Welfare Hits Record Levels After 50 Years of War on Poverty
Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson announced the “War on Poverty” during his first State of the Union Speech. Under the...
Economics
America’s Death by Debt and Taxes
How bad are America's fiscal woes? Evaluating our taxation, budgeting, and debt by the...
1.3 Million Lose Federal Unemployment Benefits; 2 Million More May Follow
Federal unemployment ended Saturday, so now some 1.3 million people won’t be getting their...
Judge Declares Detroit Bankrupt; Gives OK to Cut Pensions, Burn Creditors
Many of the lessons being learned the hard way in Detroit's bankruptcy will, unfortunately,...
Implosion of Social Security Disability Ponzi Scheme Accelerates
The mathematically inevitable end of one of the Ponzi schemes in Social Security draws...
Vast Majority Want to Audit the Federal Reserve, Poll Shows
Just one in 10 American adults is opposed to auditing the shadowy Federal Reserve,...
Liberal Brookings Institution Admits: Cash for Clunkers a Failure
The left-leaning Brookings Institution admitted in an October 31 report that the Obama administration's...
Some Economists See Inflation as Cure for Sluggish Economy
Janet Yellen, President Obama's choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke next year,...
Central Bankers Prepare to Flood the World with More Funny Money
Recent comments by the head of the Bank of England, the U.K.’s powerful central...
IMF Pushes Plan to Plunder Global Wealth
A controversial report released this month by the International Monetary Fund outlines schemes to...
With Dollar Demise in Focus, Beijing Pushes “New World Order”
From establishment mouthpieces in the West to the brutal Communist Chinese regime’s propaganda outlets...
The Price of Price-gouging Laws
When do government price controls, which are meant to help consumers, hurt consumers? Whenever...
Despite Shutdown, President Pushes Hard to Finish TPP
Despite the so-called shutdown, President Obama is pushing for a quick wrap-up of Trans-Pacific...
Fed’s Unconventional Monetary Policy, UMP, Worse Than a Nuke EMP
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called central bankers “heroes of the global financial...
Economic Growth: United States vs. Australia (Video)
Tom Eddlem, writer for The New American, gives a contrast between Australia's economy and...
Economic Growth: United States vs Australia
VIDEO - Tom Eddlem, writer for The New American, gives a contrast between Australia's...
China Cashes In on Bankrupt Detroit
Communist programs killed Detroit, now Communist China is being hailed as the savior for...
Detroit Bankruptcy: No Winners
There will be no winners once Detroit enters bankruptcy. Those who were promised health...
Markets Tumble After Fed Chair Bernanke Predicts the End of Quantitative Easing
Stock and commodities markets went into a two-day slide after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...
States Propose Fees on Hybrids to Cover Gas Tax Losses
A number of states are exploring new fees for hybrid and electric car owners...