General Motors’ request that the government get out of their business has caused quite a bit of chatter among the talking heads. If you listen to...
The Obama you think you know is either a charming rogue or a leader with consummate skill. If only some people would get out of his...
Recently I watched an episode of “Property Virgins” on HGTV. Who would ever think that such a program would inspire a political commentary? And yet, that’s...
Four months ago, so the latest story goes, Mitt Romney spoke to several of his most generous donors. He talked about many subjects. But everyone will...
A credit rating agency that no one notices, downgraded US treasury securities again. They had already downgraded American bonds to AA. The new rating is AA-,...
Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve, announced another round of “quantitative easing” yesterday. The Fed will buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed bonds every month,...
What explains the Democratic Party’s curious attitude toward money? Maybe they simply don’t understand it.
In a recent speech, our interesting Vice President stated that the putative President (that is, the man now occupying the White House) inherited debt which was...
Gold and silver sell today at bargain basement prices. Those prices have held for nearly a year. But now those prices might rise and not look...
Before the Ryan budget plan, putative President Barack Obama appointed the Simpson-Bowles Commission. Obama then threw their report away. Today the leaders of that commission hail...