by Donald L. Luskin and Andrew Greta | Jul 18, 2011 | POLITICS
An excerpt from the Introduction to “I am John Galt” by Donald L. Luskin and Andrew Greta. ?Ayn Rand’s heroes are larger-than-life projections of her ideals. They lead lives of virtue based on consistent personal convictions with a coherent... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 17, 2011 | POLITICS
??Liberal humorist Daniel Kurtzman considers the following 10 quotes by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to be “stupid.” Let’s see how stupid they really are. 1. “I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the... by John Browne | Jul 16, 2011 | Investing
The past few days have been very bad for the world’s largest banks. American behemoths Citigroup and Bank of America are down about 7% each. Across the Atlantic, things are far worse. BNP Paribas, Barclays, and Banco Santander are all down 13% or more… and... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 15, 2011 | POLITICS
Obama reportedly shoved back from the negotiating table and told Republicans, who won’t agree to his tax and spending increases, that he’s “taking this to the American people.” But the American people want a balanced budget. They don’t... by Peter Schiff | Jul 14, 2011 | Investing
I have been forecasting with near certainty that QE2 would not be the end of the Fed’s money-printing program. My suspicions were confirmed in both the Fed minutes on Tuesday and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual testimony to Congress yesterday. The... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 13, 2011 | POLITICS
Most people talk about raising the debt limit as if it’s the self-evidently responsible thing to do. Obama and the Democrats, in particular, keep emphasizing that America must “honor its obligation.” This would be like a long-term heroin addict... by Ralph R. Reiland | Jul 12, 2011 | POLITICS
SEA ISLE, N.J. — Public-sector employees here now are regularly referring to Gov. Chris Christie as “Adolf Christie.” Things got especially ugly when Christie signed legislation that requires each of the state’s 500,000 teachers, police and... by Sylvia Bokor | Jul 10, 2011 | POLITICS
A reader sent me 5 photographs of people in Arizona in front of the capitol building. Many American flags had been placed on the ground. Graffiti of some sort was scribbled on some of the flags. Men, women and children were shown striding across the flags, stomping on... by Sylvia Bokor | Jul 10, 2011 | POLITICS
Jeff Bingaman is one of New Mexico’s Senators. On July 07, 2011 he sent a newsletter to his constituents. It is a very long newsletter, filled with many questionable statements, premised on the usual Leftists’ view of man as a sacrificial goat. I’m...
