Rural Greece Falls Back on Self-Reliance
Roger Jinkinson is a British writer, and he lives in a remote Greek village on the island of Karpathos (left). Although the village is...
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The Postmaster General’s Challenges
In his report to a Senate subcommittee Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe (left) spelled out clearly why the U.S. Postal Service can’t make any...
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UN Bureaucrats Receive Pay Hike
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon believes that there is a global environmental crisis that requires looting the Western economies to the tune...
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What Laws Are We Morally Obligated to Obey?
What laws are we morally obligated to obey? Help with the answer can be found in "Economic Liberty and the Constitution," a 66-page...
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Forget TARP — the Real Bailout Came from the Fed
Since its inception almost a century ago, the Federal Reserve has enjoyed a cloak of secrecy that has grown more opaque over the...
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“Fair” Taxation
Pretend you’re at church for Morning Worship, or attending a crowded lecture, or watching Hollywood’s latest with a few hundred other fans. Suddenly,...
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Why Israel Can’t Make Peace with “Democratic” Hamas
When Robert Welch coined the phrase, "This is a republic, not a democracy, let's keep it that way," he made an important contribution...
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$490,000 Stimulus to Grow Trees in Nev. Yields Just 1.72 Permanent Jobs
The state of Nevada was the fortunate recipient of a $490,000 federal grant to grow trees and plants — and of course, to "stimulate"...
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What Obama Needs to Say: I Was Wrong
Only 26 percent of the public approves of President Obama's handling of the economy in the latest Gallup poll, conducted Aug. 11-14, while...
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An Open Letter to a Tea Partier
Dear Tea Partier, These are indeed exciting times. Not much more than two-and-a-half years ago, the movement to which you have given life...
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On Growing Old
On May 31, 2011, I reached the age of 85. In other words I’ve lived through 85 summers, 85 winters, 85 springs. It...
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Sarah Palin Soon to Join GOP Presidential Race?
Chances are it has already played at a theater near you, though you may not have noticed. The Undefeated, the Sarah Plain bio-pic, ...
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Fed Chairman Bernanke to Address Jackson Hole Symposium
Wall Street professionals' expectations are modest over Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s highly anticipated remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium this Friday. Unlike...
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Mars Attacks: Scientists Say Aliens May Destroy Mankind Over Global Warming
Three years after the release of the remake The Day the Earth Stood Still, a team of American researchers has made the film’s...
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Violent Attacks in U.S., England: Wake-up Calls
The orgies of violent attacks against strangers on the streets — in both England and the United States — are not necessarily just...
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