Bernanke Wrongly Calls “Bizarre” Allegations Cited by Ron Paul
On February 24, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), at a hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee, asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
Economic Commentary
The Economy Looks Like “L”
Just when the headline news about the economy was beginning to look good and...
Obama’s Jobless Recovery
The New York Times is now reporting what many Americans have figured out already:...
Recovery Act a Bust, Despite Obama Claims
"The art of economics," economist Henry Hazlitt wrote nearly seven decades ago, "consists in...
Consumer Prices Fall … or Rise?
“Core consumer prices” fell by a monthly 0.1 percent in January, reported the Wall...
New Unemployment Numbers Conceal Many Issues
January’s unemployment numbers were released late last week. According to the official report, unemployment...
“Bankster” Cabal Conspiracy Going Mainstream?
Claims that cabals of “banksters” control much of the world’s economy from behind closed...
Weak Dollar Obama’s Fault?
According to Newsweek, the dollar isn’t weakening, and even if it is, it isn’t...
Economy Far From Being Out of the Woods
The evidence is mounting that the American economy is very far from being out...
Geithner Advised AIG to Keep Quiet About $105 Billion Paid to Banks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has some explaining to do. Both the New York...
Stock Rally Owing to Plunge Protection Team Conspiracy?
The 60 percent gain in stocks since March was largely caused by secret government...
Will New Jobs Bill Create Jobs? Republicans Say No
Where do the kinds of jobs that will grow the economy come from? Can...
Ponzi Schemes and Social Security
More than $16 billion of investors’ money evaporated in Ponzi schemes in 2009, according...
Fed Backers Seek Power More Than Wealth
The prime architect of the Federal Reserve was German immigrant Paul Warburg. Arriving in...
The Economy: Cheerleaders vs. Reality
When MSNBC headlined the report that existing home sales surged by 7.4 percent in...
China Slows U.S. Debt Purchases
Chinese officials have once again publicly stated their intention to buy less U.S. Treasury...
Bernanke is “Times'” Man of the Year
With the expiration of one of the most turbulent years, economically speaking, in American...
Unemployment Wreaking Havoc on Middle America, New Poll Shows
The economic conventional wisdom of the moment is that the U.S. economy has begun...
Jobs Summit – More talk? Yes. More jobs? No
When ABC News asked if the "jobs summit" would make real progress or would...
Copenhagen: UN Calls for Trillions in Reparations for “Climate Debt”
The United Nations summit on global warming in Copenhagen is less than a week...