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...
The Government and Goldman Sachs
On Thursday, October 24, 1907, Wall Street was in turmoil. Crowds of spectators gathered...
Obamanomics: Out of Synch With Reality
With job creation in the private sector basically dead and a growing number of...
Russia Gives New Powers to KGB Successor
The Duma (the lower house of Russia’s legislature) on July 9 passed a bill...
Possible ‘Nuclear’ Spy Leak Proves McDonald Right
On Friday, July 9, 2010, a day after the ten accused Russian spies pleaded...
Belgium Considers Dumping Dead in Sewage to Battle ‘Global Warming’
In an effort to tackle emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), Belgium is considering a...
Steinbrenner, Yankees’ Boss, dead at 80
George Michael Steinbrenner III, the colorful, turbulent, and outspoken owner of the New York...
Pro-Life Group Forcing Americans to “Face the Truth”
Since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision gave women a “choice,” abortion...
NAACP Hypocrisy: Target “Racist” Tea Parties
On July 13, at the 101st National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
Elena Kagan: High Priestess of the Regulatory State
President Barack Obama chose U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who was on the top...
Why the Rush to Send Russian Agents Back?
Why did the United States government spend years — and, undoubtedly millions of dollars...
Census Employees Face More Unemployment
The federal stimulus program, intended to create jobs in the American economy, has largely...
Financial Reform Bill on Brink of Passage
The final version of the financial reform bill that has become a central component...
Facing Fiscal Meltdown, Municipalities Struggle With Pensions
Years of big spending by politicians at all levels have left the nation vulnerable...
Smelling a Rat at the IMF
“I smell a rat,” says Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com. The rodent...
Somali Terrorist Group Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Kampala, Uganda Bombings
Somali Islamic militants from al-Shabab have claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attacks at two sites...
Santa and Frank
People who remember the old comic strip "Peanuts" will recall an often repeated situation...
Do We Really Need Three Liberal New Yorkers on the Supreme Court?
The nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by President Obama seems to...
Obama Appoints Gen. Mattis for U.S. Central Command
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recommended Marine Corps General James Mattis July 8 to head the...