Opinion

Bankruptcy (a.k.a. Stimulus) Bill Clears Congress

As the massive new stimulus bill, which President Obama is now preparing to sign into law, was undergoing consideration in the Senate, Americans...

Steven J. DuBord February 14, 2009

The Fed’s Hockey Stick Chart

Larry Greenley February 10, 2009

On his January 29 TV show, Glenn Beck drew national attention to a relatively obscure graph of our nation's "monetary base" (a narrow...

Geithner Unveils Lastest Financial Bailout

Gary Benoit February 10, 2009

In a speech in the Treasury’s Cash Room today, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled yet another initiative to stop the financial crisis in...

“Supersizing” the IMF

William F. Jasper February 8, 2009

Is the International Monetary Fund headed toward becoming the Federal Reserve of the world? Although one-world elitists in political and banking circles have...

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Parallels With the Great Depression

Steven J. DuBord February 4, 2009

What began early last year as a "credit crunch" and an "economic downturn" is now being characterized as a "long, severe recession." Once...

Assignment: Make the Constitution “Live”

Kurt Williamsen February 4, 2009

"Mister Welter! Mister Welter!" Brooke Forrest yelled down the hallway of Oprah's School for Relativistic Females and All Males Who Dress or Feel...

Stimulus: More Spending or More Tax Cuts?

Gary Benoit February 3, 2009

Should the stimulus bill be amended to place more emphasis on spending, or should it instead be amended to place more emphasis on...

Economics and Common Sense

Gary Benoit February 2, 2009

Common sense tells us that government cannot resuscitate the American economy and restore it to good health by spending more money and going...

Federal Reserve as Corporate Overlord and “Super-Cop”?

Thomas R. Eddlem January 29, 2009

Congress is considering granting the Federal Reserve Bank dramatic new powers by this spring, according to the Washington Post for January 26. According...

House Republicans Voted Unanimously Against Stimulus Bill

Gary Benoit January 29, 2009

The House of Representatives yesterday passed the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, delivering President Obama his first major political victory and...

Study Claims Interest Rate of Zero Is Too High

Brian Farmer January 27, 2009

A recent analysis by Goldman Sachs, one of the Wall Street investment banks which benefitted from the recent federal government bailout, concludes that...