Like the author of the attached article I hate to completely give up the term “liberal.” Liberal used to be such a good word. It stood for limited government and human freedom and thought unbridled. Then FDR had to come
The 2016 nomination isn’t that far away. The horses are lining up at the gates, and various hopefuls are chomping at the bit. Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and Jeb Bush may be among the hopeful. Such may also be the
For as long as there has been an “American Dream,” there have likely been people who insisted that it was dead. But it’s funny. No one really knows what the “American Dream” actually is. In recent years we have been
I woke up this morning to Steve Liesman on CNBC explaining the theme of tonight’s State of the Union Address. You see, since 1980 middle class wages have only gone up 50% in inflation-adjusted terms, whereas for the top 1%
I think there is a very real case to be made that anyone who has a lifelong aspiration for the job of US President has something seriously wrong with them. Who would want the power so much as to subject
Schweitzer is trying to “out progressive” Hillary Clinton and other challengers by throwing some bombs. In this case – at least on the corporatist charge – a bomb of truth. But he heads into the bushes when he asserts that
This week, Senator Rand Paul, who is likely running for president, suggested that Congress act to pass legislation which would declare Detroit an economic “freedom zone.” That is to lower taxes in Detroit to near 0% levels, spurring business activity
I have to say that I was saddened by Pope Francis’s recent assertion that “rampant capitalism” is a source of many of the world’s ills. I say this as a former Catholic, who still appreciates the Church and the spirit
The New York Times reports that JP Morgan hired the sons and daughters of high level Chinese officials in order to buy access and to generally curry favor in the land of the Red Dragon. I just can’t believe it. There’s shadiness
Obamacare is a crony capitalist vehicle: created in haste, against the will of the majority of Americans; put together by political hacks; enforced by the most hated agency of the United States government; which forced the cancellation of millions of
We have lots of friends in the environmental community. We value a vibrant natural world and we have and will continue to work toward such a world through various means. We are fans of solar power, and wind, and so
The company has 17 trucks and 30 employees. Two of the trucks apparently had a defective tire on them when inspected, and the federal government cited the company and sent a letter demanding a “Plan of Corrective Action.” The letter
“My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.” – Barack Obama March 27, 2009 The president was speaking to the heads of America’s largest banks in the White House shortly after his election. At this extraordinary meeting,
I have watched Ron Paul for a very long time and one trend I see over and over is the split that emerges between people of roughly under the age of 40 and those who are older when his name
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a nightmarish piece of legislation moving the House Judiciary Committee currently which Hollywood is pushing hard for. The Tinsel Town lobbyists are in full press on Capitol Hill, doing all they can to
The fact that Paul Krugman received the Nobel Prize in economics makes sense given that both Al Gore and Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. But that is the only way that it makes sense. In his December 29th column
