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Great Depression: Here We Go Again?

The unremitting flow of negative news about the economy has finally caught the attention of the mainstream media, causing an increasing number of economists to make comparisons between today’s recession and...

“I Won’t Die for a $9 Pie!”

“As I tell my kids, dessert is not a right,” declared Michelle Obama recently, promoting her anti-obesity agenda while addressing the annual NAACP convention. I’d say the same thing about pizza...

Unemployment and Illegal Immigration

The biggest issue weighing on the minds of Americans is the economy. Recent decreases in factory orders and consumer confidence, coupled with unemployment/underemployment nearing 16 percent, have many of those fortunate...

Goodwin Named to Byrd’s Senate Seat

A youth movement in the U.S. Senate? What might that be, John McCain with wings again? Olympia Snowe in go-go boots? Vice President and Senate President Joe Biden with a new...

Inception: Sci-fi Thought Thriller

Leonardo DiCaprio does it again with this summer’s new blockbuster hit, Inception. Not everyone will agree with that, however. I contend that there will be two camps that develop in the...

A Failed Obama Hero

Let's think about President Obama's failed economic stimulus program. Before getting to the nitty-gritty of why stimulus packages fail, let's look at the failed stimulus program of Obama's hero, Franklin Delano...

Next Banking Crisis Could be Coming Soon

Central bankers and analysts are warning of another credit crisis just around the corner as banks start competing with governments to refinance trillions of dollars in short-term debts coming due soon,...

Still Waiting for the Recovery

The economy has gained either 2.5 million jobs or 3.6 million jobs since the Recovery Act was signed into law in January, 2009, depending upon which statistical “model” is used, according...