News of the Free: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

In Richardson Mayor Scandal, the Cover-Up Is Worse than the Crime

Failing to provide records subject to the Public Information Act, or altering or destroying those records, can be considered a criminal act.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2015/04/in_richardson_mayor_scandal_the_cover-up_is_worse_than_the_crime.php

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Rothbard on Kolko

As Kolko pointed out, all the various measures of federal regulation and welfare statism that left and right alike have always believed to be mass movements against Big Business are not only now backed to the hilt by Big Business, but were originated by it for the very purpose of shifting from a free market to a cartelized economy that would benefit it. Imperialistic foreign policy and the permanent garrison state originated in the Big Business drive for foreign investments and for war contracts at home.

The role of the liberal intellectuals is to serve as "corporate liberals," weavers of sophisticated apologias to inform the masses that the heads of the American corporate state are ruling on behalf of the "common good" and the "general welfare"—like the priest in the Oriental despotism who convinced the masses that their emperor was all-wise and divine.

https://mises.org/library/confessions-right-wing-liberal

Did Freddie Gray Have Spinal Surgery (From Car Accident) A Week Before His Arrest?…

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/04/28/did-freddie-gray-have-spinal-surgery-from-car-accident-a-week-before-his-arrest/

What you really need to know about Baltimore, from a reporter who’s lived there for over 30 years

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/28/what-you-really-need-to-know-about-baltimore-from-a-reporter-who-lived-there-for-30-years/

Homeownership rate lowest in 25 years

"Because of demographics and a strengthening job market for young adults, there is very strong rental demand."

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102627205

In 1 in 5 Families in U.S., No One Works

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/1-5-families-us-no-one-works

Negative interest rates put world on course for biggest mass default in history

What makes today’s negative interest rate environment so worrying is this; to the extent that demand is growing at all in the world economy, it seems again to be almost entirely dependent on rising levels of debt.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeremy-warner/11569329/Jeremy-Warner-Negative-interest-rates-put-world-on-course-for-biggest-mass-default-in-history.html

The Fed absolutely should embrace a 4 percent inflation target

http://theweek.com/articles/552232/fed-absolutely-should-embrace-4-percent-inflation-target

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Saudi Arabia: The great oil game

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-04-28/saudi-arabia-the-great-oil-game

Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria’s Conflict

http://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/09/09/oil-and-gas-limits-underly-syrias-conflict/

Commentary: Peak Oil, Declining EROI and the New Energy-Economic Reality

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-08-06/commentary-peak-oil-declining-eroi-and-new-energy-economic-reality

Richardson mayor to developer: 'I was taking bullets for you'

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/investigates/2015/04/27/richardson-mayor-to-developer-i-was-taking-bullets-for-you/26450225/

The Baltimore Riots: The Stunning Comments By Orioles Owner's Son

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-28/baltimore-riots-stunning-comments-orioles-owners-son

The Policing Baltimore Needs

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-policing-baltimore-needs/

Obama-backed green energy failures leave taxpayers with $2.2 billion tab

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/27/obama-backed-green-energy-failures-leave-taxpayers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Goldman Paid Bill Clinton $200,000 For Speech Before Bank Lobbied Hillary Clinton

http://www.ibtimes.com/goldman-paid-bill-clinton-200000-speech-bank-lobbied-hillary-clinton-1898154

Obama Warns of Anti-Globalization Sentiment in Both Parties

President Barack Obama said the rising anti-globalization sentiment in factions of both political parties risks a withdrawal by the U.S. from global economic competition and stymied growth.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-27/obama-warns-of-anti-globalization-sentiment-in-both-parties

Monday, April 27, 2015

Freddie Gray Arrest Record, Criminal History & Rap Sheet

http://heavy.com/news/2015/04/freddie-gray-arrest-record-criminal-history-rap-sheet-why-was-freddie-gray-arrested/

Charting American Oligarchy: How The 0.01% Contributes 42% Of All Campaign Cash

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-27/charting-american-oligarchy-how-001-contributes-42-all-campaign-cash

Violent clashes between Baltimore police and protestors turn city into 'absolute war zone' burning cop cars and looting stores after thousands mourn Freddie Gray in open casket funeral

Boston Fed Admits There Is No Exit, Suggests QE Become "Normal Monetary Policy"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-26/boston-fed-admits-there-no-exit-suggests-qe-become-normal-monetary-policy

Did exaggerated records make global warming look worse? Scientists to investigate whether 'adjusted' temperatures skewed data

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3055646/Did-exaggerated-records-make-global-warming-look-worse-Scientists-investigate-adjusted-temperatures-skewed-data.html#ixzz3YVHtFdyP Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Cowboy cook Kent Rollins at home on the range

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cowboy-cook-kent-rollins-at-home-on-the-range/2/

