Opinion

The Revolution: She Is Here!

Time magazine is working hard to make sure that Barack Obama is reelected. That is why it is the perfect place to see...

Sam Blumenfeld October 24, 2011

Don’t Argue With Idiots, Even If They’re Family

Wallis W. Wood October 22, 2011

I have a very serious question I want to ask you today: What are you doing to win others to our cause, so...

The Parallel Universe of the Paulophobe

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. October 21, 2011

With practically each passing day, we are becoming ever more familiar with the recently identified PDS — Paul Derangement Syndrome. Also known as...

Washington, D.C.: Richest Boom Town in America

Sam Blumenfeld October 21, 2011

There are now about 2.6 million federal employees in the United States, including postal workers. Of these, 302,000 work in the D.C. area....

The New Recession: How Bad Will It Get?

Bob Adelmann October 21, 2011

The prediction by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) that the United States is headed into another recession was greeted by a rise...

Salvation Through Depression

Sam Blumenfeld October 20, 2011

As unpatriotic and insane as it may sound, an economic depression may be the best thing that could happen to America in a...

Washington, D.C. Surpasses San Jose as Wealthiest Metro Area

Brian Koenig October 20, 2011

While high unemployment persists and the U.S. economy remains stubbornly flat, Washington, D.C. now hails as the nation’s wealthiest metropolitan area, according to...

Israel’s Prisoner Swap: 1027 to 1

Sam Blumenfeld October 19, 2011

In June 2006, Hamas terrorists tunneled into Israel from the Gaza strip, surprised an Israeli tank crew, killed two of its soldiers, and...

Politics of Hate & Envy: Pitting Us Against Each Other

Walter E. Williams October 19, 2011

President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party have led increasingly successful efforts to pit Americans against one another through the politics of hate...

OWS: Overlooking Corporatism’s Silent Partner

Becky Akers October 19, 2011

"Occupy Wall Street” has become something of a Rorschach test: observers find in it whatever they want to. If you consider protests a...

Gallup: U.S. Unemployment Drops to 8.3% in October

Bob Adelmann October 19, 2011

With the announcement from Gallup that the unemployment rate had dropped precipitously in early October to 8.3 percent came the disclaimer that they...

Public Works: Visible Projects, Hidden Destruction

Ralph R. Reiland October 18, 2011

Today’s crop of central planners and big spending politicians could learn a thing or two about economics from Henry Hazlitt’s classic bestseller, Economics...

ReShoring: American Manufacturing Jobs Come Home

Bob Adelmann October 18, 2011

The press release from the Boston Consulting Group signaled the beginning of the American renaissance in manufacturing as cost advantages of China are...