August 12, 2010

Summer of No Recovery

Summer time, and the living is easy -- that is, if you are one of the 22.77 million people employed by the government.

July 17, 2010

Is the French Revolution Relevant?

The French Revolution was born at the convergence of a debt crisis in France coupled with a monarchy that lost touch with its subjects. King Louis was born to privilege and had assumed the throne with no meaningful experience.

June 17, 2010

The Truth about the Unemployment Rate in America

The big problem in the great recession isn't job destruction; it's the lack of job creation.

April 30, 2010

Financial Reform: Symptoms vs. Root Cause

The grilling of the executives at Goldman Sachs in Senate hearings was a display of Congress trying to deflect focus from their own bad behavior

September 7, 2009

Bursting the Government Bubble

In the last decade, we have witnessed the bursting of two bubbles

July 16, 2009

Stimulus 3.0?

Stimulus spending won't work, unless an unneeded extension of pain inflicted on the people the government is supposed to serve is the goal.

June 20, 2009

Stimulating America's Decline

It's time to take a hard look at the stimulus bill's effects.

June 2, 2009

The Second Coming of Jimmy Carter

Remember the good old days of the Jimmy Carter presidency when the US saw the combination of high inflation and high unemployment? We are sowing the seeds for a return to those days of national malaise.

May 26, 2009

California, a Failed State

The liberal utopia has become the Forgotten Man's hell. But all that stands is the way of redemption is the Democrats' control of the state legislature.

May 12, 2009

The Politicization of the Auto Industry

The American automotive industry will not be nationalized under the Obama administration; it will be politicized.

April 21, 2009

The Apology Obama Should Have Given

President Obama's famous Apology Tour missed some of the critical aspects of American attitude and behavior throughout history for which we should express regret.

April 10, 2009

Representation without Taxation

What happens when those who pay no income taxes are a majority?

March 13, 2009

Moral Hazard Meets the Forgotten Man

Inside the personal finances of the housing bubble.