Recipe: All-Night Sourdough Pancakes

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/recipe-all-night-sourdough-pancakes/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/recipe-green-pepper-frito-pie/

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Why you should be wary of statistics on ‘modern slavery’ and ‘trafficking’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2015/04/24/why-you-should-be-wary-of-statistics-on-modern-slavery-and-trafficking/

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2014/nov/28/global-slavery-index-walk-free-human-trafficking-anne-gallagher

Our climate models are WRONG: Global warming has slowed - and recent changes are down to ‘natural variability’, says study

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3052926/Our-climate-models-WRONG-Global-warming-slowed-recent-changes-natural-variability-says-study.html#ixzz3YNJL1vHm Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Top scientists start to examine fiddled global warming figures The Global Warming Policy Foundation has enlisted an international team of five distinguished scientists to carry out a full inquiry

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/11561629/Top-scientists-start-to-examine-fiddled-global-warming-figures.html

Friday, April 24, 2015

U.S. Farm Production Expenditures Keep Climbing

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2013 –U.S. farmers spent a record-high $351.8 billion on agricultural production in 2012, a 10.4 percent increase from 2011, according to the Farm Production Expenditures report, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2013/08_02_2013.asp

The Old Models Of Work Are Broken

The conventional employee gets no ownership of their work, and this disconnect between the employee and the value created by the employee's labor is the source of Marx's definition of alienation: the worker is alienated from the output of his/her labor, which is owned by others.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-23/old-models-work-are-broken

Half of U.S. Fracking Companies Will Be Dead or Sold This Year

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-22/half-of-u-s-fracking-companies-will-be-dead-or-sold-this-year

MEMO: 353,000 REFUGEES ON FOOD STAMPS, 55,000 RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/23/memo-353000-refugees-on-food-stamps-55000-receiving-supplemental-security-income/

Thursday, April 23, 2015

40 Years Later: Milton Friedman’s Legacy in Chile

http://blog.panampost.com/jose-nino/2015/04/22/40-years-later-milton-friedmans-legacy-in-chile/

Census: Record 51 million immigrants in 8 years, will account for 82% of U.S. growth

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/census-record-51-million-immigrants-in-8-years-will-account-for-82-of-u.s.-growth/article/2563463

VA Official Grilled In House Hearing Over $300K Relocation Incentive

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/22/va-official-grilled-in-house-hearing-over-300k-relocation-incentive/

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Comes-Cumberlands-Biography-Depressed/dp/1931672008

Economists have discovered how bad the economy really is

instead of being a million full-time jobs short, like the unemployment rate says we are, we're about 3.5 million short.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/21/economists-have-discovered-how-bad-the-economy-really-is/

Austin to Mrs. Holley Aug 21, 1835

https://archive.org/stream/austinpapersocto03aust/austinpapersocto03aust_djvu.txt

Jefferson to Albert Gallatin 13 jan 1803

there is no constitutional difficulty as to the acquisition of territory, and whether, when acquired, it may be taken into the Union by the Constitution as it now stands, will become a question of expediency. I think it will be safer not to permit the enlargement of the Union but by amendment of the Constitution

https://seaofliberty.org/explore/jefferson-albert-gallatin-quote/258

Earth Day 2015: Federal Lands Edition Should we devolve or sell the Federal Estate?

Read more at http://spectator.org/articles/62466/earth-day-2015-federal-lands-edition

Why Are So Many Workers Refusing To Apply For Jobs?

http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/042015-748663-job-openings-are-up-but-labor-participation-is-down.htm#ixzz3XwbQ2f44

Greece orders raid on government coffers as cash dwindles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11548973/Talks-with-Greece-have-gained-momentum-but-still-long-way-from-target-IMF.html

Auschwitz guard says he shares moral guilt, but judges must decide if he committed crime

Groening described the arrival of transports of Jewish prisoners in detail, and recalled an incident in late 1942 in which another SS man smashed a baby against a truck, “and his crying stopped.” He said he was “shocked” and the following day asked a lieutenant for a transfer, which wasn’t granted.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/auschwitz-guard-says-he-shares-moral-guilt-but-judges-must-decide-if-he-committed-crime/article24041333/

Groening testified that he volunteered to join the SS in 1940 after training as a banker, and served at Auschwitz from 1942 to 1944. He didn’t mention directly participating in any atrocities and said he unsuccessfully sought a transfer after witnessing one.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/accountant-of-auschwitz-standing-trial-in-germany/2015/04/21/17f38c48-e7f2-11e4-8581-633c536add4b_story.html

Ryan T. Anderson: Public Enemy #1

https://ricochet.com/ryan-t-anderson-public-enemy-1/

Monday, April 20, 2015

Student Loan Borrowers Mean Big Money for the Government

http://fusion.net/story/5293/student-loan-borrowers-mean-big-money-for-the-government/

