First, Borders; Then, Kodak; Now, Barnes & Noble?
When Barnes & Noble announced its awful earnings per share losses on Thursday, it didn’t help any that its losses were so much...
About: Bob Adelmann
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The Free Market is Brutal: Kodak Loses; Consumers Win
After 131 years, it appears that Eastman Kodak will be declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy before the end of the month, according to the...
Free Market Thinking Inside the Van
Inside the Lucky Dragon van sitting by the curb at the Chinese consulate in New York (left) is a couch, a folding chair,...
Ethanol Subsidies Disappear, Mandates Remain
The Washington Post’s editorial celebrating the ending of ethanol subsidies iterated the same free-market positions taken by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and other...
ATF’s Private Letter Rulings Indicative of Its Arrogance
Robert E. Sanders, a former official of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (still known as ATF) for 24 years and...
Blowing Up the Euro
In her article on Monday, financial journalist Jessica Mortimer said that the euro had just set a new record low against the Japanese...
The Good News: The Bad News Isn’t All Bad
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul noted on Tuesday that efforts to rein in government spending appeared to be in vain, due to an agreement...
ObamaCare: More Government, Fewer Doctors
After asking 501 practicing physicians about the future of health care in the United States, The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions’ conclusions were...
Whirlpool Wants Gov’t to Force Consumers to Pay More
One of the ways that Whirlpool Corporation celebrated its 100th anniversary last year was to file petitions against two of its main South...
Obamas Anti-gun Agenda Remains Alive and Well
On March 30 of this year, President Obama dropped in to greet Sarah Brady, who was meeting with White House Press Secretary Jay...
Latest Housing Numbers May be an Aberration
The spate of good news about the economy, headed up by the National Association of Realtors (NAR)’s report that pending home sales increased...
Keynesian Economists Rip Obama for Failed Keynesian Policies
The results of a survey by the Associated Press of 36 Keynesian economists — economists who believe that government is the driving force...
New York Times Continues Free Fall
With the latest announcement of its sale of 16 newspapers, the New York Times continues to sell off assets to stay alive. The sale...
Oath Keepers Launches Effort to Recall Members of Congress
In response to the passage by the House and the Senate of the National Defense Appropriations Act of 2012 (NDAA), Stewart Rhodes (left),...
Birmingham, Alabama’s Bankruptcy: the Fraud That Will Not Go Away
Mike Shedlock, who has been watching the Jefferson County, Alabama, municipal bond bankruptcy and default closely, has turned up some more fraud. It appears...