Book Review: Rethinking the American Union for the 21st Century
During the fallout following the government bailout of banking, investment, insurance, and the auto industry, President Obama justified the extension of corporate welfare...
Opinion
Social Security & the “Ponzi Scheme” Sound Bite
Many in the media and in politics have gone ballistic over the fact that Texas Governor Rick Perry called Social Security "a Ponzi...
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How to Survive in Obama’s Economy
Like many of my fellow Americans, I have been forced to economize and become more of a bargain hunter than I was in...
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NLRB Pushes Unions’ Destructive Agenda
Although rarely looked at as such by the typical person, labor is an economic transaction. It’s a simple trade — one where the...
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Rising Gold Prices Spawn “New Gold Rush” in the West
Anyone who watches television news for more than a few hours is likely to see an advertisement for gold. As the Federal Reserve...
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Obama’s Anti-jobs Jobs Bill
“Pass this bill now,” President Obama is repeatedly demanding, regarding his new American Jobs Act. ...
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Statists Order High School to Change “Indians” Nickname
It’s time to originate a new joke: “What do you call 10,000 statists at the bottom of the sea? A good start.” ...
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Obama’s “Attack Watch” Website Urges Citizen Snitching
The Washington Post called it the "laughing stock of conservatives." The Washington Times dubbed it just plain "creepy" (albeit "amateurish"). But any way...
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Palestinians Want a State but Don’t Want Peace
If the Palestinians really wanted peace, they would have to stop shooting rockets from Gaza into Israeli towns. The rocket attacks have been...
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Intelligent Design vs. Evolution
On the night of September 14th, I was watching Piers Morgan interview the great British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Airlines....
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Obama’s Dishonest Jobs Infomercial
Did you listen to Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress on September 8? Remember? It had to be squeezed in...
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Movie Review: Dolphin Tale
When a young boy discovers a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap, he is inspired to be a hero. A...
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Free Market Economist Cheers End of Borders Books
Dr. Mark Perry, economics professor at the University of Michigan and blogger at Carpe Diem joyously announced that the closing of Borders’ last...
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The Electorate Is Waking Up
The victory of conservative Republican Bob Turner in New York’s Ninth Congressional District to replace the disgraced Democrat Anthony Weiner in the House...
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Chasing Money Out of the Economy
Ninety years ago — in 1921 — federal income tax policies reached an absurdity that many people today seem to want to repeat....
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