About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
President Trump Wants Power to Fire the Head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that has too much, ill-defined power, should be dismantled. But at least Trump might get the power to fire its director, as...
Trump’s “Great, Great Wall” to be Big and Scary
In his address to Congress earlier this month, President Donald Trump said, “We will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border” to “restore...
Sessions Promotes “Project Exile” Solution to Gun Violence
Attorney General Sessions is promoting the reinstatement of Project Exile to combat gun violence, but some groups, including Gun Owners of America, say it is unconstitutional. ...
Venezuela’s Marxist Dictator Orders Arrest of Bakers Making Croissants
Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro inherited an incredible bread machine, and has done everything in his power to demolish it. ...
AG Sessions’ Strong Support of Local Police Misses Key Point
U.S. Attorney General Sessions needs to learn the real reason behind the jump in violent crime in 27 of our cities. Only then can he do something about it....
Trump’s “Blueprint” Budget Is a Policy Statement; Real Budget to Follow
President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued “America First — A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” on Wednesday, noting that the real budget will...
Trump “Slump” in Gun Sales Is Only Temporary
The high sales volume that the gun industry saw under President Obama is declining, but the "new normal" will be at a much higher level. ...
Drop in Crude Oil Prices Threatens OPEC and Its Production Cut Deal
OPEC's epic failure to force oil prices higher will end its production cut agreement, and signal the end of the cartel itself. ...
Restaurants Add “Labor Surcharge” to Tabs to Cover Minimum-wage Increases
Once again the price of economic ignorance will be borne mostly by those who are ignorant. By Bob Adelmann ...
Australia’s Second Gun Buyback Likely to Fail
Australia's new gun-buyback program is a tacit admission that the first effort 20 years ago failed, leaving the vast majority of now-illegal firearms in the hands of the country’s...
Debt-ceiling Charade Begins Again
When it comes to the budget, spending, and paying the bills, words such as ceiling, suspension, and extension mean nothing. It’s a game. Congress spends the money, the Treasury...
Friday’s Jobs Report Confirms Wednesday’s Blowout Numbers
Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report removes any doubt that Wednesday's robust jobs report was an aberration. By Bob Adelmann ...
Crude Oil Price Plummets, Catching OPEC by Surprise
With crude oil prices dropping despite OPEC's best efforts to raise prices, the day may already be here when oil sheiks can no longer control the price of oil....
Samsung to Expand in United States, Bringing Back 500 Jobs From Mexico
The South Korean behemoth maker of consumer electronics, semi-conductors, ships, and telecommunications equipment was reported by the Wall Street Journal to be investing $300 million in facilities in South...
February Jobs Numbers Explode, Blowing Past Economists’ Expectations
The ADP/Moody’s jobs report released on Wednesday showed job growth 50-percent ahead of Wall Street’s expectations: 298,000 jobs were created in February versus expectations of less than 200,000 by...