Second Chance in Debt Deluge
With the raising of the debt ceiling, the “official” federal debt immediately surged past a new and unwelcome benchmark: The national debt now...
Economic Commentary
Rural Greece Falls Back on Self-Reliance
Roger Jinkinson is a British writer, and he lives in a remote Greek village...
The Postmaster General’s Challenges
In his report to a Senate subcommittee Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe (left) spelled out...
UN Bureaucrats Receive Pay Hike
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon believes that there is a global environmental crisis...
Forget TARP — the Real Bailout Came from the Fed
Since its inception almost a century ago, the Federal Reserve has enjoyed a cloak...
$490,000 Stimulus to Grow Trees in Nev. Yields Just 1.72 Permanent Jobs
The state of Nevada was the fortunate recipient of a $490,000 federal grant to...
Fed Chairman Bernanke to Address Jackson Hole Symposium
Wall Street professionals' expectations are modest over Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s highly anticipated...
Forbes: Time to Re-open the Gold Window
It is strangely apt that the stock market this week has been experiencing turbulence,...
Stimulus Dollars in Seattle Fail to Create Green Jobs as Promised
Seattle, Washington, is one of 25 communities that received $20 million from the Stimulus...
Private Contractors Feeding at the Public Trough
The latest ranking of contractors providing services to the federal government reveals that at...
Regulatory Agencies Boom Under Obama Administration
While the private-sector is drowning under a perpetual recessionary storm, U.S. regulatory agencies are...
Ending Ethanol Subsidies Won’t Reduce Food Costs After All
The recent attempt to terminate both the ethanol subsidies of $.45 a gallon and...
Warren Buffett Wants to Raise Taxes on His Friends
Warren Buffett (left), better known as the Oracle of Omaha, earned $40 million last...
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From the Good News Dept.: North Dakota’s Economy Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You
Finally, some good news about the economy, from an unlikely place: North Dakota. CNNMoney...
Everything’s Made in China? Not Quite.
An analysis just released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco concludes that...
The Fed: QE3 Is All but Certain
The latest report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System confirms...
Stock Market Decline Just the Beginning
The stock market is in freefall once again, evoking specters of 2008. As one...
Why Is Gold Over $1700 an Ounce?
With gold bouncing up from $1,668 an ounce on Friday, August 5 to $1,778...
Geithner Won’t Resign After S&P Downgrade of U.S. Securities
On Friday, Standard & Poor's kept its word and downgraded the U.S. credit rating...
S&P Downgrade: Does It Portend a Death Spiral?
Standard and Poor’s was blunt in its assessment of America’s deteriorating financial condition when...
