Battle in D.C? What Battle? I Don't See Any Battle
Should the rich pay more in taxes, or not? This is always the question. Notice how the question is never: Should the government spend less? Or: Should the government do less? Or, better yet: Should the government have less power? If we answered these questions the...It's the Spending, Stupid
Politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama insist that there should be middle class tax cuts. Obama goes further and insists that these tax cuts be paid for by “the rich” (those making over $250,000 a year, his definition). The truth is that everyone is...Why Iran Should Not Have Nuclear Weapons
Q: For those of us who don’t understand the issue, can you explain why you believe that Iran is so dangerous and why we must prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon? A: I’ll give you not one reason, but many reasons. Iran has been the # 1 government...The Republican Shift To The Left: "Vulture" Capitalism is a Contradiction in Terms
It’s interesting. I knew that the country had been swinging to the left — not the right — in recent years and have said so repeatedly. The Tea Party seemed, for only a moment, to be an opposite trend. But look at whom the Tea Party is about to...Fed Plays PR Games
The world was taken by surprise recently by the Federal Reserve Board’s announcement that it would publish some of its economic forecasting that forms the basis for its short-term interest rate strategy. The Fed claims that the move will vastly increase...Margaret Thatcher Movie, Iron Lady, is a Well Crafted Tale Worth Watching
I was more or less dragged to see The Iron Lady and was pleasantly surprised by the movie.
