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10 People Who Are Working to Change the World

ByAlim Gelyastanov 24, August 2015

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1. Elon Musk

Elon Musk has transformed virtually every field he’s taken an interest in, from electronic payments to commercial spaceflight to electric cars. After selling PayPal, Musk used his fortune from the sale of that company to fund a flurry of new ventures, including Tesla, a manufacturer of electric cars, and SpaceX, a commercial spaceflight operation.

The range and scale of Musk’s ambitions have attracted skepticism, but over time, he has proved himself to be not only an ideas man but an astute business thinker. He’s a guy who dreams big dreams and then makes them happen.

Musk’s latest dream is the Hyperloop, a giant pneumatic tube that would transport passengers from L.A. to San Francisco in 35 minutes. It sounds crazy, but Elon Musk is one of the few people who can propose the Hyperloop and be taken seriously.

Musk has also introduced the Tesla Powerwall, a wall-mounted solar powered lithium-ion electric battery for homes and small businesses, and the Tesla Powerpack, a heftier version of the same core product designed for utility-scale use.

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Why Some Companies Like Government Regulation

ByWill Spencer 13, August 201313, August 2013

The simplistic view of government regulation envisions idealistic regulators forcing regulation onto unwilling business. The reality though is that businesses often seek government regulation in order to gain unfair competitive advantages in the marketplace. Established Companies Established firms in an industry often seek regulation in order to discourage new competitors from entering the market. This…

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The Jihad on Free Speech

ByAlim Gelyastanov 17, August 2015

Photo by Fede Falces (… off for a while!!!) The horrific massacre in Paris, in which Islamic terrorists systematically targeted and gunned down journalists, cartoonists, and policemen at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in revenge for its mockery of Islam, has shocked Europe by its barbarism and its symbolism. A core Western value, freedom of…

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10 Pension Stories That Will Make You Sick

ByCharles Seeburger 1, April 2015

Most people try to avoid being criminals. I believe that even in the darkest depths of any bureaucracy, there are good people who really desire to be “public servants.” This belief can be difficult to maintain when abuses and abusers are exposed but it is important that we realize that things left ignored become habits…

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20 Brilliant Ayn Rand Quotes on Capitalism and Human Rights

ByKeith Farrell 13, April 201513, April 2015

Photo by citron_smurf 1. On the Role of Government “The recognition of individual rights entails the banishment of physical force from human relationships: basically, rights can be violated only by means of force. In a capitalist society, no man or group may initiate the use of physical force against others. The only function of the…

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Big Banks and Drug Cartels

ByCharles Seeburger 10, April 2015

Why your cash would likely test positive for drugs It is commonly known that about four out of five federal reserve notes in circulation at any one time will test positive for cocaine residue. Snopes calls them “dollar bills,” but it’s an accepted fact that your cash probably has cocaine on it. Trace amounts get…

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10 Milton Friedman Quotes That Defy Liberal Logic Explained

ByCharles Seeburger 1, May 20153, May 2015

Milton Friedman was a tiny little Jewish fellow who grew up in New Jersey, the son of Eastern European immigrants. Famously logical, he was able to distill complex ideas into snippets palatable to even those with short attention spans. Saying things like “There is no such thing as a free lunch” and “Hell hath no…

1. Elon Musk

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