Economic Commentary

Mortgage Summit: No New Ideas

When Kevin Hall, writing for McClatchy Newspapers, said “the Obama administration got what it was looking for at its summit on the future...

Bob Adelmann August 19, 2010

Only $5.6 Million to Create One $47,000/Year Job!

William F. Jasper August 19, 2010

They're from the government and they're here to help us ... for a price — a very big price. ...

“The Ecstasy of Empire” and the Agony of Tyranny

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 18, 2010

Infowars.com, the website founded by self-described “aggressive constitutionalist” Alex Jones, published an article by former Reagan Treasury Department official and co-author of Reaganomics,...

Getting Jobbed by the Government

William P. Hoar August 16, 2010

Item: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said not long ago that unemployment insurance is “one of the biggest stimuluses [sic] to our economy.”...

Stossel Unhappy with Greenspan

Bob Adelmann August 15, 2010

When John Stossel of Fox Business Network wrote his recent “Memo to Alan Greenspan” column, he recounted many of Greenspan’s failings while Chairman...

Bringing Sanity to the Home Mortgage Market

Michael Tennant August 13, 2010

Most people — except possibly the American political class — know that one of the prime causes of the current economic crisis was...

Unemployment Claims Jump to 484,000

James Heiser August 12, 2010

The continuing implosion of the U.S. economy in the aftermath of unprecedented federal bailouts and unemployment programs has now brought forth a stunning...

Wage Gap Widens Between Private and Public Sectors

Dennis Behreandt August 11, 2010

According to a new study by the Cato Institute, the gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States continues to...

The Fed Is Caught in Its Own Trap

Bob Adelmann August 11, 2010

The much-anticipated, long-awaited pronouncement from the Fed yesterday confirmed what nearly everyone else expected: Things are not going swimmingly, but they’re ready to...

Behind Friday’s Jobs Report: The Real Numbers

Bob Adelmann August 9, 2010

Buried in Friday’s employment report from the Department of Labor Statistics were two key numbers that reflected the slowdown in the economy so...

Recession or Recovery: Symptoms and Salves

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 5, 2010

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s assurance that the Great Recession is over will undoubtedly convince many Americans that relief is on the way and...