Poverty in America?
According to CBS News, "the number of people in the U.S. living in poverty in 2010 rose for the fourth year in a...
Opinion
Surveillance Skeptics/Debunkers Get Rude Awakening
Not long ago, factions on both sides of the political aisle — from Republican Senator Charles Grassley in 1994, to liberal Supreme Court...
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The Real Scandal: Legalized Extortion
The real scandal in the accusations against Herman Cain is the corruption of the law, the media and politics. ...
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Public Employee Unions Win in Ohio, Taxpayers Lose
One of the biggest mistakes taxpayers made in this country is permitting government employees to unionize. They created a real Frankenstein: unions that...
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The Collectivized Train Wreck in Europe
“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder,” said British historian Arnold Toynbee. We’re seeing exactly that today in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Ireland....
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An Antiquarian Weekend in Boston
During this last weekend of November 11 to 13, the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair took place at the Hynes Convention Center. As...
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Solyndra Just the Tip of the Iceberg
In late October White House Chief of Staff William Daley (left) ordered a complete review of all loan guarantees the Department of Energy has...
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U.S. Debt Downgrade by Chinese Rating Agency Is “Inevitable”
A year ago Dagong Global Credit Rating reduced its rating on the sovereign debt of the United States from AA to A+. In...
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Cain’s Pains: Let’s Talk about Character
In the Republican debate on Wednesday, moderator Maria Bartiromo raised the issue of the sexual-harassment allegations that have plagued Herman Cain. “Why should...
Read moreJ. Edgar Takes a Close Look at J. Edgar Hoover’s Career
It is predictable that J. Edgar takes a less than favorable approach to J. Edgar Hoover, founder and director of the Federal Bureau...
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Keynesians Diss Republican Candidates
CNN’s article by Charles Riley quoted several of the Republican candidates for President out of context and then asked several unknown Keynesian economists...
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The Best Way Back to a Gold Standard
In his Forbes magazine article published Thursday, Nathan Lewis makes it sound easy to get back to a gold standard. After all, it...
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The Government Wants to Seize Your Vitamins
No matter how many times you beat back a Federal power grab, it is almost impossible to kill the monster. Like the most...
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The Israeli Settlements and Palestinians
Much has been written and argued over the Israeli settlements that now exist on land that the International Community considers to be the...
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How Progressive Educators Planned to Socialize America
Most Americans who have become aware of the academic and moral decline of public education tend to believe that the humanistic curriculum that...
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