Democrats and Republicans are united in their stance that the government needs to act in order to protect investors. Boom Bust co-host Christy Ai is joined by Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute to explore when and how the US government plans to regulate the world of crypto.
Read More »Kremlin Covid outbreak: Dozens of Russian government staff have tested positive for virus, Putin tells CSTO summit by video-link
Speaking via video-link on Thursday morning, Putin told fellow world leaders why he was unable to join a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the Tajik capital Dushanbe in person. “This is because of the fact that in my immediate circle, as you know, cases of coronavirus …
Read More »Do Russians hunger for Western-style government? Polling suggests most would favour return of Soviet system over liberal democracy
For years, Moscow’s Levada Center – officially labelled as a ‘foreign agent’ by the country’s Ministry of Justice over links to overseas funding – has been trying to shed light on how people living in the country think and feel. On Friday, it published its latest research into trust in …
Read More »‘The US government is censoring private conversations,’ says the ‘conversion therapist’ fighting a legal battle not to be silenced
Should private discussions between a counsellor and minors worried about their sexuality be allowed? Therapist Brian Tingley believes they should, and has taken to the courts to fight his case. Brian and his team are keen to overturn a district court decision in the state of Washington to reject his …
Read More »CNN’s Tapper turns on Biden over ‘scolding’ unvaccinated: ‘People don’t want big government telling them what to do’
During a Friday appearance on his network, Tapper broke from many on the left and criticized Biden’s Thursday announcement on Covid-19 vaccine mandates, blasting the president’s “scolding tone.” “He took on a scolding tone talking to the people who are unvaccinated, talking about how, you know, people’s patience is running …
Read More »Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears
In the Tuesday speech, Merkel warned Germans against voting for the center-left Social Democrats party (SPD), ahead of the upcoming general election, which will be held on September 26. Merkel said the choice was one between a “moderate” government or one with the SPD and the Green Party, which she …
Read More »Taliban announces formation of new government, including some ministers sanctioned and WANTED by US
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a co-founder and head of the Taliban’s leadership council, was named acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan on Tuesday, with other senior Taliban leaders approving his nomination. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, considered the militant group’s de-facto leader, was named Deputy Prime Minister, according to a Taliban spokesman. …
Read More »Guinea’s coup leader pledges to create transitional government, respect business deals
Speaking a day after the coup, Lt. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya pledged a smooth transition period, promising to form a ‘national unity’ government. “A consultation will be carried out to define the major framework of the transition, then a government of national unity will be put in place to lead the …
Read More »A convenient crisis? The EU’s new refugee ‘war’ is being used by Poland’s government to crack down on democratic rights & freedom
The reason for this is an ongoing stand-off between Polish and Belarusian border guards just outside the village, where a small group of 32 Afghan refugees has been trapped in inhumane conditions. Poland will not let them in, so they cannot exert their right to ask for asylum; Belarus, through which …
Read More »Stranded: HUNDREDS of journalists employed by US government outlets left behind in Afghanistan evacuation, report says
The Biden administration “left behind more than 100 government-sponsored journalists, plus their families, after putting them through three weeks of hell,” the Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin revealed on Tuesday evening. His claim is based on information from people on the ground, a US senator who tried to help, as …
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