Print Of Thee I Sing 1776 Read Full Bio Campaign Tactic: Tax the Rich The Obama tax-the-rich campaign strategy is simply a grand diversion from the nation’s badly sputtering economy and from his failure to effectively do much about it. 14 Jul 2012 Missing in the Syrian Slaughter: U.S. Leadership The question of whether to give armed support to the Syrian people has now come front and center. As is usually the case, if America doesn’t lead, nobody will. It has become clear that the Obama Administration, has no stomach to do anything but “lead from behind”, a non-sequitur if ever there was one. 13 Jun 2012 The Reset of Russia Relations: Only Russia Benefits Once again we are playing cold war politics with the Russians. Nothing seems to change when it comes to Russia and missiles. President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s pushing the reset button hasn’t worked, and in fact, it was the wrong button. It is the Russians who have their hands on the button--the missile button. 27 May 2012 Greece and the Future of the Euro: Humpty Dumpty Sat on a... Powerful voices in Athens are campaigning hard for default and daring the EU to expel Greece. The central bankers of the ECB, on the other hand, are flying by the seats of their pinstriped pants. The price of admission to the Euro Club was that each member country had to follow certain rules of fiscal responsibility with the understanding that there would be no bailouts. The European Central Bank was to be there to guard against inflation, but definitely not to be a banker of last resort. Well, those rules are now in tatters. 27 May 2012 Limited Government Is Essential to Economic Growth The president’s policies have so far done little, and promise to do even less, to stimulate impressive growth not withstanding the lip service his campaign gives to that common-sense objective. Economic growth must be the over-riding national imperative, and the President doesn’t get it. 28 Apr 2012 The Commerce Clause and the Supreme Court: Will Federalism Survive? As was argued in more than one of the amicus briefs filed with the Court, if the “commerce clause” permits the federal government to mandate that citizens purchase health insurance, then there is nothing left of the limitations that clause originally imposed on the Federal government. 1 Apr 2012 The Economy: The Bright and the Blight As the magnitude of the financial meltdown became terrifyingly clear, over a trillion dollars was pumped into the banking system, and short-term interest rates at which banks could borrow were reduced, essentially, to zero. The prime rate of interest at which an individual or business could borrow (and, of course, the rate which households could earn on their savings or investments) plunged accordingly. Thus, the money supply rapidly expanded and the economy, in theory, should have briskly expanded thereafter. It didn’t. 23 Mar 2012 For Economy to Grow, Washington Must Get Out of the Way All things good and bad come to an end, and that is true of the long recession, which, according to the economic statisticians, we are in no longer. When the jobs numbers for last month came in President Obama was quick to proclaim that the recovery is on track, and let us hope he is correct. But the story can’t end there if the country is truly to be restored to economic health. 17 Feb 2012 Economic Danger Signs: The Seven Warning Signs of Econoblastoma 3 Feb 2012 The Taxes Candidates Pay: Should That Be A Factor? 27 Jan 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
Campaign Tactic: Tax the Rich The Obama tax-the-rich campaign strategy is simply a grand diversion from the nation’s badly sputtering economy and from his failure to effectively do much about it. 14 Jul 2012
Missing in the Syrian Slaughter: U.S. Leadership The question of whether to give armed support to the Syrian people has now come front and center. As is usually the case, if America doesn’t lead, nobody will. It has become clear that the Obama Administration, has no stomach to do anything but “lead from behind”, a non-sequitur if ever there was one. 13 Jun 2012
The Reset of Russia Relations: Only Russia Benefits Once again we are playing cold war politics with the Russians. Nothing seems to change when it comes to Russia and missiles. President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s pushing the reset button hasn’t worked, and in fact, it was the wrong button. It is the Russians who have their hands on the button--the missile button. 27 May 2012
Greece and the Future of the Euro: Humpty Dumpty Sat on a... Powerful voices in Athens are campaigning hard for default and daring the EU to expel Greece. The central bankers of the ECB, on the other hand, are flying by the seats of their pinstriped pants. The price of admission to the Euro Club was that each member country had to follow certain rules of fiscal responsibility with the understanding that there would be no bailouts. The European Central Bank was to be there to guard against inflation, but definitely not to be a banker of last resort. Well, those rules are now in tatters. 27 May 2012
Limited Government Is Essential to Economic Growth The president’s policies have so far done little, and promise to do even less, to stimulate impressive growth not withstanding the lip service his campaign gives to that common-sense objective. Economic growth must be the over-riding national imperative, and the President doesn’t get it. 28 Apr 2012
The Commerce Clause and the Supreme Court: Will Federalism Survive? As was argued in more than one of the amicus briefs filed with the Court, if the “commerce clause” permits the federal government to mandate that citizens purchase health insurance, then there is nothing left of the limitations that clause originally imposed on the Federal government. 1 Apr 2012
The Economy: The Bright and the Blight As the magnitude of the financial meltdown became terrifyingly clear, over a trillion dollars was pumped into the banking system, and short-term interest rates at which banks could borrow were reduced, essentially, to zero. The prime rate of interest at which an individual or business could borrow (and, of course, the rate which households could earn on their savings or investments) plunged accordingly. Thus, the money supply rapidly expanded and the economy, in theory, should have briskly expanded thereafter. It didn’t. 23 Mar 2012
For Economy to Grow, Washington Must Get Out of the Way All things good and bad come to an end, and that is true of the long recession, which, according to the economic statisticians, we are in no longer. When the jobs numbers for last month came in President Obama was quick to proclaim that the recovery is on track, and let us hope he is correct. But the story can’t end there if the country is truly to be restored to economic health. 17 Feb 2012
Estimate shows wages would drop under Senate immigration bill, despite economic uptick19 Jun 2013, 5:57 AM PDT
Official, private assessments contradict president’s claim that Al Qaeda is on ‘path to defeat’19 Jun 2013, 4:28 AM PDT
Estimate shows wages would drop under Senate immigration bill, despite economic uptick19 Jun 2013, 5:57 AM PDT
Official, private assessments contradict president’s claim that Al Qaeda is on ‘path to defeat’19 Jun 2013, 4:28 AM PDT
Admitted killer and key witness in Bulger trial lives quiet life in Boston suburb19 Jun 2013, 7:14 AM PDT