The DSM Register Independence Day Weekend “Progressive Trifecta†(2nd of 3)
The Des Moines Register’s Opinion Section on Sunday, July 3, 2011 featured a “Progressives Trifecta†of half-truths and sophistry: Richard Doak – What if the founders were around today? Donald Kaul – My favorite 4th of July speech Dean Baker – Keep Social...Environmentalism: A Cult with a Ponzi Scheme
A long time ago, somebody figured out that people were afraid of nature. With this realization, our subject set out to carve a statue of a woman with a horned head dress, and declared the idol to be Ninhursag, the goddess of the earth. Our carver then set about...Just Blame Donald Trump
The American people are at tremendous odds with one another. The timeless question as to whether we as individual citizens should continue to surrender our personal liberties and become increasingly mindless drones of a government colossus has a tendency to bring out...The DSM Register Independence Day Weekend “Progressive Trifectaâ€
The Des Moines Register’s Opinion Section on Sunday, July 3, 2011 featured a “Progressives Trifecta†of half-truths and sophistry: Richard Doak – What if the founders were around today? Donald Kaul – My favorite 4th of July speech Dean Baker – Keep Social...What Would The Founders Think?
This morning I am considering “what ifs”. My father often jokes that had I been born 5 hours earlier, he would have named me Ulysses instead of Arthur. That is, I could have been a 4th of July baby with the initials “U.S.”. I have been...
On National Debt, Default is Inevitable
Much attention has been focused on the size of the national debt as a whole; roughly $14.4 trillion. That number is astonishing, but the sheer size of the debt actually hides the true horror which is in store for the economy and future generations. The debt has many...The DSM Register says “Congress should be considering further economic stimulusâ€.
The Des Moines Register’s Editorial on Monday, June 27, 2011 was titled “Steep budget cuts now could harm economyâ€. Summary – The Register’s Editorial group pointed us once again to the “nonpartisan fiscal agencyâ€, the Congressional Budget Office...FUD 101
It is now official. The semester is over, and the grades have been posted. Not only has the Obama Administration flunked ECON 101; they have now also summarily flunked FUD 101. The Wall Street Journal, in an editorial entitled ‘Bumps in the Road,†quoted the chief...The Phaceborg Menace
Just when you thought it was safe to start using Facebook again, yet another “feature” rears its ugly head. For several months now Facebook has allowed members to join other members into groups without their permission… even if the two are not...Stay in Touch
