UN Likely Caused Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
The United Nations has been guilty over the decades of plenty of criminal and otherwise destructive acts, but causing a deadly epidemic hasn’t been one of them — until now. The...
About: Charles Scaliger
Posts by Charles Scaliger
Twilight of Internet Freedom?
It’s no secret that the federal government — the FCC, in particular — has been seeking for years for ways to take control of the Internet. For a decade and a...
Sino-Russian Abandonment of the Dollar
The long-awaited international renunciation of the dollar has begun. ...
Ron Paul, the Fed, and Changing Times
The times, they are a-changin’. Unthinkable only a year or two ago, the prospect that Congressman Ron Paul may actually receive the long-deserved chairmanship of a House subcommittee grows brighter by...
Charles Rangel’s Fall
Another of the House mighty has fallen. Charles Rangel (D), 40-year veteran Congressman from Harlem and the senior member of the New York state congressional delegation, was convicted today of 11...
TARP Bailout Payback: “Drop in the Bucket”
Over the recent clamor of approval for the outcome of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which Beltway insiders are proclaiming a success because of the high rate of repaid funds,...
Behind the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis
The foreclosure crisis continues to threaten the U.S. banking sector with more headaches, admitted Sheila Bair, head of the FDIC, on October 25. According to a Reuters report, the expected wave...
The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis
Let us be blunt: The mortgage foreclosure crisis, which first burst into full public view with Bank of America’s suspension of all foreclosures only a few days ago, has the potential...
Tim Hawkins: Man Behind “The Government Can”
In this era of potty-mouthed comedians, good clean humor that isn’t cloying is hard to come by. The Red Skeltons and Victor Borges of yesterday would have trouble getting a laugh...
IMF Outlook for Global Economy Gloomy
There is little growth on the horizon for the global economy, and a significant likelihood of further trouble, believes the International Monetary Fund. ...
New Contract With America to be Unveiled
History is about to repeat itself, if the activity of House Republicans is any indication. ...
9/11 Terror Attacks & Their Effect on America
Nine years ago today, 19 hijackers commandeered four civilian jetliners in American airspace and perpetrated the worst act of terrorism in American history. None of us who witnessed those terrible events...
Chinese Cyber Warfare Advance in Quantum Teleportation
There’s a new arms race heating up, one that involves not nuclear weapons or satellite-guided bombs but communications. In May of this year, Chinese engineers achieved a significant technological breakthrough, broadcasting...
Obama Against Extending Bush Tax Cuts
Despite the wave of popular anger over the ongoing recession (no, it hasn’t ended, as just about everybody outside the Beltway has figured out by now) and the enormous expansion of...
Argentina’s Economic Tragedy: Lesson for U.S.
For a peek at where debt-ridden America may be headed, look no further than modern-day Argentina. ...