Category: Economics

Back in 2007 when I was speaking of the crash to come I noted that we really didn’t have to worry because our fearless and infallible leaders intuitively know the remedy. When the bubble bursts they will blow up …

House Republicans have a plan to balance the federal budget in 10 years. The House Democrats’ plan will do so in 30 years. Senate Democrats have no plan. In fact, the Senate hasn’t even passed a budget …

An article by Mortimer Zuckerman in the Wall Street Journal caught my attention today. He puts on paper a long string of correct statements. One of them was this: “The country isn’t really advancing. By comparison with earlier recessions, it …

By Fred A. Kingery

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.

With MF Global (MFG) recently disclosing more details on its bankruptcy and liquidation, let’s quickly review the financial debacle that came to fruition under former …

Bernanke Q and A redux: Nothing but a snake oil salesman!

Back in December after a Ben Bernanke press conference like the one I am watching now, I wrote ‘Ben Bernanke: Snake oil salesman! (Bonus animated video: QE …

Every day this year, Washington politicians have tried to warn us . . . . frighten us . . . even threaten us. Increase government spending or America will collapse!

First, the fiscal cliff. Then, the sequester. Next, …

By Dr. Alejandro A. Chuafen

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.

We will always have the poor among us (Matthew 26:11), but over a billion living on less than $1 a day? It is natural …

Last week, the government announced employers added 236,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate ticked down to 7.7%. National news organizations trumpeted this headline.

Unfortunately, underlying numbers are disturbing.

Those lucky enough to live in free societies generally take a dim view of socialist and communist regimes, sometimes referring to supporters of those ideologies as “useful idiots.” They see them as uninformed or misinformed dupes, tools of corrupt …

By Dr. R.B.A. Di Muccio

Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at American Thinker.

A wise man once told me that when any tax-levying entity operates at a deficit, the possible causes number precisely two. Either …

People avoid silence because they’re afraid of what they might hear. Although we value our freedom of speech, polite conversation in America is subject to one crushing rule, “Don’t talk about religion or politics!” Most of us …

A primary meme of the Democratic Party in 2013 is that the federal government doesn’t have a spending problem. That is what President Obama reportedly said to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in their January budget negotiations. Acting on that …

By Fred A. Kingery

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at RealClearMarkets.com.

The current global debt accumulations are unprecedented. In fact, it can be observed that at no time in the history of the human race, other …

The Great Recession has produced one thin silver lining for some of the nation’s unemployed: the opportunity to serve others. Along with polishing your resume and networking, most job search experts advise volunteer …

By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson

I recently indulged in some wistful, year-end nostalgia, but now that 2013 is underway, let’s turn our attention to a time more crucial to our well-being: the future in which we will live.