“Green” Jobs and Real Jobs
The Wall Street Journal virtually called the Obama administration’s efforts to create “green” jobs a joke, decrying the President’s efforts to jump-start the...
Economic Commentary
Latest Economic Surveys Show Little Optimism
The Republican Small Business Committee reported on November 8 that small-business optimism “remains extremely...
The Mystery of Thanksgiving Day: of Turkeys and Pencils
Jeff Jacoby listed some of the reasons he was thankful on Thanksgiving Day in...
How Canada Cut Spending and Got a “Payoff Decade”
From Reuter’s interview with former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in August came a...
80 is the New 65, Two Surveys Show
On Wednesday Wells Fargo released the results of its survey of 1,500 individuals between...
Economic Outlook: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknowable
Expressions of joy were muted on Wall Street at Friday's release of the latest...
Options After the Supercommittee Failure
Barring a miracle, the Supercommittee will announce Monday morning its failure at coming up...
National Debt Runs Past $15 Trillion
It’s official. The U.S. federal debt has crossed another unbelievable line: $15 trillion. The...
Solyndra Just the Tip of the Iceberg
In late October White House Chief of Staff William Daley (left) ordered a complete review...
U.S. Debt Downgrade by Chinese Rating Agency Is “Inevitable”
A year ago Dagong Global Credit Rating reduced its rating on the sovereign debt...
Keynesians Diss Republican Candidates
CNN’s article by Charles Riley quoted several of the Republican candidates for President out...
The Best Way Back to a Gold Standard
In his Forbes magazine article published Thursday, Nathan Lewis makes it sound easy to...
Worldwide Recession?
Christine Lagarde, managing director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that the world...
Jefferson County’s Inevitable Bankruptcy
After three years of trying to solve their self-imposed debt crisis, the Jefferson County,...
National Bank Transfer Day (Nov 5): How Effective Was It?
Critics of the banking system in the United States declared Saturday, November 5, National...
Deflation: Good and Bad
Economist Gary Shilling’s claim that the U.S. economy is on the edge of deflation...
Fed Chairman Bernanke Is on the Defensive
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s news conference on November 2 included the admission that the...
The Bankruptcy of MF Global: So Much for Financial Regulation
After spending the entire weekend trying to sell his company, MF Global, Chairman Jon...
North American Oil Development Is Reducing Demand for Foreign Oil
The September 15 report from the National Petroleum Council expressed surprise at how much...
On Halloween, Nat’l Debt Exceeds Gross Domestic Product
A little-noticed event occurred at approximately midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011: The national...