Noticing the Recession and Finding the Cure
Good thing to do, because the one that started in 2007 kind of sneaked up on us in 2008, right? Well, my bet is that the renewed (double-dip) recession began in April or May of this year and rather...
View ArticleThe War Against Economic Freedom
From Points and Figures: Last night I went to see the documentary Farmageddon in Chicago. I also stayed for the full panel discussion… …This documentary illustrates the plight of the organic farmer,...
View ArticlePaved With Good Intentions
You know the destination – from Strategy Page: Complaints from the Congo are growing about the U.S. legislation intended to stop illegal mineral sales. The Dodd-Frank bill (also called the Obama Law)...
View ArticleMedian Male Earns Less Than in 1968
From Zero Hedge: While the fact that a record number of Americans are living in poverty should not surprise anyone at this point, what should surprise many is that according to Table P-5 of the Census...
View ArticleObamunism! Unemployment Claims Jump
First time claims for unemployment came in at 428,000 against the “experts” expectation of 410,000; continuing claims are at 3,726,000 against an expectation of 3,700,000. What I really want to know –...
View ArticleOur Really Lousy Housing Market
From Zero Hedge: In its schizophrenic manner, the media across the country lamented the housing-starts numbers, which were ugly: 571,000 annualized in August, down 5% from July, down 5.8% from August...
View ArticleDoomed to an Economic Depression?
Lots of bad news out there, today – US unemployment rate rose to 8.2%, Eurozone unemployment rose to 11% (ours is probably right there, too, but the Eurocrats haven’t, it seems, figured out how to...
View ArticleWhat is Wrong With America? We Don’t Like “Dirty” Jobs
This could be Part 1 of a 10,000 part series, but one of the problems I’m always yammering on about it is our failure to understand that prosperity only comes when you make, mine or grow things. Keep...
View ArticleA Republican Class War
As most of you know, I ceased being a supporter of Capitalism a few years back and switched over to being a Distributist. The genesis of the shift was my growing realization that Big Corporation and...
View ArticleMoral Decay Plus Welfare Equals…
This – from the Daily Mail: While many families are worrying about how to afford Christmas this year, one jobless single mother has revealed she receives so much in benefits she has £2,000 to spend on...
View ArticleWe’ve Been Ruled by Idiots: and Conservatives Defend This
August 8th recently passed and it was the 100th anniversary of the Black Day. This was the day the British began the Battle of Amiens. While it was, of itself, a big victory, the more important aspect...
View ArticleThe Never Trump Betrayal
Ace brings up an article by David Horowitz about the Never Trumpers. The genesis of Horowitz’ article was a particular Tweet by Jonah Goldberg: Re-asking a question I’ve been posing for three years:...
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