Assignment: Make the Constitution “Live”
"Mister Welter! Mister Welter!" Brooke Forrest yelled down the hallway of Oprah's School for Relativistic Females and All Males Who Dress or Feel...
Opinion
Stimulus: More Spending or More Tax Cuts?
Should the stimulus bill be amended to place more emphasis on spending, or should it instead be amended to place more emphasis on...
Read moreEconomics and Common Sense
Common sense tells us that government cannot resuscitate the American economy and restore it to good health by spending more money and going...
Read moreFederal Reserve as Corporate Overlord and “Super-Cop”?
Congress is considering granting the Federal Reserve Bank dramatic new powers by this spring, according to the Washington Post for January 26. According...
Read moreHouse Republicans Voted Unanimously Against Stimulus Bill
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, delivering President Obama his first major political victory and...
Read moreStudy Claims Interest Rate of Zero Is Too High
A recent analysis by Goldman Sachs, one of the Wall Street investment banks which benefitted from the recent federal government bailout, concludes that...
Read more“Stimulus” Spending Will Harm Recovery
Congress is now considering the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the latest barrel of pork to be tossed into the recessionary...
Read moreDPA’s Glorious Song/Dance Performances
Since 2006, an amazing group of free Chinese artists has gone on a tour that spans the globe, presenting a Chinese New Year...
Read moreAn Americanist Economic Perspective
Art Thompson, CEO of The John Birch Society, parent company to The New American, offers his advice on what steps to take to...
Read moreUncle Sam Grabs the Wheel
ITEM: Reuters reported on December 30: "The Bush administration on Monday expanded its bailout of the U.S. auto industry, saying it was buying...
Read moreMore Fright-peddling, More Bailouts
Round two of the economic crime of the century has begun. On January 12, Lawrence Summers, President Obama's designee to become director of...
Read moreBanks, Nationalization, and the Times’ Spin
In an unwonted episode of lucidity, the New York Times proclaimed in a recent headlilne that the "Rescue of Banks Hints at Nationalization."...
Read moreStimulus Price Tag Continues to Rise
The price tag for the incoming Obama administration's proposed stimulus bill continues to rise. This morning, a few hours in advance of a...
Read moreObama’s Stimulus Plan Will Cost at Least $187,800 Per Job
According Barack Obama's presidential transition team, the new stimulus plan being prepared by the upcoming Obama administration can be expected to create between...
Read moreReady to Be an Extremist Again
Back in September 2005, I wrote a short column for The New American stating that "I'm okay being middle-of-the-road." The column chronicled how...
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