Captains of the Economy: The ‘Good Ol’ Boy’ Network is Alive and Well
In its attempt to glorify “the 10 who shaped the U.S. economy the most since 2000”, ABC News did a great favor for...
Economics
Another Stimulus Spending Bill in the Works
Top Washington Democrats are planning another round of "stimulus" spending legislation to create jobs,...
The National Debt: How Soon Before Uncle Sam Cries ‘Uncle’?
When Bob Schieffer of NBC News asked the rhetorical question: "...has going a trillion...
America’s Multi-Tiered Healthcare System
MSNBC reported on November 23 that America may be looking at a two-tier system...
The Diminishing Dollar
It began as a series of explosive claims in a British newspaper on Tuesday,...
Economists Surveyed Think Recovery Starting
Over 80 percent of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics...
Gold Hits Record Highs for Three Days
Early on October 8, BBC News reported that gold had hit $1,058 per ounce,...
UN Attacks Capitalism, Dollar
The United Nations released a report Monday attacking free-market economics and the role of...
Fed Ordered to Release Documents, Fights back
A federal court ordered the secretive Federal Reserve (Fed) to hand over documents about...
Bernanke Renominated as Fed Chairman
President Barack Obama on August 25 renominated current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to...
William White of the Bank of International Settlements Predicted the Economic Crisis
Who is William White? The name is bound to be less familiar than that...
Bernanke Redefines Inflation for House Financial Services Committee
The House Financial Services Committee witnessed a classic confrontation July 21 where the redefinition...
Economic Predictions: Ben Bernanke v. Peter Schiff
Our politicians in Washington (especially the Obama administration) are following the economic policies of...
California’s Budget Stalls, Bond Ratings Sink
On July 14 California's bond ratings, already the lowest in the nation, took another...
CPI for June Jumps to 8 Percent Annual Rate
“Consumer prices shot up in June by the largest amount in 11 months,” the...
Von Mises Institute: Fed Is Underreporting Inflation
The Ludwig von Mises Institute’s Howard S. Katz has revealed that the Federal Reserve...
Obama Advisor Tyson Calls for “Stimulus” Spending Bill
Just days after Vice President Joe Biden told George Stephanopoulos that it was “premature”...
Obama Needs to Learn “Opportunity Cost”
President Barack Obama was recently called upon to defend his track record of predictions...
Obama Under-reports Interest on National Debt
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) informed Rep. Paul Ryan, ranking Republican member of the...
Summers Speaks at CFR on Economic Policy
President Barack Obama’s director of the National Economic Council, Larry Summers, spoke at the...