Fatima and the Turbulence of Our Times
May 1917 was a time of troubles. In France the titanic Battle of Arras was raging. The United States, which had declared war on Germany the previous month, was...
About: Charles Scaliger
Posts by Charles Scaliger
Browning: One Man’s Impact
On a particular fall day in 1889, the members of the Ogden Rifle Club of Ogden, Utah, were out in force. The men were target shooting, but doubtless found...
Recession Far From Over, Says Zuckerman
The economy isn’t out of the woods yet, not by a long shot. That, at least, is the conclusion drawn by none other than U.S. News & World Report’s...
Doha Round (WTO) Accord Sought by 2010
In a sign that globalists are running out of patience with the protracted negotiations known as the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization, leading economic powers (the...
The New GM: Image vs. Reality
After a mere 40 days under bankruptcy protection, a “new GM” has emerged amid promises from CEO Fritz Henderson to operate more profitably and competitively in the future. ...
G-8 Leadership Wants to Regulate Climate, Finance
The G-8 — the Group of Eight leading industrial nations (plus five other add-ons: China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa), meeting in the earthquake-ravaged Italian city of L’Aquila...
The New Public-Private (Mostly Public) GM
Weeks before it was supposed to happen, a bankruptcy judge has approved the restructuring of large portions of once-mighty GM and the liquidation of the automaker’s remaining assets. Under...
Obama Wants Consumer Financial Protection Agency
The Obama administration on June 30 unveiled its latest attempt to put an end to the free market in financial services in the United States. ...
Whither the Dollar?
As the fallout from the global financial crisis continues, the burning question in international financial circles is whether the U. S. dollar, the world’s reserve currency since the Second...
Gov. Mark Sanford and Fidelity
The story is becoming painfully routine: powerful, charismatic, widely-admired politician and family man admits marital infidelity and is pilloried by the press and by his colleagues. From Gary Hart...
Freedom and Progress
For more than two centuries, freedom has been the catchword of Western Civilization. What began as an abstraction from the pens of Locke, Sidney, Montesquieu, Beccaria, and others has...
Cap and Trade Passes House Committee
Climate-change legislation has now officially become part of Washington policymaking with the approval on May 21 by the House Energy and Commerce Committee of a new bill designed to...
Credit Card Legislation Clears Congress
Credit card reform legislation that President Obama is expected to sign sometime over the Memorial Day weekend is a mixed bag, to say the least. Offsetting the deluge of...
Credit Card Meltdown Hits Banks
Next up for ailing mega-banks: a credit card meltdown. No surprise here, really; Americans have overused credit cards for years, trusting always in unending economic expansion and plentiful employment...
Social Security, Medicare Running Out of Money Faster Than Expected
Social Security and Medicare, Big Government’s two most cherished social-welfare programs, are running out of money far faster than expected, thanks to the persistent economic downturn. Medicare, which is...