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View More NewsFormer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) joins Free Media’s Robby Soave to discuss the resurgence of democratic socialism, her friendship with Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), and where the Trump administration went wrong. Greene also argues that too many politicians simply refuse to listen to their constituents and would rather die in office than give up power. And Soave introduces her to a favorite Reason term: “total boomer luxury communism.” 0:00–The resurgence of democratic socialism2:17–President Donald Trump’s promise of “no new wars”6:03–The economic impact of tariffs and deportations8:32–Thomas Massie and libertarian views11:53–The political establishment and two-party system17:26–J.D. Vance and the future…
J.P. Morgan has expanded the number of currencies supported by its Kinexys blockchain payments platform, a move that could make it easier for multinational companies to move money between countries at any hour of the day.The bank added the Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, Chinese renminbi and Singapore dollar to Kinexys’ Blockchain Deposit Account network, a feature that lets clients move tokenized bank deposits over the platform. The new additions join the U.S. dollar, euro and British pound, giving institutional clients access to eight currencies for blockchain-based settlement and foreign exchange.The announcement comes as banks look for ways…
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On 6 June, a play that has been decried as too “toxic” and “problematic” for the age of #MeToo ended an acclaimed, sold-out run at London’s National Theatre. A filmed version of the production also began screening in cinemas across the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and other countries from 25 June. The play is Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the (now-updated) 1985 adaptation of Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos’s eponymous 1782 novel.The book has also been denounced plenty of times since it first appeared—back then, it was described with words like “execrable” or “infamous.” Its authorship reportedly got Laclos,…
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