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Austrian economics is big business: The Mises Institute’s $22 million war chest

According to the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s 2012 IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt filing, it reported a total of $22,268,915 in assets. We see then, how the promotion of Austrian economics is big business, and why its associates and founder, Lew Rockwell, are limited in what positions they will take on certain issues. For example, Lew Rockwell […]

Mafia's Rep In Congress-- Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm-- Is Still Not In Prison

Ken used to be an opera critic for the NY Times but, that aside, neither of us get many calls from ace Times reporters working on explosive investigative pieces about criminal congressmen. A couple years ago, though, several Times reporters called me because, it turns out, DWT was the first to report anything at all about a rogue FBI agent named "Mikey Suits" who went over to the Dark Side-- first to the Mob and then to the GOP for the Mob.

Italy Is Buzzing About Berlusconi's Sentence... But That's All, Just Buzzing

Maybe it's because I'm in Italy so often-- or maybe because my all fresh vegetables tomato sauce is so amazing-- but everyone has been asking me what's going on with neo-fascist multi-billionaire Silvio Berlusconi. First the good news: Thursday, the court of last resort for the old crook said his conviction for tax fraud and sentence (four years, already reduced to one) will stand. He can't participate in electoral politics for the next six years.