In the story, the government makes owning gold illegal and confiscates all gold coins and jewelry.
The Arts
June 30, 2016
11:13AM
There is a cliché that history is written by the winners, but an argument can be made that history is written by the writers.
June 16, 2016
10:44AM
Knitters need to stop claiming that knitting is somehow “anti-consumption.”
June 9, 2016
3:00AM
There are parallels between American presidential politics and the HBO series Game of Thrones.
June 2, 2016
4:46PM
When there’s no competition for services such as welfare and unemployment insurance, there’s no market discipline forcing government bureaucracies to listen to its “customers.”
May 25, 2016
2:32PM
In 2015, CBC cost taxpayers $1.04 billion and its fiscal burden is set to jump by $75 million in 2016 and $150 million in 2017.
May 19, 2016
11:41AM
SPOILER WARNING FOR PLOT ISSUES IN CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
April 28, 2016
3:00AM
You get technological breakthroughs when trying to solve problems, often problems found in previous technology.
April 21, 2016
12:50PM
In recent decades, the television sitcom has reflected the massive shift towards urban life.
April 14, 2016
3:00AM
Sometimes the rules an artist follows help spur creative work.
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