Toyota Under Fire
The unrelenting attacks on Toyota are a metaphor for similar attacks on the free-market economy by its detractors. ...
About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
China Reacts to U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
Last month’s decision by the United States to sell $6.4 billion worth of arms and military supplies to Taiwan “will not affect steadily...
Geithner: No Double Dip
When he appeared on ABC News's This Week on February 7, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was quizzed about the risk of the...
Yemen: Intervention, Nation-building, and the Constitution
When Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) vented his frustration at further involvement by the United States in foreign countries despite constitutional limitations against such...
Latest on the Economy: Heading Up, or Head Fake?
When the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that “the output of goods and services…increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the...
A Closer Look at the GOP Litmus Test
Now that the GOP has all but shelved the litmus test for candidates to receive money and support for their mid-term election campaigns,...
Bernanke’s Kudos, Criticisms Miss the Point
A preliminary vote today for Ben Bernanke’s reappointment to a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve is expected to clear...
What Part of “No” Doesn’t He Understand?
According to ABC News, President Obama will be changing the “tone” of his upcoming State of the Union address Wednesday evening. This change...
Sarah Palin, Enigma
When Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced her support for three prominent Republicans, her Facebook statement entitled “Ride the Tide with Commonsense Candidates”...
Lessons from Massachusetts
Yesterday the New York Times concluded that Scott Brown’s victory over Martha Coakley for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat resulted from Democrat complacency, Republican...
U.S. Debt Level Unsustainable, Report Says
“The debt level of the United States is unsustainable, something has to give,” said the co-author of a new joint report released last...
Democrat Options in Massachusetts Senate Race: Delay, Dither, and Litigate
With polls predicting a clear win by Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special election for the Senate seat vacated as a result of...
Turning Republicans into Teapublicans
Tea Party activists are trying to take over the Republican Party from the ground up, according to the New York Times. ...
Will Obama’s Effort to Rescue Coakley Be Enough?
Despite President Obama’s quick flight to Boston on Sunday to try to rescue Martha Coakley’s faltering bid for the Senate seat vacated last...
Mass. Senate Race: It’s Going to be Close!
From obscurity to prominence to possible victory, Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown’s campaign for Teddy Kennedy’s seat in a special election on Tuesday,...