Author: Brooks A. Mick

I note that many of the various “public service” advertisements on television and radio are sponsored by “’somebody’ and The Ad Council.” The Ad Council is involved in much of what we see and hear over the airwaves. …

For those who have noted that Obama’s economic plans, ostensibly put forth to stimulate the economy, are precisely those acts which will worsen a recession or slow a recovery; for those who have noted that lack of concern in the …

One factor seldom analyzed in our rush to praise or condemn politicians, especially presidents, is simply the factor of blind chance—luck.

I once played blackjack as a business.

Obama is feverishly raising a herd of goats. Scapegoats, that is.

CEOs of auto companies and banks are called in and spanked like naughty children, attempting—and probably succeeding—in making the general public think that any problems are the fault solely …

I love vampire movies. I have even watched all the Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer TV series on DVD–twice. Perhaps it is no wonder that I see Obama and his policies through a vampirian lens.

When asked at the press conference Monday night how he would judge if his economic plan was working, the first thing Obama said was that he would judge its success by whether it created or saved 4 million jobs.

Now why …

My prior Bush Doctrine pieces have pointed out that the Bush Doctrine has had four incarnations and that one of the tenets was that we must spread democracy to oppressive regimes and reform the breeding grounds of terrorism. Though …

The big headline this Sunday morning on HuffingtonPost.com is “Getting Back into Campaign Mode—Obama to sell economic plan campaign-style.” This makes sense. Campaigning is the only skill set in which Obama has demonstrated competence. Other than high …

As Dick Morris has pointed out in a recent article, the State Department, under Hillary Clinton, appears to be shrinking in authority and responsibility.

Susan Rice, the new United Nations ambassador, “insisted upon and got Cabinet rank for her portfolio.”

It is a hoot to tour the far-let web sites such as Huffington Post. The degree of sycophantic sucking up to Barack Obama is truly staggering.

When he’s hypocritical, reneging on his promise to accept public campaign financing, he’s …

Looking backward–and ain’t hindsight grand!–we can note that, with the economy nosediving in the 30s, the Hoover stimulus plan, more government spending and tariffs on foreign goods, didn’t work. The Roosevelt stimulus plan, government makework programs and more spending, …

Macquarie Island is about halfway between Australia and Antarctica. It is the world’s only island composed entirely of oceanic crust and was thus named a World Heritage site in 1997. It is home to about 3.5 million seabirds …

By the way, I am ASSUMING these are just mistakes due to ignorance or lack of meticulous thinking rather than deliberate mistakes. I guess I still have some degree of respect for politicians. Perhaps I’m wrong, however. …

The news is full of the term “Ponzi Scheme” in the past weeks as the Madoff investment plans collapse. Charles Ponzi conned hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in 1921 by promising 40% return on investment in …