Today and tomorrow (February 11 and 12). Today I’m talking to Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America . Listen live (no subscription necessary) from 10am-12pm Eastern today. Number to call in: 855-4-SCHIFF.

Harper’s magazine, talking to Monopoly champion Richard Marinaccio, writes : “Monopoly players around the kitchen table”—which is to say, most people—“think the game is all about accumulation,” he said. “You know, making a lot of money. But the real object is to bankrupt your opponents as quickly as…
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Four out of five Americans either have been laid off during the recession or know someone who has, according to a recent study . On a related note, I read yesterday that during the housing bubble years, the net creation of breadwinner jobs was zero.

You don’t say! You mean, taxation isn’t all about looting rich people and handing the money to me? Some people are encountering reality the hard way.

According to this writer , you should take a nap every day. He discusses eight benefits.

I’m hosting the Peter Schiff Show on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and I welcome guest suggestions. Can’t be anything I’d need to prepare for, like a formal debate, since the project I’m working on right now is consuming all my time. But let me know if…
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I’m having an event in New York City (venue to be determined) the afternoon of Saturday, June 8. I’ll talk for a little while and spend the bulk of the time on questions and discussion. Unfortunately, tickets are involved , but that’s because venues in New York don’t…
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So Saturday mail delivery is on its way out , in order to save money for the U.S. Postal Service. Whenever more post office woes are reported, I am reminded of Lysander Spooner, who in addition to his work in political philosophy also tried to compete against the federal government in mail delivery. Federal mail…
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Of federal marijuana laws . A recent poll finds that 72% of Americans do not think the federal government should arrest marijuana users in Colorado and Washington. Interestingly, 68% feel the same way about marijuana growers; 64% would even leave sellers of marijuana alone.

by Andrew Kaczynski A Justice Department memo that surfaced this week providing legal justification for the Obama administration’s use of drone strikes against American citizens suspected of plotting terrorist attacks stands in stark contrast with the platform Barack Obama ran on in 2008 — and…
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