On: 10/20/2010 08:55:22 In: Economy

On: 10/15/2010 08:27:29 In: Monetary Policy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured column from the Asia Times , economists Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene reveal the unintended consequences of the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy: Bernanke sets the world on fire By Hossein Askari and Noureddine Krichene United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke recently […]

On: 10/10/2010 21:56:58 In: Economy By Robert Romano It was not so long ago, in 2008, that the commodities bubble was rocking the American economy. Oil marched upward almost every day, peaking at close to $150 a barrel . Right before that, gold had proceeded to over $1,000 an ounce . The American people were getting killed at the pump, with gasoline peaking at over $4 a gallon . There was […]

On: 10/04/2010 22:41:41 In: Elections Video by Frank McCaffrey

The AP is reporting that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign tomorrow to pursue a run for mayor of Chicago. According to @BreakingNews : Senior Adviser Pete Rouse to be named Chief of Staff, likely on an acting basis, after Rahm Emanuel’s anticipated resignation […]

Hmmmm, I wonder how many people in Washington D.C. have been through this program…

The Recess Appointments by President Obama –without Senate confirmation –of three extremely liberal and controversial nominations: Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board Donald Berwick to Administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mari Del Carmen Aponte as United States Ambassador to El […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday Morning, Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson ’s quote of the day in reference to Max Baucus’ attack on free speech : “If Baucus had a commitment to fair and open elections, he would be investigating a clear pattern of voter […]

Raw, brute force — that is the preferred campaign tactic of Obama and his allies in the Congress. On September 28th, 2010, Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to investigate […]

The NFL has become America’s pastime over the past quarter century, replacing baseball as America’s most popular sport. Need some convincing? Last years’ Super Bowl was watched by over a third of the nation , becoming the most watched television event in U.S. history. But as the popularity of the NFL booms, there […]