Baseball and Tradition

by Fersboo

I’m not so old to remember the days when the baseball season began in April.  When I was a kid, I used to look forward to Opening Day so much I couldn’t sleep the night before.  I still look forward to it, but that was back when “juice” was...

Decline of Unions – Update

by Art Smith

In a prior article, I had addressed concerns regarding Iowa Senate File 413, a bill to provide for Fair Share agreements in collective bargaining negotiations for public employees.  I had understood this was the bill that was planned on being debated Monday of this...

Everyone Deserves To Own A House, Right?

by Art Smith

Well, Hillary appears to be attempting to make EVERYONE happy. More government money to rescue folks who simply bought more house than they could afford. According to a Wall Street Journal story Tuesday, Hillary proposes: Freezing Forclosures for 90 days Freezing...

Taxation and Social Responsibility

by Fersboo

Ah, my first contribution to the Conservative Reader.  I hope my effort is worthy of this site.  I hope I can remember my training from last night.  I hope I don’t come off sounding like a fool, or worse yet, like a pompas ass, but then again, how would anyone...

JPMorgan To Sweeten The Honey Pot

by Art Smith

This morning brought news of a refinement of the JPMorgan/Bear Stearns deal. Evidently, Bear Stearns stockholders aren’t happy about the $2/share deal, and want something better. Wouldn’t we all. What will be interesting is whether the Fed accepts the deal...