Has Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Failed? This Swiss Finance Minister Says it Has…
Libra’s Announcement Was the Defining Moment for Cryptocurrencies in 2019 The announcement of Facebook’s long-awaited cryptocurrency shook the highest levels of government and finance to its core, but the Libra association shrank over the course of 2019 as governments...
A Sinking Feeling About Nuclear Persia Part 2 – U.S. Embassy Attacked in Baghdad
There is a lot of misinformation floating around this evening about the siege on the U.S. embassy and as to whether or not a consulate or embassy has sovereign authority and jurisdiction. The property is not a separate territory or foreign soil based on the diplomatic...
Why California Hates the Gig Economy
Even for the most ardent liberal, it’s hard to imagine anyone supporting California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). Otherwise known as the gig workers’ law, AB5 essentially reclassifies many, if not most independent contractors as employees. However, such a draconian move...
Bitcoin, Trump, and Brexit: Is 2020 the Year of the Contrarian?
Contrarians haven’t had a shortage of action. Trump’s approach to politics, Brexit shaking the E.U. to its core, and Bitcoin have all made significant impacts on the status quo, and despite mainstream media’s biased reporting, none of it can be brushed to the side!...