Solyndra Just the Tip of the Iceberg
In late October White House Chief of Staff William Daley (left) ordered a complete review of all loan guarantees the Department of Energy has...
Opinion
U.S. Debt Downgrade by Chinese Rating Agency Is “Inevitable”
A year ago Dagong Global Credit Rating reduced its rating on the sovereign debt of the United States from AA to A+. In...
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Cain’s Pains: Let’s Talk about Character
In the Republican debate on Wednesday, moderator Maria Bartiromo raised the issue of the sexual-harassment allegations that have plagued Herman Cain. “Why should...
Read moreJ. Edgar Takes a Close Look at J. Edgar Hoover’s Career
It is predictable that J. Edgar takes a less than favorable approach to J. Edgar Hoover, founder and director of the Federal Bureau...
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The Government Wants to Seize Your Vitamins
No matter how many times you beat back a Federal power grab, it is almost impossible to kill the monster. Like the most...
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Keynesians Diss Republican Candidates
CNN’s article by Charles Riley quoted several of the Republican candidates for President out of context and then asked several unknown Keynesian economists...
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The Best Way Back to a Gold Standard
In his Forbes magazine article published Thursday, Nathan Lewis makes it sound easy to get back to a gold standard. After all, it...
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The Israeli Settlements and Palestinians
Much has been written and argued over the Israeli settlements that now exist on land that the International Community considers to be the...
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How Progressive Educators Planned to Socialize America
Most Americans who have become aware of the academic and moral decline of public education tend to believe that the humanistic curriculum that...
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Worldwide Recession?
Christine Lagarde, managing director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that the world faces the risk of a “lost decade” and that...
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Jefferson County’s Inevitable Bankruptcy
After three years of trying to solve their self-imposed debt crisis, the Jefferson County, Alabama, commissioners threw in the towel on Wednesday and...
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Who Pays Corporate Taxes?
Many Wall Street occupiers are echoing the Communist Party USA's call to "Save the nation! Tax corporations! Tax the rich!" There are other...
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Do-It-Yourself Taxation
Boy, but it was a Red October! Polls conducted throughout the month just ended confirm that Karl Marx has won the hearts and...
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National Education Association Endorses Obama for Second Term
The National Education Association (NEA) held its most recent convention in Chicago in July 2011. While they expressed some dissatisfaction with President Obama...
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Numbers Games & the Top One Percent
One of the things that has struck me, when I have gone on luxury cruise ships, is that most of the passengers look...
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