On: 04/06/2009 10:07:57 In: Big Labor Last week, the Washington Examiner reported that 17 senators and representatives from nine states refused to comment on whether they would return some $359,000 they had taken in 2006 and 2008 from five labor unions “with significant internal corruption problems.” Which is no wonder. According to top researcher at Americans for Limited Government, Don Todd , “Labor leaders […]

On: 04/30/2009 09:54:19 In: Economy By Robert Romano Washington is now the financial capital of the world. And its rule will be by fear. Central banks and creditors across the globe now lend it trillions of dollars to feed the voracious Leviathan. Banks, mortgage brokerages and other investment […]

On: 04/23/2009 12:08:31 In: Economy By Howie Rich History is written by many people, but those who write government school textbooks tend to hold disproportionate sway. Sadly, their vision of America – which has driven conventional wisdom and popular opinion for decades – is built on […]

On: 04/16/2009 10:01:15 In: Uncategorized ALG Editor’s Note: William’s award-winning cartoons published at GetLiberty.org are a free service of ALG News Bureau. They may be reused and redistributed free of charge.

On: 04/10/2009 10:27:24 In: Monetary Policy By Robert Romano and Isaac MacMillen Eminent economist Milton Friedman once envisioned “helicopter money” as currency dropped out of a helicopter to increase a community’s money supply. Friedman stated that the effect would be nothing other than inflationary. Now, it looks like the G-20 may actually give it a try. While meeting with world […]

On: 04/06/2009 10:07:18 In: Monetary Policy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured editorial, the Journal’s Gjerstad and Smith analyze why one bubble crash that causes $10 trillion in asset wipeouts did not ruin the financial system and one that caused $3 trillion did:   By STEVEN GJERSTAD and VERNON L. SMITH […]

On: 04/30/2009 09:53:02 In: Economy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured op-ed, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) calls for an end to corporate welfare: DEMINT: GOP should end affair with corporate elites By Jim DeMint Earlier this month, the United States Chamber of Commerce handed out its annual “Spirit of Enterprise” […]

On: 04/23/2009 12:07:59 In: Homeland Security ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured video provided by the Washington News Observer , Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), when asked about the Department of Homeland Security’s “right-wing extremism” memo was presumptuous, says, “Absolutely.” He believes that intelligence must be gathered on the basis of a credible threat, not on ideology. Americans […]

On: 04/16/2009 10:00:37 In: Economy v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} By Howie Rich Sometimes it’s important to try and fathom the unfathomable. For example, why is “thirteen” considered an unlucky number? Why do pigs continue to fly in Washington D.C. (no matter which […]

On: 04/09/2009 10:02:27 In: Uncategorized By Robert Romano On April 15th, Americans across the country will be paying their taxes, but this year is a little different. The seemingly endless stream of bailouts—some $11 trillion committed thus far in FDIC assurances, Federal Reserve “loans”, TARP disbursements, and more—has […]