Banks, Nationalization, and the Times’ Spin
In an unwonted episode of lucidity, the New York Times proclaimed in a recent headlilne that the "Rescue of Banks Hints at Nationalization."...
Opinion
Stimulus Price Tag Continues to Rise
The price tag for the incoming Obama administration's proposed stimulus bill continues to rise....
Obama’s Stimulus Plan Will Cost at Least $187,800 Per Job
According Barack Obama's presidential transition team, the new stimulus plan being prepared by the...
Ready to Be an Extremist Again
Back in September 2005, I wrote a short column for The New American stating...
GM Bailout a Sop to Cerberus?
The recent decision by the federal government to bail out GMAC, the financing arm...
Ron Paul: A Man of Ideas and Ideals
Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas, the first book-length biography of the noted congressman,...
That Thing Called Feminism
Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree, and sometimes that's a good...
Bailout Mania!
The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are spending trillions — and Congress is letting...
Bernanke’s Money Maneuvers
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's radical policies have prompted alarm that they might worsen...
Ponzi, Madoff, and the Fed
Poor Charles Ponzi is getting another media drubbing. News stories, of late, have been...
Bernard Madoff and Financial Pyramid Schemes
The world’s wealthy and well-connected are reeling from disclosures that an international investment giant...
Money for Nothing, and Blue Chips for Free
On December 16th, the Federal Reserve announced a record-setting cut in interest rates, targeting...
Jimmie Vaughan: The Rhythm & Blues of America
Famed Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan tells about his involvement in the movement to restore...
The Obama Economic Team
As President-elect Obama continues to name the men and women who will fill his...
Automakers Plea for Bailout
After Congress approved a so-called "rescue plan" for the financial industry during early October,...
Do Trillion Dollar Deficits Matter?
Vice President Dick Cheney infamously informed former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill in 2002: "Paul,...
Intelligent Design and Evolution
Believers in Intelligent Design have often been scorned as being opposed to science, but...
Piling Bailouts Upon Bailouts
ITEM: The New York Times for October 31 reported: "As the Treasury Department prepares...
Looking Beyond the Global Economic Summit
The much-ballyhooed international economic summit in Washington is over, and, according to news reports,...
Peter Schiff Was (and Is) Correct on Economy
For years, the so-called economic experts — Ivy League economists, Federal Reserve chairmen, Treasury...