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2 weeks ago | 
ronpaulinstitute.org | Ron Paul |Larry Johnson |Alastair Crooke |Jonathan Hofer
News this week that Elon Musk will soon be departing his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) is a grim reminder of what happens when you challenge big spending DC. Unfortunately, the lesson once again is that when you challenge the empire, the empire eventually strikes back. President Trump rode into office with the help of Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to cut two trillion dollars in spending and slash useless and bloated government bureaucracies.
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3 weeks ago | 
independent.org | Alvaro Vargas Llosa |Jonathan Hofer |Craig Eyermann |Nikolai G. Wenzel
Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society discusses the legacy of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21st. Whaples talks of the way Francis dealt with wealth and poverty, as well as Francis’ environmental writings. Whaples says Pope Francis believed businesses have the opportunity to be noble if they include an element of charity and also provide employment.
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4 weeks ago | 
independent.org | Ross Marchand |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Jonathan Hofer
Mary Theroux and Let Colleges Fail, by Richard Vedder mentioned on KSFO radio’s Armstrong & Getty program
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4 weeks ago | 
independent.org | Ross Marchand |Phillip W. Magness |K. Lloyd Billingsley |Jonathan Hofer
In this episode Scott welcomes economist John Cochran who specializes in financial economics and macroeconomics. He’s the Rosemary and Jack Anderson senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Previously he was a professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and before that at the University of Chicago Department of Economics. He also writes the very popular Grumpy Economist blog.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Jonathan Adler |Lawrence N. Barshay |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |Robert Blumenfeld |William J. Breslin | +42 more
Client memorandum | November 7, 2024 Authors: Michael L. Sherman, Michael Gershberg, Nihal Patel, Joanna RosenbergOn October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (”EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its examination priorities for 2025 (the “2025 Priorities”).[1] EXAMS’ examination priorities are released annually and are designed to preview key areas where EXAMS intends to focus its resources.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
blog.independent.org | Jonathan Hofer
On October 21, 2021, the Global Encryption Coalition organized the first “Encryption Day” to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding privacy. Over 150 different organizations participated in the , which consisted of workshops, petitions, and a coordinated push for media placements. Since 2021, October 21st has become an unofficial recurring “holiday” and an opportunity to communicate how efforts to weaken encryption risk eroding civil liberties.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
blog.independent.org | Jonathan Hofer
The Athletics’ time in Oakland has come to a close. After several attempts to relocate the A’s since 2006, the team will finally depart from the city they called home for 57 years. The conflict between cities and teams is not new. Still, fans may be able to find a modicum of solace in Los Angeles’s history of refusing public funds for professional sports—and policymakers should take note. For a time, the A’s were one of baseball’s premier brands.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | William J. Breslin |Dorothy D Mehta |David Mitchell |Jonathan Adler |Lawrence N. Barshay |Gregg Beechey | +19 more
Client memorandum | September 26, 2024 Authors: William Breslin (Washington, DC), Dorothy Mehta (New York), David S.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
friedfrank.com | Gregg Beechey |Zac Mellor-Clark |Cameron Mitcham |Nishkaam Paul |Emirali Mustafa |Jonathan Adler | +23 more
Client memorandum | September 25, 2024 Authors:Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali MustafaThere was no summer lull on the regulatory front as the third quarter of 2024 saw some key regulatory updates, in particular the apparent conclusion of the long-running saga of the ELTIF RTS and the continued divergence of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathan Adler |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |John Bibona |William J. Breslin |Kate Downey | +24 more
On 8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards [1](“RTS”) and draft guidelines [2](“Guidelines”) addressing liquidity management tools (“LMTs”) for open-ended funds.
