The U.S. Congress is the Minor Leagues

Bryan Callen talks about the U.S. Congress as a minor league.  The big leaguers play over on K Street.

Find out more about Bryan here and Joe Rogan here.

Alternative Media Is Working

In this clip Angela Davis talks about a major U.S. export which gets almost no attention by outcast media outlets like The New York Times or FOX News.  She calls this censored export the U.S. model of mass incarceration.

You may have guessed what Davis was referring to based on the first paragraph of this post.  If so then you are certainly aware of the alternative media.  If after watching the video you are saying "oh yeah, I already knew that" then great!  You are not alone.

Based on audience reaction at Riverside Church in New York there are many, many people aware of the largest open-air prison on earth.

Not only do they know this prison exists but they also have an understanding of which government ensures that the inmates are kept caged in far behind the fence.

The rousing support for her comments are proof that alternative media is working.

The Mirage of Political Power

Is political power necessary in order to achieve economic prosperity?

Walter Williams explains why he is skeptical of the conventional wisdom...

In Walter's book, The State Against Blacks, he expands on the idea that well-intentioned policies often have consequences the legislators don't foresee.

Keep this in mind regarding political power.  Your efforts to control the machinery of the state may prove to be a mirage.


*video clip from Reason TV

Texas' Biggest Welfare Recipients

Dr. Reuben Elovitz, Welfare Recipient 

Thankfully more researchers are sifting through the data on who collects Medicare taxes.  The Texas Tribune published a table of the greatest Medicare welfare recipients in Texas...

Medicare Data Shines Light on Billions Paid to TX Doctors

Highlights from the research:

• 342 Texas doctors were paid over $1 million by Medicare in 2012
• 20 doctors hauled in over $3 million annually from Medicare
• Missing context like doctor's costs and number of patients treated make the data incomplete

Lobbying as a Cottage Industry

When lobbying the government becomes a cottage industry we have a problem.  Bryan Callen explains one reason why marijuana is still (mostly) illegal.

Find out more about Bryan here and Joe Rogan here.

Property Rights On The Rocks

Criminal syndicate boss Anne Hidalgo

Would you like to rent out a room in your Paris apartment?

Good luck!

The enforcement class in France has taken to invading the homes of people suspected of renting space in their private residences.  Twenty police officers and a handful of politicians are conspiring to shake down local property owners.  At least 15 landlords have already been victimized to the tune of 25,000 euros each ($33,000 US).

Merriam-Webster defines property ownership as:

the exclusive right to possess, enjoy, and dispose of a thing 

Any infringement upon the above property rights without the consent of the owner is simply theft.

These few dozen police and politicians in Paris should properly be referred to as a criminal syndicate.    

Bloomberg reports.