Ponzi Schemes and Social Security
More than $16 billion of investors’ money evaporated in Ponzi schemes in 2009, according to the Associated Press. Although the names Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford were in the...
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Rep. Parker Griffith Changes From Democrat to Republican
Alabama Representative Parker Griffith announced on Tuesday that he is changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. ...
Inside Goldman
When the New York Times announced in their lead article on the front page of their Christmas Eve edition that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating Goldman Sachs...
Will Obama Nominate Napolitano for the Supreme Court?
Evidence is mounting that Obama will have another opportunity to appoint a justice to the Supreme Court when Justice Stevens retires next summer. ...
The Economy: Cheerleaders vs. Reality
When MSNBC headlined the report that existing home sales surged by 7.4 percent in November (according to the National Association of Realtors), it suggested that such an improvement boosted...
Gun Owners, Filtered
In Monday’s editorial, the New York Times reported the results of a Frank Luntz poll indicating that NRA members are much softer on key issues than the National Rifle...
Obama, Dems Slip Sharply in Polls
Nearing the end of his first year in office, President Obama and his Democratic Party are taking a beating in polls by NBC News/Wall Street Journal and the Washington...
The Legacy of Oral Roberts
The impact Oral Roberts had on the latter half of the 20th century was staggering. From a dirt-poor childhood to a ministry that touched hundreds of millions worldwide, Roberts,...
World’s Toughest Sheriff — No Apologies
Arguably the “world’s toughest sheriff,” Maricopa County (Phoenix) Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to draw heavy fire for his strong statements, stands, and tactics against illegal immigration. ...
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: “Too Many Guns”
According to the Associated Press, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg “railed against gun violence” on December 11, one day after a street peddler died in a shootout with...
Amtrak, Guns, and Sausage
When congressional negotiators agreed to a final version of a transportation bill, it included an amendment to allow Amtrak passengers to take their guns with them — unloaded, locked,...
Bernanke Claims Economy Is Recovering
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Economic Club of Washington that the economy is recovering, even as it confronts “formidable headwinds.” ...
Recession “Double-Dip” Coming?
In spite of forecasts by some commentators of an improving economy, several factors point to a coming, even worse, "double-dip" recession: false government statistics that hide the real unemployment...