# Finance:Stir > I dive into some of the topical activities in the finance and Central Bank Digital Currency space along with trends that some may be overlooking in the global game of finance ## Recent Posts - [When Combating Hate Becomes a Cover for Authoritarianism](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/when-combating-hate-becomes-a-cover-for-authoritarianism): EO 14188: Additional Measures To Combat Anti-Semitism - [Weaponized Paternalism: A Cruel Crusade Masquerading as Protection](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/weaponized-paternalism-a-cruel-crusade-masquerading-as-protection): EO 14187: Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation - [Star Wars Rebooted: Why America Doesn’t Need a Fantasy Shield](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/star-wars-rebooted-why-america-doesnt-need-a-fantasy-shield): EO 14186: The Iron Dome for America - [Silencing Strength: The Attack on Equity in America’s Armed Forces](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/silencing-strength-the-attack-on-equity-in-americas-armed-forces): EO 14185: Restoring America's Fighting Force - [A Uniform Without Compassion Is No Uniform At All](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-uniform-without-compassion-is-no-uniform-at-all): EO 14183: Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness - [Control by Stealth: Trump’s Hyde Order Is a Strike Against Reproductive Freedom Disguised as Fiscal Responsibility](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/control-by-stealth-trumps-hyde-order-is-a-strike-against-reproductive-freedom-disguised-as-fiscal-responsibility): EO 14182: Enforcing the Hyde Amendment - [Ashes and Agendas: Trump’s Wildfire Executive Order Burns Science, States’ Rights, and the Truth](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/ashes-and-agendas-trumps-wildfire-executive-order-burns-science-states-rights-and-the-truth): EO 14181: Emergency Measures To Provide Water Resources in California and Improve - [Disaster Politics: Trump’s FEMA Review Is a Smokescreen for Sabotage](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/disaster-politics-trumps-fema-review-is-a-smokescreen-for-sabotage): EO 14180: Council To Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency - [Dismantling Guardrails in the Name of Greatness: Trump’s AI Order is a Blueprint for Reckless Power](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/dismantling-guardrails-in-the-name-of-greatness-trumps-ai-order-is-a-blueprint-for-reckless-power): EO 14179: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence - [Digital Despotism: Trump’s Warped Vision of Financial Freedom](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/digital-despotism-trumps-warped-vision-of-financial-freedom): EO 14178: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology - [Muzzling the Mind: How Trump’s Science Council Masks a War on Truth](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/muzzling-the-mind-how-trumps-science-council-masks-a-war-on-truth): EO 14177: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology - [Sanctioning Starvation: The Cruel Optics of Trump’s Terrorist Label](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/sanctioning-starvation-the-cruel-optics-of-trumps-terrorist-label): EO 14175: Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization - [Erasing Equity: The Fraud of Merit in Trump's War on Inclusion](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/erasing-equity-the-fraud-of-merit-in-trumps-war-on-inclusion) - [Symbolism Over Substance: Trump’s War on Place Names](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/symbolism-over-substance-trumps-war-on-place-names) - [ It’s about control — pure and simple](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/its-about-control-%E2%80%94-pure-and-simple) - [A Wolf in Merit’s Clothing: How Trump’s Hiring “Reform” Is a Dangerous Purge in Disguise](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-wolf-in-merits-clothing-how-trumps-hiring-reform-is-a-dangerous-purge-in-disguise) - [A Cruel Crusade Disguised as “Biological Truth”: An Assault on Human Dignity](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-cruel-crusade-disguised-as-biological-truth-an-assault-on-human-dignity) - [A Dangerous Militarization of Borders Wrapped in Nationalist Rhetoric ](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-dangerous-militarization-of-borders-wrapped-in-nationalist-rhetoric) - [A Fear-Driven, Clumsy Attack on Free Expression Disguised as “National Security”](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-fear-driven%2C-clumsy-attack-on-free-expression-disguised-as-national-security): A rant against executive order 14166 - [A Xenophobic Fantasy Masquerading as National Security ](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/a-xenophobic-fantasy-masquerading-as-national-security): Executive Order 14165: Securing Our Borders ## Blog Information - [Homepage](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/): Main blog page - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@financestir): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/craigwb): Follow on Twitter ## Optional - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/): Complete post archive - [Sitemap](https://paragraph.com/@financestir/sitemap-index.xml): XML sitemap for crawlers