Actor Billy Crystal once referred to Robin Williams as “my closest friend,” and the pair worked together as well. They hosted 8 "Comic Relief" charity events in the ‘80s and '90s with Whoopi Goldberg and starred together in Kenneth Branagh's “Hamlet” (1996), "Father's Day" (1997), and Deconstructing Harry” (1997). In 2014, 2 weeks after William’s death, Crystal was given the difficult job of eulogizing his dear friend at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Crystal only had a few minutes to express his love for Williams and describe his incredible contribution to comedy, but he did a commendable job speaking for the countless people left heartbroken by his death."It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do, [being] the spokesman for everybody in front of 17 million people,” Crystal later admitted.[Video]Over the course of 3 minutes, Crustal shared Williams' comic brilliance by recounting a time when he improvised as a Russian baseball player on live TV. He also shared his humanity by sharing how he spent time with his older relatives at family gatherings.Finally, he summed up Williams by putting his indescribable brilliance into words.“For almost 40 years he was the brightest star in a comedy galaxy,” Crystal said. “But while some of the brightest of our celestial bodies are actually extinct now, their energy long since cooled. But miraculously, since because they float in the heavens so far away from us now, their beautiful light will continue to shine on us forever. And the glow will be so bright, it’ll warm your heart, it’ll make your eyes glisten and you’ll think to yourselves, ‘Robin Williams—what a concept.’”

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The economy is too complicated for any man or institution to plan. This week Peter’s back to discuss new economic data, Powell’s recent remarks in the Netherlands, and the Biden administration’s new tariffs. More and more signs point to economic stagflation, but Biden, Powell, and their cronies continue to deflect the blame and increase everyday Americans’ taxes. The Dow may have traded above 40,000 this week, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Americans are wealthier: “Inflation creates an illusion of prosperity, an illusion of wealth. That’s another reason that government loves inflation so much. They’re really partners. The government derives all sorts of hidden benefits from inflation, but it never wants to admit this. It never wants to say this out loud. But everything the government does is supported by inflation. … They kind of worship inflation, but they never speak its name— not in the context of what they’re using it for, right? And so when the public gets upset that prices are rising a lot and their living standards are falling, then the government will talk about inflation. But it’ll talk about it as if it’s this exogenous event that is completely beyond their control.” Contrary to what progressives believe, inflation is not a result of capitalism: “Everything is more expensive because of the government debasement of our money. That’s why we have inflation. It’s not an accident, and it’s not a natural byproduct of capitalism. Capitalism does the reverse! I’ve pointed this out, but the CPI from 1800 to 1900 lost 50% of its value. Prices fell for a hundred years! That’s what capitalism does. Now in the following hundred years, prices skyrocketed. That’s what socialism does. That’s what government does. That’s what central banking does.”Save 40% on Ultimate Fish Oil today and improve your supplement routine & experience the world-renowned powerhouse formula! Wednesday’s inflation report was not as bad as expected, although rising prices in industrial metals beg to differ: “As everybody is talking about, ‘Hey, we got this great inflation news,’ copper is telling you that inflation is not good. It’s bad. So I’d rather believe the market than the Fed telling us inflation is under control. … Look at copper— “Dr. Copper”— it’s telling you that inflation is anything but under control.” New data on retail sales, manufacturing, and housing permits all point towards a slowdown in the economy: “That’s the sign of a weaker economy. Why are they building fewer homes? Because Americans can’t afford to buy them. They don’t have the purchasing power, and mortgage rates have gone up. But of course, if we’re not going to be adding to the supply of houses, then the housing shortage is going to continue.” Peter pivots to tariffs, the big political news of the week: “[Biden’s] announcing them like he’s delivering good news, like, ‘Hey, I got great news, everybody! We’ve got these tariffs.’ The tariffs are taxes! Higher tariffs mean higher taxes. … Who wants to hear that? And these are not, ‘Oh, we’re going to tax the rich.’ No, no, these are not the taxes that fall on the rich. In fact, the rich couldn’t care less about these tariffs. It’s the middle class or the poor that are going to pay these tariffs. And that’s Biden’s base, right? That’s who he’s playing to. That’s the votes that he wants. And he’s telling his own people of raising your taxes, except he’s not putting it in those words. He’s lying.” The new tariffs are a textbook case of government regulation contradicting other government regulations. None of it makes any sense: “Biden likes to pretend, ‘Oh, we’re all about the environment. We want people to go solar.’ 50% tariffs on solar panels— 50% percent! People are supposed to be converting to solar. You know, there’s all kinds of tax credits. You invest in solar panels, you get a tax credit. So the government is subsidizing people for using solar power. Tesla gets subsidies for selling battery powered cars. The government is paying Americans, and they’re trying to encourage them to use solar power. Yet we now want to impose taxes on them when they do it. You want to buy solar panels? Now the government is going to drive up the price of the very panels it’s subsidizing you to buy. … Government has two policies at cross purposes.” Jerome Powell spoke in Amsterdam this week and gave an alarming look into his naivete: “Powell basically said, ‘No, I have no regrets, nothing. I wouldn’t change anything. We did everything right.’ … If that’s truly what Powell believes, then there’s no hope of them solving any problems that they clearly don’t understand. Powell has no idea where inflation comes from. So how is he going to get rid of it?” The simple fact is that the economy is too complicated for any man or institution to plan. Tariffs, central banking, and tax credits only serve to distort and manipulate economic incentives for the interests of those in power. Powell and Biden illustrate this perfectly. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEWS: Economist Warns The Collapse Has Already Begun – Will Be Worse Than The Great Depression

