In a recent book, Larry Summers, Paul Krugman, and Barry Eichengreen, among other renowned macroeconomists, suggest that structural changes in the global economy have ushered in a period of slow growth. This theory, known as “secular stagnation,” posits that we … Continue reading
A few of the many funny (and sometimes slightly serious) things this straight-shooting and sharp-witted woman said: I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive. Things are … Continue reading
According to CNN.com and FoxNews.com, congressional lawmakers urged the Obama administration to crank up the offensive against the Islamic State after another video surfaced purporting to show the graphic execution of an American journalist. Two weeks after American James Foley … Continue reading
“America deserves a raise.” So says Obama in defense of raising the mandatory minimum wage. He’s far from the first politician to use this stale, tired and easy applause line. Few will ask: How many things are wrong with this … Continue reading
Increasingly, liberal-progressive politicians such as Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) are under fire by their supporters for even minimal support of Israel in its self-defense against Islamic terrorists. Warren, in defending her vote to send … Continue reading
A man accused of murdering four people, including 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin, of Livingston NJ, says he is retaliating against the U.S. for action in the Middle East. According to court documents from Seattle where his two previous murders occurred, Ali … Continue reading
Columnist Ann Coulter created quite a stir when she recently wrote: Individual achievement is not a big factor in soccer. In a real sport, players fumble passes, throw bricks and drop fly balls — all in front of a crowd. … Continue reading
Americans receiving food stamps were caught selling and bartering their benefits online for art, housing and cash, according to a new federal report that investigates fraud in the nation’s largest nutrition support program. Complicating the situation is the fact states … Continue reading
“The United States of America will continue to do what we must do to protect our people. We will be vigilant and we will be relentless,” the President said in televised remarks. Obama vowed justice for James Foley, calling his … Continue reading
The recent fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man (Michael Brown) by a police officer near St. Louis, Missouri, offers a good example of the issue of individual rights vs. civil rights. The facts are in dispute. What we do know … Continue reading
College tuition and resulting student loan debt are past the crisis point. Does anyone seriously disagree? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of post-secondary enrollees increased from 12.2 million students to 21 million from 1985 to … Continue reading
What does it mean to be “economically patriotic” – or economically “unpatriotic”? President Barack Obama says a loophole that lets companies dodge U.S. taxes by moving their headquarters overseas is unpatriotic. Obama is denouncing “tax inversions” in his weekly radio … Continue reading