5/ Ultimately the UK Supreme Court has legitimised a modern expression of piracy using 19th century legal doctrines. Any foreign state which cuts off diplomatic relations with the UK would now be wise to also withdraw its foreign reserves. — …
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by Joseph T. Salerno via Mises The Venezuelan government recently lopped off six zeros from its hyperinflating currency, the bolivar. The highest denomination currency note of 1 million bolivars, worth less than $0.25, was replaced by a one-bolivar note. At the same time, a 100-bolivar note, …
RT, Released on 3/12/19 A group of people from the San Agustin neighbourhood in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, collected wastewater from the Guaire River for everyday use on Monday.
Wanting to know if the people who support socialism had ever heard from people who’ve suffered under it, Campus Reform’s Cabot Phillips headed to a Venezuelan Freedom rally in Washington, D.C. It soon became abundantly clear that the Venezuelans in …
via range365: In 2012, then-President Hugo Chavez banned firearm ownership by private citizens in Venezuela, leaving the unarmed populace unable to defend themselves from criminals and corrupt government officials alike. In the years following, the crime rate and government abuses increased …
CUCUTA, Venezuela/Colombia border – As Venezuela continues to crumble under the socialist dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro, some are expressing words of warning – and resentment – against a six-year-old gun control bill that stripped citizens of their weapons. “Guns would have …