Hernando de Soto has some straight forward advice for the the world’s governments if they want to truly address the current financial clusterf*ck and prevent a recurrence.

At noon today, March 26, 2009, the first US coin with readable Braille will go on sale at an early order discount price.

The Beverly Hills-based Center for AIDS Prevention has mobilized a nationwide fundraising campaign, but members of the tight-knit AIDS community in California have never heard of the group. Its history is shrouded in mystery, and even people who have interacted with the group are uncertain of its purpose. The Web site offers incorrect information about AIDS prevention and treatment — such as the suggestion that birth control pills prevent the spread of HIV.

One of the greatest things about blogging is the immediate feedback a blogger can get from his or her readers. Still it’s often possible that your readers don’t give you a wink about their likes and dislikes. Unfortunately, there is no way for you to find out about visitors thinking towards your blog or its design.

At its core, populism in the United States remains what it has always been: a protest by ordinary people who want the system to live up to its stated ideals – fair and honest treatment in the marketplace and a government tilted in favor of the unwealthy masses, writes Michael Kazin in an essay in the current issue of Newsweek. “The best way for big men, and big women, to respond to such protests is to try to do what is moral, as well as popular — and treat Americans as partners in the grand enterprise of governance.”