U.S. Steel Latest to Bring Jobs Back to the United States
"Upside sensitivity" analyses are the new buzz-words, as companies begin to make plans to invest in the U.S. economy. ...
About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
Chicago’s Influence in Washington, D.C., Likely to End on January 20
Once Chicago's river of influence running to Washington, D.C., dries up on January 20, Chicago is going to be forced to fend for itself. ...
Trump’s Plans to Cut Government Coming Into Focus
Disgruntled government employees, unhappy over Trump's victory, have said they might quit their jobs, accomplishing part of Trump's plan to decrease government spending, without him lifting a finger. ...
Final and Buried Reports Reveal Fantastic Government Waste
Robert Welch, the founder of The John Birch Society, has been proven right again: As government grows, it becomes ever more deliberately wasteful of taxpayer dollars. ...
Anti-gun Petraeus Forces Trump to Expand List of Sec’y of State Candidates
The betrayal by General David Petraeus of the Second Amendment, combined with his seamy exposure of state secrets to his mistress, is forcing Trump to look elsewhere for his...
Donald Trump Officially Names Ben Carson as Head of HUD
As expected, on Monday President-elect Donald Trump nominated retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), but Carson may not be able...
Obama Administration Pulls Previous Approval for Dakota Oil Pipeline
Radical environmentalists who are trying to stop the completion of a pipeline through North Dakota won a reprieve when the Army Corps of Engineers took back a previously issued...
Illinois Governor Vetoes Chicago Bailout Bill
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a $215 million bailout of Chicago's public schools. The city is bankrupt, dying of wounds inflicted by Democrats divorced from economic reality. ...
Fewer Americans Trust Mainstream Media
The decline in credibility of the mainstream media is an opportunity for other publications, such as this one, to fill the void. ...
Trump Names Retired Marine General Mattis as Defense Secretary
Trump, on a post-election "thank you tour," told an audience in Cincinnati that his pick for secretary of defense, retired Marine General James Mattis, is “the closest thing to General George...
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Nominee Wants to Sell Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Just when Steve Mnuchin, a member of the Goldman Sachs banking community, has been written off as a plant inserted to influence Trump's policies, along he comes with something...
OPEC Agreement to Limit Production Boosts Crude Price 11 Percent
Standing at a distance, OPEC's agreement looks fragile at best, unenforceable at worst. Translation: Oil prices are likely to continue to decline over time. ...
Trump Picks Former Goldman Sachs Banker for Treasury Secretary
Has Trump sold out? Has he been compromised? The questions remain open, at least for the moment. ...
Trump “Saves” 1,000 Carrier Jobs
Carrier Corporation, a division of United Technologies, announced on Tuesday that it will, after months of negotiations, keep some of the jobs in Indiana that it earlier planned to...
Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump picked Elaine Chao for secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday. ...
Trump Meets With Former Banker Who Wants to End the Fed
Prince Hamlet, in another context, said "To sleep, perchance to dream." Is it possible that an Ayn Rand disciple, believing in an unfettered free market, might be named secretary...
Ohio State Attack Injures Eight, Classes Canceled
"Run Hide Fight" is the flawed logic of self-defense directions offered by colleges with a strange view of the real world. ...
Venezuelan Currency Lost Half Its Value in November
Bloomberg reported last Thursday that Venezuela’s currency — the bolívar fuerte or “strong bolivar” — has lost 45 percent of its purchasing power so far this month, with six...
Mexico’s Huge Oil Reserves Now Open to Private Exploration
Mexico’s new proven reserves, potentially 125 billion barrels, are now open to private exploration. ...
OPEC to Meet in Vienna Wednesday to Plan Production Cuts
OPEC continues to think it can manipulate the oil market to its own advantage. ...