Category: Economics

May 4, 2013

If We Blow It Up Again It Will Blow Up Again

Filed under: Economics - 04 May 2013

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 …

April 13, 2013

Balancing the Budget

Filed under: Economics,In The News,The Republicans - 13 Apr 2013

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 …

April 8, 2013

This Isn’t Kansas Anymore, Toto.

Filed under: Economics,Liberalism, Marxism & Communism - 08 Apr 2013

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 …

April 2, 2013

MF Global and the Cypriot Banking Crisis

Filed under: Economics - 02 Apr 2013

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 …

April 1, 2013

Ben Bernanke: Blather from the Ivory Tower!

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 …

March 31, 2013

Runaway Spending

Filed under: Economics,Politics In General - 31 Mar 2013

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, …

March 24, 2013

From Aid to Enterprise: Intelligent Poverty Cures

Filed under: Economics - 24 Mar 2013

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 …

March 21, 2013

Troubling Jobs Report

Filed under: Economics,In The News - 21 Mar 2013

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.

March 20, 2013

False idols, useful idiots, and sequestration

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 …

March 12, 2013

Eliminating the Deficit, Progressive Style

Filed under: Economics,Liberalism, Marxism & Communism - 12 Mar 2013

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 …

March 2, 2013

Economics 102

Filed under: Economics - 02 Mar 2013

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 …

The Spendaholics’ Offensive

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 …

February 23, 2013

Crossing the Rubicon

Filed under: Economics,Politics In General - 23 Feb 2013

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 Unemployed, Volunteerism, and Freedom

Filed under: Economics - 23 Feb 2013

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 …

January 13, 2013

Economic Outlook for 2013: ZIRP, Zombies, and the Japanization of the American Economy

Filed under: Economics - 13 Jan 2013

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.

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