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...
Economics
McCain Calls for New Federal Agency
Speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on September 19, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said...
Some Dare Call It a Recession
Adding to the woes of Americans reeling from the fallout stemming from the national...
IndyMac Bank’s Ominous Failure
As of Tuesday, July 15, crowds outside branches of the failed California bank IndyMac...
Paulson-Bernanke Plan Would Give the Fed Broad New Powers
On Thursday, July 10, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
Dangers of an Underreported CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average price of consumer goods and services...
Economic Survival — Not “Stimulus”!
The plan, according to our government’s economic gurus, was to stimulate our economy by...
Rising Food Costs
From Nouakchott in northwest Africa to Port-au-Prince in the Caribbean, the situation is becoming...
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Is Making Taxes “Fair” the Answer?
Although tax season has come and gone once again, the various proposals for tax...
The Specter of Inflation
At a conference on April 16, Richard Fisher, president and chief executive officer of...
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Our Sovereignty Trade-Away
Congressional approval of the latest round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade...