The unemployment figure is down, slightly. Here’s a question: What about job creation? Private businesses create jobs, normally–but they’re not, now. Only the government is doing so. Isn’t that cause for concern? The economic recession may have bottomed out and, … Continue reading
Category: Politics & Government
What About Next Time?
The fact that the dictator of North Korea wanted Bill Clinton to visit, in exchange for releasing hostages, shows that the United States matters to the dictator. The U.S. still has moral clout, in his eyes. The ex-President spent this … Continue reading
Mixed Message Noted
I agree with our current Secretary of State that Iran has no right to make a nuclear bomb. No group or gang of thugs or terrorists who refuse to honor the individual rights of their own people has a right … Continue reading
They’re Starting to Turn
A friend and associate of mine–who reluctantly voted for Obama last year–wrote me the following: Hi Michael: Like many others, we too are beginning to see more clearly through the smoke screen of Obama. Once unemployment hits 10% nationally (or … Continue reading
Why America Went Socialist–And What’s Next
Left/Liberalism/Socialism: The individual exists to serve society. The agent of society is the government. People must do whatever the government says, all in the interest of serving society. We all owe one another. Right/Conservatism/Moralism: The individual exists to serve God. … Continue reading
Big Government: No, You Can’t
We’re being told by our elected leaders that the only way to save the economy is to spend more government money–deficit-spending, of course. If this is true, then it must mean that wealth is created by the government. But the … Continue reading
Stimulus Not So Stimulating
So let me get this one straight. The federal government sets aside a trillion dollars of our money for programs to “stimulate” the economy. According to the President, it was supposed to have an effect on unemployment within weeks of … Continue reading
Government Owned, Government Run
I want to make sure I understand something. A major auto company goes bankrupt. The government bails it out, with tax dollars–paid by productive people who had nothing to do with the auto company that went bankrupt. We’re told: “Now … Continue reading
No Nukes, Sleep Soundly?
Nuclear arms control is back in style. We’re told that the fewer nuclear arms there are in the world, the safer we will be. This assertion makes no reference whatsoever to the fact of in WHOSE possession those nuclear arms … Continue reading
July 4, 2009
How do you view Independence Day? Do you see it as a day to celebrate the independence of 18th century American colonists from the King of England? Or do you see it as a day to celebrate the independence of … Continue reading
Freedom in America at a Crossroads
Republicans are the party of Big Government. Democrats are the party of Huge Government. Big Government–meaning government intervention in the economy, subsidizing of private business, and micromanaging regulation of business–fails every time it’s tried. When Big Government fails, this provides … Continue reading
Not the “Change” Poor Mr. Obama Had In Mind…
With respect to Iran, Barack Obama is another Jimmy Carter–with one important difference. When Iran blew up back in the 1970s, Jimmy Carter could at least rationalize that the people wanted the religious dictatorship to replace the U.S.-backed Shah. Today, … Continue reading