The underlying rationale for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that one federal agency has the ability to garner all the correct and legitimate medical information about a topic quickly, sift through the data, and recommend appropriate and timely action. Regulatory agencies are not needed and actually retard whatever good they are supposed to prevent or mitigate. I will give three examples in this essay. The Centers for Disease Control The underlying rationale for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is that one federal agency has the ability to garner all the correct and legitimate medical information about a topic quickly, sift through the data, and recommend appropriate and timely action. On the face of it, this is a ridiculous undertaking. Medical information is scattered widely among scholars worldwide. It is impossible for one agency to know what is true, what is false, what is appropriate, or what is best. Medical knowledge evolves constantly. Medicine is never a “settled science,” and it never will be. (George Washington’s death was agonizing because his doctors followed the “settled science” that recommended leeches for ameliorating a serious chill.) The best we can do is to allow a free market in medical research and patient outreach, then let the individual decide what is best. After all, this is nothing more than freedom based upon self-ownership. This conclusion would be the same if those at the CDC were not corrupt but honest citizens attempting to honor their mandate. However, we know that power corrupts, and we saw this demonstrated to our horror with sanctions against respected researchers and doctors who disagreed with the CDC’s recommended approach. We are now learning that these respected researchers and doctors were correct and that the CDC’s recommendations, which became diktats, were harmful. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is little more than a Mafia-style shakedown racket. It deigns to enter a workplace and find safety violations that lead to fines. The agency is proud of the “fact” that it is self-funding. Well, so is the Mafia’s protection racket. If a company disagrees with an OSHA finding, it can ask for a hearing . . . with OSHA itself. Then the company will be found guilty anyway, and the fine will be higher still.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray & contribute at DefendJones.com today! Like all such agencies that are founded to find improper practices, OSHA agents had better find improper practices. Otherwise, the agency has no reason to exist, and its employees will be out of work. Like medical practices, there is no settled safety standard. There never has been, and there never will be. Companies have a market incentive to provide safety in the workplace to keep good workers and avoid negligence lawsuits. Employees are not chained to their workplaces and can leave for safer environments when they wish. The best outside safety examinations are performed by insurance companies who have a vested interest in reducing worker injuries that result in insurance claims. There is a healthy competition among insurance companies to keep fees and claims low. This is the free market at work. The Federal Reserve Bank One of the Federal Reserve’s many mandates is to ensure that banks are following safe banking practices. It accomplishes this mandate with periodic “examinations.” These examinations operate very much like OSHA’s safety inspections. Unsafe banking practices result in fines and can even lead to management dismissal. Like the two examples above, there is no clear definition of what a safe banking practice is. There never has been, and there never will be. If these examinations worked, there would be no great banking collapses. Yet since the Fed’s birth in 1913, the United States has had one banking crisis after another. Banks both big and small fail or must be bailed out by federal money year after year, despite Fed examinations. The Fed itself is the biggest source of banking problems via its money expansion, interest rate suppression, and the unnecessary and burdensome cost of regulatory compliance that accomplishes little. Poorly run banks go out of business, just as poorly run restaurants, automobile companies, and all other private businesses. End the Fed! Safety and Health Compete in the Marketplace with Other Economic Goods Not only are concepts of what is safe and what is healthy constantly evolving, this is a world of scarcity and risk. Thus, efforts to improve safety and health must compete for your limited resources with other economic goods. For example, do you get a periodic health checkup? If annually, great! Well, why don’t you get one twice a year? How often do you see the dentist? Do you drive a car with all the latest safety devices, even those not required by government, such as side air bags? Why not? Because you have other economic needs that must be met, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Furthermore, there is no universal standard as to how to dispose of one’s scarce resources. It is a personal preference that is constantly changing. It is illogical to force taxpayers to fund agencies that deign to make these myriad choices for us. Such decisions must compete for our patronage in the ever-changing marketplace. No doubt this is a humbling revelation to all the petty dictators in government regulatory agencies, which I’m sure they will fight with all the resources at their disposal. Nothing short of their jobs, pensions, and prestige are at stake. Too bad, I say. Let them offer their skills in the free market and add real capital to the economy for the betterment of all as each sees fit for himself. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL NEWS: Economist Warns The Collapse Has Already Begun – Will Be Worse Than The Great Depression