcos, Stranger Things, House of Cards, or Orange is the New Black, you might want to think about sending a fruit basket to anyone you know who is a Netflix shareholder. Netflix reported its quarterly earnings again yesterday afternoon. And, as expected,
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