Monetary systems have a job to do, and money has a specific role within monetary systems. The job of the monetary system is to track what value an individual adds to the economy and ensure that more value is received than is put in. If a monetary system does not do this, then it will…
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Why You Should Use a Gold Loan Program
Understanding a Gold Loan Around the world, gold is seen as one of the most valuable, versatile, and desirable materials. Gold has been valued as a material of high worth and equally high importance as far back as the ancient Egyptian times. Just as ancient is the idea of borrowing against the value of gold.…
Criminal Justice Reform Works: It’s time for the Congress to get on board
After years of reforming state criminal justice systems and observing the concrete beneficial results of giving a true second chance to former offenders, this initiative has finally found itself culminating in a movement to bring these reforms to the federal system. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) has tirelessly worked and reworked the text of his legislation,…
There’s Some Bad News… and Some Good News! by Helen Straight, Passing Lane Films
I’ve got some bad news… Drew and I won’t be screening a film at this year’s Anthem Film Fest at FreedomFest 2018. Sorry to disappoint all the ardent Passing Lane Films fans! But no worries– you can watch our films here on our newly updated website. Something to get you excited and inspired, before you…
Higher Education Is Failing, but There’s Hope for a Freer Future
If you’ve been following higher-ed news lately, you’re probably aware that the university – once one of mankind’s most effective institutions for instilling the value of tolerance, unlocking critical thinking and preparing young people for the labor market – is becoming increasingly hostile to liberty. From “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” to “hate speech is…
Cardiology Cash-Based Practice and the Best Preventive Heart Care in the World
How much is your health worth? Sounds cliché, but for most people, health is everything. Without health, we cannot have a quality family and work life. Let’s face it, when you are constantly tired, have zero energy, and feel sluggish, everything in your life suffers: family, friends, and work. So, you head to the doctor,…
You Can Negate Bad Laws Through Jury Nullification
Can a juror in America negate a law by voting against it in a court trial? You’d better believe they can! Most American Citizens are not aware they have the right to vote their conscience in a court case where they are selected to serve as a juror. That is, they can negate a bad law…
How Free Enterprise Can Fix America’s Failing Highways
The way we fund and manage U.S. highways is broken and needs serious rethinking, if it’s going to meet the needs of 21st-century America. The problems are legion, beginning with the huge direct cost of traffic congestion—a whopping $160 billion per year just in wasted time and fuel. And while our highways and bridges are…
A Tale of Two Retirement Strategies Wall Street vs. Main Street by Gena Lofton
Strategy 1 – Wall Street Wall Street investors hope to buy low and sell high to generate a capital gain. They believe investing in a well-diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds will enable them to retire and live off their nest eggs. Unfortunately, this Strategy is one of the main reasons most people…
GO– Beyond GDP
“This truly is a major development. Not only is your GO becoming accepted, but you have truly changed the perspective on measurement. It is a paradigm shift, something that happens very rarely.” — Daniele Struppa, Chapman University “Best article ever on Gross Output.” — George Gilder “It is brilliant. Write more.” — Newt Gingrich A…