McCain-Obama Debate Was Really a Waltz
The first McCain-Obama debate was supposed to be limited to foreign policy. Because it occurred in the midst of the financial meltdown, moderator...
McCain and Obama Propose to Raise FDIC Coverage
The two major-party presidential candidates sent the same message on September 30: both John McCain and Barack Obama advocated raising the FDIC deposit...
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Bailing Out Scam Artists (aka Fannie and Freddie)
ITEM: The New York Times for September 9 editorialized: "As an act of crisis management, the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie...
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House Responds to Public Pressure, Defeats Bailout Bill
In a stunning defeat to the financial powers that be, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the proposed $700 billion dollar bailout bill...
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Bush, Paulson, Bernanke Not Trustworthy on Economy
These days President Bush and the managers of our monetary policy sound like prophets of doom when they talk about the economy. "The...
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PBS Distorts History in “The Judge and the General”
As fate and fortune would have it, I arrived in Miami from Chile in time for one of the periodic fundraising drives for...
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Some Progress on the Illegal Immigration Front
Item: The Associated Press reported on August 28: “Hispanics should not have to live in fear of raids by immigration agents, Michelle Obama...
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WaMu Bank Failure Is Largest in U.S. History
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Washington Mutual Inc. (also known as WaMu bank) on September 25, and then brokered an emergency sale...
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Call Ron Paul Correct About the Economy
A year ago, Congressman Ron Paul was just beginning to turn heads on the national electoral stage, owing to his presidential campaign's unexpected...
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Globalists Push Climate-change Controls, Open Borders
"John McCain has shown far more commitment to confronting climate change than Bush has, but his teaming up with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,...
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North Korea Breaks Nuclear Agreement
The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna announced on September 24 that North Korea had barred United Nations inspectors from a reprocessing plant...
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Gorbachev Honored With Liberty Medal
Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was welcomed to Philadelphia as the conquering hero on September...
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Voter Outrage Against Mortgage Bailout
Anger is on the rise all across the country concerning the proposed government bailout of the mortgage industry. The $700 billion dollar price...
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Henry Paulson to Become Overseer of U.S. Economy?
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is on the verge of becoming the most influential man to hold that post since Alexander Hamilton, and the...
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Gordon Brown Seeks a Global Finance Ministry
The ongoing chaos in the world’s financial markets shows no sign of abating, and governments, financiers, and their kept economists are now openly...
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