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Parallels With the Great Depression
What began early last year as a "credit crunch" and an "economic downturn" is now being characterized as a "long, severe recession." Once...
This Year: $2 Trillion Budget Deficit?
“Easily in fiscal year 2009 it’s not out of the realm of possibility to...
Assignment: Make the Constitution “Live”
"Mister Welter! Mister Welter!" Brooke Forrest yelled down the hallway of Oprah's School for...
Judd Gregg and Bipartisanship
Bipartisanship, like budget deficits, was breaking out all over when President Barack Obama named...
Stimulus: More Spending or More Tax Cuts?
Should the stimulus bill be amended to place more emphasis on spending, or should...
Obama: Capitalist “Risk-Taking” Created Recession
President Barack Obama blamed the current economic recession on “a binge of risk taking”...
Gaza Cease-fire Continues to Break
For the second time in two days, the cease-fire between the Hamas Palestinian terrorist...
The Heartland Institute’s Climate-change Conference
The Second International Conference on Climate Change sponsored by the Heartland Institute of Chicago...
President Obama’s Militant Muslim Connections
President Barack Obama's inaugural committee billed his January 20 National Prayer Service at the...
Economics and Common Sense
Common sense tells us that government cannot resuscitate the American economy and restore it...
“Torture Memo” Author Attacks Torture Ban
Former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo castigated President Obama’s decision to ban torture and...
Globalization Talk at Davos
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel proposed a new “global financial architecture” at the Davos...
Carbon Dioxide a “Pollutant”?
Governments often find it useful to have an enemy on whom it can blame...
Raul Castro’s Visit to Russia
Cuban President Raul Castro began an eight-day visit in Russia on January 29, when...
Mitchell Discusses Gaza in Israel, West bank
George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration's special Middle East envoy, traveled to Israel from...