Libertarian Counterpoint #1411 8/9/2018
Channel: Gale Morgan
Date: 2018-08-14

Federal Drug Administration claims kratom is opioid which can lead to fatal overdose. Is National Institute on Drug Abuse caving to political pressure to refute its scientific findings and kowtow to FDA? https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/9ba5da_a0dc4bbf15074df3beb5b3768be52639.pdf 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proposes constitutional amendment to confiscate land owned by white farmers without compensation. https://www.rt.com/news/434784-south-africa-amendemnt-land-expropriation/

U.S. and Iranian war drums beating in the Strait of Hormuz. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/01/politics/us-iran-military-exercise-gulf/index.html

Ransomware attack on Matanuska-Susitna borough, Alaska leads government workers to dust off typewriters and to write receipts by hand, https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45032132.

Tesla has record quarterly loss of $717.5 million, stock goes up 10%. Is the bubble here? https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/01/news/companies/tesla-earnings-walkup/index.html

Amazon fighting back against Trump threatened postal rate increases. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shippers-post-office/amazon-forms-u-s-postal-service-lobby-group-with-other-companies-idUSKBN1KM5X0