Trump Triumphant Over Release of Birth Certificate
Although questions about Barack Obama’s eligibility to serve as President were initially raised by Jim Geraghty of National Review Online in June, 2008, it wasn’t until Donald Trump gave voice...
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Evidence for Double Dip is Growing
Establishment economists and other economic cheerleaders were disappointed to learn that, despite the government’s best efforts to revive the economy through Keynesian interventions and stimuli, the GDP (Gross Domestic...
States’ Pension Woes Worsening
The latest study by The Pew Center on the States shows not only that states have not funded the promises they made to their employees when they retire, but...
Speculators and High Oil Prices
Last Thursday, speaking in Reno, Nevada, President Obama announced that the Department of Justice was going to examine the role of "traders and speculators in the gasoline and oil...
High Gas Prices Set to Cause Double Dip in Economy
"I'm sure the rising cost of energy is bothering the market," said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D. A. Davidson & Company last week. "I do think the uptick...
Tea Party About to Give Obama a Second Term
The McClatchy-Marist Poll, which was released last Monday, revealed that those calling themselves Tea Partiers have little interest in doing anything substantial about slashing government spending. This cuts the legs...
Donald Trump: The Art of Bankruptcy
As ABC’s Amy Bingham pointed out on Thursday, Donald Trump has “built an American empire from Las Vegas to New York,” but has sought bankruptcy four times along the...
Donald Trump’s Ideology
When potential Presidential candidate Donald Trump was asked by George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "Good Morning America", what he would do, as President, about soaring gasoline prices, he replied:...
Gold at $1,500 an Ounce and Moving Higher
The price of one ounce of gold exceeded $1,500 yesterday, and immediately the media was filled with explanations. Jan Harvey, writing for Reuters, said gold was benefiting from “the...
Govt to Sell Its GM Stock Before It Declines Further
When the federal government took over General Motors in July of 2009, it was “the only way to avoid an economic calamity,” according to President Obama. Stuffed full of...
Standard & Poors: Clock is Ticking on U.S. Debt
Within minutes of Monday morning’s announcement by the credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s that “we have revised our outlook on the long-term rating [for US government debt] to negative...
The Panic of 1893: Boosting Bankers’ Money and Power
Legendary finance mogul J.P. Morgan, one of the original proponents of public-private partnerships, promoted central banking and laid the groundwork for the Federal Reserve. ...
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The Conspirator
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities," Mark Twain said. Obviously, when conspiracy and deception are involved, the truth can...
Atlas Shrugged: the Movie
Something is terribly wrong. The Dow has dropped below 4,000, gasoline (when available) costs $37.50 a gallon, the nation's infrastructure is deteriorating, businessmen are wearing sandwich boards asking for...
Pawlenty: Im Running for President! Soon
When former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (pictured) was being interviewed on CNN last week, he was asked if he would accept the position as Donald Trump’s running mate for...
Donald Trump the Populist and Pragmatist
The February 22nd Newsweek poll followed by the Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showing billionaire Donald Trump eclipsing his nearest Republican rivals and even challenging incumbent President Obama has caused...
Donald Trump Trumpets Birther Issue
Real estate magnate Donald Trump’s likely candidacy for President in 2012 surfaced last September with an anonymous telephone poll of voters in New Hampshire. Denying any involvement in the...
Investors in U.S. Debt at Tipping Point?
When Terence Jeffrey, writing for CNSNews.com, noted that true federal spending for the fiscal year 2010 wasn’t $3.7 trillion after all, but closer to $11 trillion, he discovered an...
Impact of a Government Shutdown
As the rhetoric is increasing, so are the chances for a government shutdown. Following a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Senate leader Harry Reid, President Obama expressed...
The Panic of 1893: Boosting Bankers’ Money and Power
Junius Morgan was, at best, a third-tier English banker in the 1850s, who was fortunate to have had a hand in a number of lucrative financings, mostly for industries...