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Happy Friday everyone. Here’s our weekly roll-up of some of the most bizarre (and often disturbing) stories from around the world that we’re following: Apparently it’s a crime to sit down in public A dangerous criminal in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after an egregious crime spree.
Like many of our readers, I’ll never forget the Great Crash and the Global Financial Crisis from more than a decade ago. Some of you may be too young to remember. But it was pretty gruesome. One of the largest investment banks in the world collapsed in September 2008, nearly dragging down the
Let the weekly absurdity begin! New SAT scoring will combat Asian privilege The infamous SAT has been used since 1926 as a sort of university entrance exam to objectively test high school students’ scholastic aptitude. Until now. Test administrators announced plans this week to include an ‘adversity score’ for every student taking the
Earlier this month the World Gold Council published its quarterly report– and it shows that central banks and foreign governments from around the world are buying up gold at their fastest pace in six years. This is pretty big news, and it says a LOT about the future of the dollar. Remember, central
Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following: Chicago police run a vehicle impound racket Imagine dropping your car off at the local mechanic because you need to get your engine tuned up. A few days later
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, more than 108,000 millionaires left their home countries last year in search of greener pastures. Most emigrated from countries like China and Russia… no surprise there. India also saw a large outflow of millionaires as tax authorities tightened their grip. And Turkey continues to see an
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 is set to
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 records going all
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 massively and terminally
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 said, “this bill
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, the company is
By the time Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army conquered the city of Samarkand in 329 BC, the city had already existed for centuries. Samarkand had been a prominent, vibrant regional capital in the Persian Empire prior to the Macedonians’ arrival. And under Alexander the city flourished even more. He declared it
Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following: Elizabeth Warren wants to destroy centuries of legal standards To take your freedom requires more evidence than to take your money. For now. Criminal convictions depend on the accused
A few months ago, I wrote to you about how New York City wants to tax people who own second homes there. They call it a pied-a-terre tax, and the geniuses behind it believe that it will help plug the city’s $1 billion budget shortfall. Bill de Blasio himself, the mayor of New
Last week I told you that the US government recently reported a negative net worth of MINUS $75 TRILLION. That’s not a type-o. According to the Treasury Department’s annual financial report for Fiscal Year 2018 (which they just published last week), the US government is hopelessly bankrupt. Now, I’m not talking about this
