Great Depression: Here We Go Again?
The unremitting flow of negative news about the economy has finally caught the attention of the mainstream media, causing an increasing number of...
Opinion
“I Won’t Die for a $9 Pie!”
“As I tell my kids, dessert is not a right,” declared Michelle Obama recently, promoting her anti-obesity agenda while addressing the annual NAACP...
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Unemployment and Illegal Immigration
The biggest issue weighing on the minds of Americans is the economy. Recent decreases in factory orders and consumer confidence, coupled with unemployment/underemployment...
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Goodwin Named to Byrd’s Senate Seat
A youth movement in the U.S. Senate? What might that be, John McCain with wings again? Olympia Snowe in go-go boots? Vice President...
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Inception: Sci-fi Thought Thriller
Leonardo DiCaprio does it again with this summer’s new blockbuster hit, Inception. Not everyone will agree with that, however. I contend that there...
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Next Banking Crisis Could be Coming Soon
Central bankers and analysts are warning of another credit crisis just around the corner as banks start competing with governments to refinance trillions...
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Still Waiting for the Recovery
The economy has gained either 2.5 million jobs or 3.6 million jobs since the Recovery Act was signed into law in January, 2009,...
Read moreA Failed Obama Hero
Let's think about President Obama's failed economic stimulus program. Before getting to the nitty-gritty of why stimulus packages fail, let's look at the...
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Coulter Rips Republicans Over ‘Permanent War’
Quick, what Republican made the following statement? "I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government and a strong...
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Change You Can Believe In: From Bushisms to Obamanisms
Shortly after Barack Obama was elected, one of his supporters, alluding to George W. Bush’s supposedly lacking intellect, said to me, “I’m just...
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Small Banks Struggle Despite Bailout Funds
The Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is wreaking havoc on hundreds of small banks that took bailout money, according to a...
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Obamanomics: Out of Synch With Reality
With job creation in the private sector basically dead and a growing number of jobless workers ceasing to even look for work any...
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Financial Reform Bill on Brink of Passage
The final version of the financial reform bill that has become a central component of President Obama’s New Deal-esque program to enormously enlarge...
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Santa and Frank
People who remember the old comic strip "Peanuts" will recall an often repeated situation where Lucy offers to hold a football for Charlie...
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