About: Dennis Behreandt
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Arthur Sulzberger Contemplates the Future of the New York Times
The New York Times will stop publishing its print edition sometime in the future. That's the word from Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of the Times. ...
Nullification Rally Sets Stage for Opposition To Obamacare
“Push back! Push back! Push back!” the crowd of more than 350 shouted at the first Nullify Now! rally held in Ft. Worth, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 4. They...
Racial Stupidity and Malevolence
The white liberal's agenda, coupled with that of black race hustlers, has had and continues to have a devastating impact on ordinary black people. Perhaps the most debilitating aspect...
Mozambique Backs Down on Price Hike Plans
The government of Mozambique has reversed its policy on price increases for bread and water despite promising to maintain the higher prices in the face of deadly protests that...
The Event is In the Hand of God
As the delegates filtered in the week and a half prior to the start of the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787, George Washington turned to Gouverneur...
A Non-Prediction
When people learn that you are an economist, they often want you to predict which way the economy is going. There seem to be more than the usual number...
Food Prices Spark Riots in Mozambique
Rising food prices have led to violence as protestors clash with police in the impoverished nation of Mozambique. ...
The Mosque Controversy
The proposed mosque near where the World Trade Center was attacked and destroyed, along with thousands of American lives, would be a 15-story middle finger to America. It takes...
Something for Nothing
Perhaps the most difficult economic lesson is that we live in a world of scarcity and everything has a cost. Scarcity exists whenever human wants exceed the means to...
Gunman Takes Hostage at Discovery Channel Headquarters
UPDATE: Three hostages have been rescued from the headquarters of the Discovery Channel and the man who was holding them has been shot by police. ...
Calif. Man Tased by Police in Own Home After Calling for Paramedics
In Marin County, California, a man has filed a lawsuit against the county Sheriff's department in response to an incident in which officers tasered him in his own home....
Thomas Jefferson’s Quran
On Friday, August 13th, President Obama welcomed members of the Muslim community to the White House to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Ramadan with an Iftar banquet — the...
Progress and Problems: The Passing of E-6
Most people have no idea what "E-6" is. To avid baseball fans, E-6 is the way to record an error by a shortstop on your scorecard. But there is...
USA Today Restructures to Emphasize Web and Mobile Markets
In a major restructuring of its operations, USA Today, published by Gannet Co., Inc., has announced that it will lay off 130 employees in an effort to reorient itself...
Americans are “Simple-Minded” Says Japanese Politician Ichiro Ozawa
An influential Japanese politician is taking a few pokes at the American and British people. Ichiro Ozawa, who some think may be well-positioned to become Prime Minister in the...