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Harry Browne (1933-2006) was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He wrote 13 books that sold more than 2 million copies. In both 1996 and 2000 he was the nominee of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States. He made hundreds of media appearances and traveled to 92 cities in 30 states in 2000 alone. He appeared on all state ballots in both elections, except for one in 2000.

He was the originator of the Permanent Portfolio concept, a consultant to the Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, and author of Harry Browne’s Special Report — a financial newsletter …read more

We’re very excited to make bitcoin purchases faster and easier. Today we’re launching a new Coinbase product (in beta) to users in the United States: Buy bitcoin instantly with debit cards. Since there are over 5.2B debit cards in circulation, we’re confident this capability will make it significantly easier both for new users to get their first bitcoin, and for existing users to get bitcoin quickly.

Note that we are launching this feature to 1% of U.S. customers today, and plan to roll it out slowly to 100% over the coming months. Users with this feature enabled can add a debit …read more

Billboards are about to get smart, and technology would allow them to know where you’ve been and where you go after you see them. …read more

The Ada County Police department is doing everything they can to make an example out of police accountability activist Matthew Townsend. …read more

Vice Magazine, which is a print and on-line magazine for youth, has this interesting interview with Peter Diamondstone. The subject is the relationship between Diamondstone and Bernie Sanders. They were founders of the Liberty Union Party of Vermont in 1971. That party is still ballot-qualified, and Diamondstone is still a leader of that party.
The story says the party failed to receive enough votes in 2008 to retain its status as a party entitled to a primary. But the party did get enough votes in 2014 to regain its status as a party entitled to a primary. …read more

Would it shock you if I said that Windows 10 Mobile is not the least used mobile platform available? Probably not. I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself that their must …

We lost Harry Browne ten years ago today. He was a co-founder of DownsizeDC.org. The best-selling author and former presidential candidate was also a friend and mentor to me. His …

Harry Browne (1933-2006) was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He wrote 13 books that sold more than 2 million copies. In both 1996 and 2000 he was the …

A personal tribute from a fellow Downsize DC co-founder for a libertarian legend, mentor, and friend.

A short bio on the life of a best-selling author and Presidential candidate.