The surreal world of Venezuela's queues

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32349473

Revealed: how Tony Blair makes his millions Exclusive: Former prime minister is being paid to advise the Colombian government on how it spends £2 billion earned from mining deals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/11547808/Revealed-how-Tony-Blair-makes-his-millions.html

Eurozone crisis: Grexit edges closer as markets brace for Athens default

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/19/eurozone-crisis-grexit-edges-closer-as-markets-brace-for-athens-default

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Fed-fueled, mal-investment boom in private construction

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-19/well-hasnt-happened-exhibit-3

The zerohedge chart is incorrectly labeled. It is not total private construction US. It is total private construction in manufacturing us. See this chart from St Louis fed:

https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/TLMFGCONS

This is total private us construction:

https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/TLPRVCONS

How to Make Doughnuts

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/bake/how-to-make-doughnuts/?socsrc=bhgfb0418159

https://www.yahoo.com/food/baked-doughnuts-with-chocolate-recipe-103586467946.html

Friday, April 17, 2015

The Old Cause by Joseph R. Stromberg

http://www.antiwar.com/stromberg/s013001.html

Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal

https://mises.org/library/confessions-right-wing-liberal

https://mises.org/library/df-fleming-origins-cold-war

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Chesterton Reading Plan

http://www.chesterton.org/reading-plan/

Is College even necessary anymore?

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0415/colon041515.php3

Divorced women at greater risk of suffering heart attack Divorced women have a 24 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack than those who are happily married, US researchers have found

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11537816/Divorced-women-at-greater-risk-of-suffering-heart-attack.html

Dashcam video shows Arizona officer intentionally running over suspect

http://wgno.com/2015/04/14/dashcam-video-shows-arizona-officer-intentionally-running-over-suspect/

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Restoration of Property

http://distributistreview.com/mag/2011/12/the-restoration-of-property/

The outline of sanity

http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/Sanity.txt

UTOPIA OF USURERS AND OTHER ESSAYS

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2134/2134-h/2134-h.htm

Distributist Reading List

http://distributistreview.com/mag/test-2/recommended-reading/

http://distributistreview.com/mag/test-2/contemporary-list/

http://distributistreview.com/mag/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Recommended-Reading.pdf

Critics say Richardson’s revitalization has little to show

With only 5 percent of vacant land remaining, Richardson officials say this type of dense, urban-style development is the future for the city. “Cities change,” Mayor Laura Maczka said. “We have to anticipate what’s coming.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/richardson-lake-highlands/headlines/20150131-critics-say-richardsons-revitalization-has-little-to-show.ece

With only 6 percent of vacant land remaining, Richardson officials say their challenge is to safeguard the city’s roots while planning for the future.
Maczka said an urban-style environment is vital to attracting young workers who have little desire for a typical suburban lifestyle with gas-guzzling cars and single-family homes. Many are looking for employment hubs where they can live, work and play, she said.
She recalls hearing the head of a high-tech company say he’d just hired an employee who arrived in Richardson with “two bikes and a dog.”
“This is the epitome of the new workforce,” the mayor said.

http://richardsonblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/cityline-will-bring-long-term-benefits-richardson-officials-say.html/

Unwanted tanks and other government waste detailed in reports

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/unwanted-tanks-and-other-government-waste-detailed-in-reports/

Monday, April 13, 2015

James Webb, War Novelist

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/james-webb-war-novelist/

The marriage apocalypse

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/04/12/the-marriage-apocalypse/

When The Supreme Court Stopped Economic Fascism In America

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-13/when-supreme-court-stopped-economic-fascism-america

Residents suspect scandal as Richardson mayor resigns

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/02/richardson-mayor-resign-scandal-laura-maczka/70863492/

Hasn't Al Sharpton Heard of Waco?

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/04/hasnt_al_sharpton_heard_of_waco.html

How Diversity Subverts the University

TITLE VI--NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/04/how_diversity_subverts_the_university.html#ixzz3XBcxxjMu
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Game Changer OR Paradigm Shift ? – Walter Scott Shooting: Enhanced Video Shows Officer Slager With Taser Darts…

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/04/12/game-changer-or-paradigm-shift-walter-scott-shooting-enhanced-video-shows-officer-slager-with-taser-darts/

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Meet The Secretive Group That Runs The World

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-11/meet-secretive-group-runs-world

Tornado survivors pray — and live — inside restaurant storm cellar

“Dear Lord Jesus, please comfort this young lady,” he later recalled praying. “Take the fear out of her. Because she is fearful of what is not going to happen. And just give her peace.”

