Interest-rate Increase Could Trigger Global Recession
With the entire planet over-leveraged with cheap debt, it won't take much to begin the deleveraging. ...
About: Bob Adelmann
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Big Win for Uber: Judge Rules E-hails Are Legal
In a major setback to the taxi cartel, Queens Supreme Court Justice Allan Weiss ruled that e-hails in New York City differ enough from physical hails of taxis to...
Crude Oil Prices Resume Decline, Could Hit $20 a Barrel
Doug King has made himself and his investors a lot of money by noticing the weakness of the world economy, including in the demand for oil. ...
Study: Businesses, Taxpayers Fleeing High-tax States
When allowed the freedom to choose, people and businesses choose to live where they're able to keep more of their money. ...
The Ripple Effect of Rising Interest Rates
The jobs opening report could be the trigger that unleashes the delayed consequences of the Fed's "zero interest rate policy." ...
Push to Restart Ex-Im Bank Begins
Like a zombie, the Export-Import Bank is threatening to come back to life, thanks to resuscitation efforts by its corporate beneficiaries. ...
Public Pension Plans Cut Rate of Return Targets; Still Not Enough
An underfunded pension plan can be compared to the welfare state in America: Beneficiaries are going to be sorely disappointed. ...
Hyperinflation Imminent in Venezuela From Socialist Reforms
Socialists, such as Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura, will not be deterred in their quest to build their socialist utopias, even by the disastrous consequences of the economic reality their...
Hillary Taking on NRA in Quest for More Gun Control
Hillary has decided that with her election as president all but in the bag, she can now blatantly take on the gun rights movement. ...
Lawsuit by Three Uber Drivers Could Overturn the Gig Economy
Three Uber drivers could kill the nascent "gig" or "sharing" economy in its crib by suing to be deemed "employees" of the company, rather than independent contractors. ...
Chinese Agents “Persuading” Chinese Nationals in U.S. to Return Home
Without the protections such as those guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, citizens of China living in America have no place to hide from the communist government in China. ...
Revenge Motive Suspected in Houston Police Officer’s Murder
Is there a connection between the hateful Black Lives Matter rhetoric and the murder of Office Darren Goforth? ...
Trump’s Use of Eminent Domain to Take What He Wants
Donald Trump's success in building his business empire is attributable in part to his use of the Fifth Amendment’s eminent domain clause to steal private property at substantial discounts for...
New Orleans Charter Schools Are Better, Not Perfect
Before Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed more than 100 of New Orleans’ 128 public schools in August 2005, Cohen College Prep was one of the worst-performing schools in the...
United States Falls Further in the Human Freedom Index
Tracking the decline of America's freedoms can be a discouraging business. The Fraser Institute report entitled “The Human Freedom Index” illustrates exactly where those declines are taking place. ...
Deeply Flawed Anti-gun Study Successfully Refuted
A highly flawed anti-gun "study" was swallowed whole by the mainstream media since its conclusions supported its anti-gun agenda. ...
Latest Report: Technology Is “A Great Job Creating Machine,” Not a Job Destroyer
After reviewing 140 years of data in England and Wales, the consulting firm Deloitte just reported that technology has actually created more jobs than it has destroyed. ...
Shell Gets Final Approval to Drill in the Arctic Ocean
On Monday the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final approval to allow Royal Dutch Shell to start drilling an exploratory oil well in the Chukchi Sea, northwest...
Julian Bond Dead at 75; Radical Background Ignored by Media
Thanks to the mainstream media, the "goodness" of Julian Bond during his life is being written; thanks to the Internet, that characterization is being successfully challenged. by Bob Adelmann...
Commerce Department Loosens Ban on Oil Exports
In a remarkable confluence of common sense and establishment approval, Congress is likely to look favorably upon eliminating the U.S. oil export ban this fall. ...