I’ve always felt funny about the use “czar” in US politics. The word is rooted in ancient Rome when the emperors took Julius’ name to signify their stature. The name was reused in the form of tsar (czar) in Russia to denote their emperors. So needless to say a name used to signify imperial rule [...]
For anyone who is still unclear why we are in a financial crisis, the Mint has created an excellent visual guide to the crisis. It’s a nice little… er… long flow chart that does a good job of trying to untangle the web that has lead to government bailouts, crashing stock markets, company failures, and [...]
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