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/514433/tornado-survivors-pray-live-inside-restaurant-storm-cellar

Minneapolis police records shed light on 2014 military training

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/public-record-media/minneapolis-police-records-shed-light-2014-military-training

The Real Economy

Part 4

Teen girls give Pa. woman black eye for 'shushing' them in movie theater

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/teen_girls_give_pa_woman_black.html

Chew on This: Should Food Stamp Recipients Have Their Shopping Lists Limited?

http://pjmedia.com/blog/chew-on-this-should-food-stamp-recipients-have-their-shopping-lists-limited/?singlepage=true

Friday, April 10, 2015

The Walter Scott Shooting Backstory Begins To Surface – A Newer, Bolder, Julison Strategy….

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/04/10/the-walter-scott-shooting-backstory-begins-to-surface-a-newer-bolder-julison-strategy/

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-10/5-second-slow-mo-video-shows-what-really-happened-policeman-who-shot-fleeing-man-bac

http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbcnews-com/a-closer-look-at-the-walter-scott-shooting-424905283706

vincenzo delplato talks about his murals

http://musicvid.photo/index.php?photo=8AImRGlHsVM&keyword=batavia%20community%20band&category=music&title=vincenzo-delplato-talks-about-his-murals&video=1

Hillary's Path to 9/11

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/04/hillarys_path_to_911.html

Collin DA asks Texas Rangers to investigate AG Paxton

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Willis-DA-asks-Texas-Rangers-to-investigate-AG-6190072.php

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/mckinney/headlines/20141118-adviser-with-paxton-ties-accused-of-defrauding-investors.ece

Thursday, April 9, 2015

City Attorney Appoints Outside Legal Counsel To Conduct Ethics Violation Investigation

http://www.cor.net/index.aspx?page=73&recordid=1697&returnURL=/index.aspx

http://www.telecomcorridor.com/latest-news/plans-for-new-mixed-use-project-in-richardson

http://www.telecomcorridor.com/existing-business-industry-services/transit-orientedmixed-use-developments

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/plans-for-new-mixed-use-project-in-richardson.html/

http://richardsonblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/richardson-commissioners-ask-for-luxury-apartments-in-palisades-development.html/

http://blog.gff.com/palisades-master-plan/

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/04/02/richardsons-mayor-takes-job-with-developer-after-controversial-project-approval/

The U.S. Government's $800 Billion Gamble on Student Loans

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-08/the-u-s-government-s-800-billion-gamble-on-student-loans

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

In America, The Poor Don't Work

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2008/09/in_america_the_poor_dont_work.html

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device

http://mises.org/library/federal-reserve-cartelization-device

China kauft sich in Europa und Amerika ein

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/china-kauft-sich-in-europa-und-amerika-ein-13524204.html

Feds Consider Puerto Ricans Disabled Because They Speak Spanish

http://freebeacon.com/issues/feds-consider-puerto-ricans-disabled-because-they-speak-spanish/

Fidelity Says Zero Rate Needed to Revive Oil-Shocked Canada

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-06/fidelity-s-wolf-says-zero-rate-inescapable-in-oil-shocked-canada

Monday, April 6, 2015

Disaster Is Inevitable When The Two Decade-Old Stock Bubble Bursts

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessecolombo/2015/04/05/disaster-is-inevitable-when-the-two-decade-old-stock-bubble-bursts/

Transwestern will manage Richardson’s huge CityLine complex

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/20140701-transwestern-will-manage-richardsons-huge-cityline-complex.ece

The CityLine complex is owned by KDC, which has already signed on Jasper's, chef Kent Rathbun's regional American restaurant; Top Pot Doughnuts, the Seattle-based chain; Tom+Chee, a grilled cheese restaurant; and pizza chain Coal Vines.

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/02-23-15-richardson-cityline-market-taco-diner-modmarket-luna-grill/

CityLine to bring long-term benefits, Richardson officials say

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/richardson-lake-highlands/headlines/20150101-cityline-to-bring-long-term-benefits-richardson-officials-say.ece

State Farm ready to move into its new Richardson digs

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/tag/state-farm-insurance/

http://kdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Article-State-Farm-Office.pdf

Last year, KDC began work on the three buildings, totaling 1.5 million square feet of office space. It is the largest lease deal in North Texas history.

...

JP Morgan Chase is financing the project.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/02/14/state-farm-to-expand-richardson-regional-hub-with.html

Along with the lease for 1.5 million square feet of space, Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm has also signed for another million square feet of leased space in Irving and Richardson to house its current operations. The deal garnered the Dallas Business Journal's 2012 Deal of the Year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/06/17/state-farm-kdc-to-break-ground-on.html

The Panic of 1819: Reactions and Policies

http://mises.org/library/panic-1819-reactions-and-policies

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Brauchlichkeiten

= Commodities

Walmart ranks second worst in survey of supermarkets where Americans like to buy groceries... while Wegmans takes first place

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3025259/Walmart-ranks-second-worst-supermarket-survey.html#ixzz3WQxCt42j Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook