With Mubarak gone, Egyptians turn to courts for justice - CSMonitor.com

With Mubarak gone, Egyptians turn to courts for justice - CSMonitor.com: "According to a public prosecutor in the Ministry of Justice who spoke on condition of anonymity, so many corruption cases have been filed at the office of the attorney general recently that his team of specialist investigators expanded fourfold on Saturday."

Commodity Money in Colonial America - Murray N. Rothbard - Mises Daily

Commodity Money in Colonial America - Murray N. Rothbard - Mises Daily: "It is important to realize that gold and silver are international commodities, and that therefore, when not prohibited by government decree, foreign coins are perfectly capable of serving as standard moneys. There is no need to have a national government monopolize the coinage, and indeed foreign gold and silver coins constituted much of the coinage in the United States until Congress outlawed the use of foreign coins in 1857. Thus, if a free market is allowed to prevail in a country, foreign coins will circulate naturally. Silver and gold coins will tend to be valued in proportion to their respective weights, and the ratio between silver and gold will be set by the market in accordance with their relative supply and demand."

Government operations: slow and steady or pick up the pace? | Wide White

Government operations: slow and steady or pick up the pace? | Wide White: "Should the government and Congress operate more quickly and efficiently or should legislation and initiatives take months to push through?"