This blog was defending the human rights of the Uighurs a decade before the neo-conservatives for whom they are now a fashionable cause even knew of their existence. The Uighurs are the closest linguistic and cultural cousins of the Uzbeks, and the populations are contiguous. (China is not contiguous with Uzbekistan but Osh and the […]

Former NFL running back Cedric Benson tragically died in a motorcycle accident last summer at just 36 years old. Now the mansion he owned in Austin, TX, is on the market for $4.5 million. Recruited out of high school in Midland, TX, by the University of Texas, Benson became a Longhorns legend and a collegiate…

The world-famous hedge fund tycoon David Shaw is mixing up his chip stock holdings. According to newly-released 13F forms filed with the SEC, he is now doubling down on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), while reducing the fund’s exposure to Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). This matters because Shaw is one of the most respected hedge fund minds out […]