Print Lawrence Meyers Read Full Bio Payday Loans: Bias from Financial Reporters So I was surprised to see him trot out the same old arguments regarding payday loans the other day. Mr. Greenberg sees a triple-digit APR, considers it usurious, understandably feels that those who use the loans are being overcharged, and takes a firm stance against the product. 2 Sep 2012 Another Anti-Capitalist Community Organizer Many people in this country feel that they are not being treated properly by society, by their peers, by policymakers, and – to be blunt – by those of a different race. The problem is that rather than endorse a value system that brings people together, some choose to follow Barack Obama’s philosophy of class division. 25 Aug 2012 Will San Jose Be Next California City to Go Bankrupt? There are serious problems in the city of San Jose, California – insolvency due to bloated government, pension obligations, and environmentalists pressuring the city to overspend on job-killing policies. 28 Jul 2012 The James Bond Chronicles: 'Living Daylights' Ushers in Dawn of Dalton Era Timothy Dalton simply doesn't get the respect he deserves for his short but powerful tenure as Bond, James Bond. 28 Jul 2012 The Nature of Barack Obama Obama's presidency is a product of his upbringing and early influences. It is not a surprise that he is a follower rather than a leader. 14 Jul 2012 'Frontline' Demonizes Dentists Providing Child Care for Profit This brings us to that bastion of balanced journalism, PBS’s “Frontline”, which offered a gross misrepresentation of Medicaid dentistry in this country in their June 26 episode. “Dollars and Dentists”goes laughingly out of its way to bow at the altar of free health care and criticize for-profit providers who have provided a solution to a lack of dental care for low-income families. 7 Jul 2012 LA Teachers Union Fires Its Best Instead of Attempting Budget Reform The problem is obviously systemic, yet nobody ever has the courage to dive deep into the system, tear out all the problems, and reform it. Instead, we get another year in which LAUSD bellows that it cannot handle the budget cuts coming its way, so it cuts school days and fires good teachers and – of course – implores voters to approve more taxes. 4 Jul 2012 James Bond Chronicles: Best of the Moore Era The James Bond franchise's Roger Moore period - plus a final appearance by Sean Connery - offered Bond fans some dynamic moments worth revisiting via your home video collection. 23 Jun 2012 How Trial Lawyers and MSM Rob Poor Kids of Dental Care What would a real journalist do? He would seek out the facts and present a balanced story. He would point out that, besides some wonderful philanthropic efforts, the DMSO movement is the only proven method that allows poor kids to get dental care via Medicaid. He would point out that this is the perfect synergy of government policy and private enterprise that ends up helping millions of kids. 21 Jun 2012 Private Equity (and Jobs) For Dummies There’s been a lot of talk about Bain Capital and private equity and jobs lately, and since many Americans may not be familiar with how they are related, here’s a brief primer. 10 Jun 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Payday Loans: Bias from Financial Reporters So I was surprised to see him trot out the same old arguments regarding payday loans the other day. Mr. Greenberg sees a triple-digit APR, considers it usurious, understandably feels that those who use the loans are being overcharged, and takes a firm stance against the product. 2 Sep 2012
Another Anti-Capitalist Community Organizer Many people in this country feel that they are not being treated properly by society, by their peers, by policymakers, and – to be blunt – by those of a different race. The problem is that rather than endorse a value system that brings people together, some choose to follow Barack Obama’s philosophy of class division. 25 Aug 2012
Will San Jose Be Next California City to Go Bankrupt? There are serious problems in the city of San Jose, California – insolvency due to bloated government, pension obligations, and environmentalists pressuring the city to overspend on job-killing policies. 28 Jul 2012
The James Bond Chronicles: 'Living Daylights' Ushers in Dawn of Dalton Era Timothy Dalton simply doesn't get the respect he deserves for his short but powerful tenure as Bond, James Bond. 28 Jul 2012
The Nature of Barack Obama Obama's presidency is a product of his upbringing and early influences. It is not a surprise that he is a follower rather than a leader. 14 Jul 2012
'Frontline' Demonizes Dentists Providing Child Care for Profit This brings us to that bastion of balanced journalism, PBS’s “Frontline”, which offered a gross misrepresentation of Medicaid dentistry in this country in their June 26 episode. “Dollars and Dentists”goes laughingly out of its way to bow at the altar of free health care and criticize for-profit providers who have provided a solution to a lack of dental care for low-income families. 7 Jul 2012
LA Teachers Union Fires Its Best Instead of Attempting Budget Reform The problem is obviously systemic, yet nobody ever has the courage to dive deep into the system, tear out all the problems, and reform it. Instead, we get another year in which LAUSD bellows that it cannot handle the budget cuts coming its way, so it cuts school days and fires good teachers and – of course – implores voters to approve more taxes. 4 Jul 2012
James Bond Chronicles: Best of the Moore Era The James Bond franchise's Roger Moore period - plus a final appearance by Sean Connery - offered Bond fans some dynamic moments worth revisiting via your home video collection. 23 Jun 2012
How Trial Lawyers and MSM Rob Poor Kids of Dental Care What would a real journalist do? He would seek out the facts and present a balanced story. He would point out that, besides some wonderful philanthropic efforts, the DMSO movement is the only proven method that allows poor kids to get dental care via Medicaid. He would point out that this is the perfect synergy of government policy and private enterprise that ends up helping millions of kids. 21 Jun 2012
Private Equity (and Jobs) For Dummies There’s been a lot of talk about Bain Capital and private equity and jobs lately, and since many Americans may not be familiar with how they are related, here’s a brief primer. 10 Jun 2012
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Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects21 May 2013, 2:32 PM PDT
Top IRS official to invoke 5th Amendment, decline to testify at House hearing21 May 2013, 2:09 PM PDT
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