Economics & Business Archives


Offering and obtaining loans is not charity

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

In our easy-money world of low-interest loans, many draw the conclusion that we should be able to borrow money just because we want it. (more…)

Income redistribution at U.S. expense

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Many of us are still stunned that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize even though he has no accomplishments to this credit beyond his major difference of opinion with his predecessor (more…)

Socialism really is a bad idea

Monday, August 31st, 2009

As I noted last week, whenever a critic of Democrat policies uses the term “socialism,” Democrats bristle. But if a policy or measure gives ownership (more…)

Democrats socialistic? Of course they are

Monday, August 24th, 2009

The greatest single weapon in the Democratic Party’s arsenal has been its ability to confuse the voters. Even though it has practically defined itself (more…)

Do they even want a recovery?

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

The four reasons we’re facing a jobless recovery, outlined the other day by Martin Hutchinson of Money Morning, are on target (more…)

Obama squeezes the grocery clerks

Monday, June 15th, 2009

“What’s good for grocery clerks is good for America,” proclaimed David Peterson in a Denver Post opinion piece on June 8. (more…)

Govt. car ads & other flagrant fouls

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Watching the NBA finals, you couldn’t help but notice the new GM commercial. What has American business come to? (more…)

Obama Motors revs up

Monday, June 8th, 2009

President Obama claims to “have no interest” in running General Motors. He does so with a straight face – and the same monotonous (more…)

Insanity of higher CAFE standards

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Here we are again, faced with another cramdown policy by the misguided but ever hard-charging President Obama . This time (more…)

Is this the best we can do?

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Much is being made of the Dick Cheney vs. Barack Obama “debate” now going on in the media over national security. (more…)

Presidential hectoring hurts economy

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

When Richard Nixon was in the process of damaging the American economy back in 1971 via wage and price controls, closing the gold (more…)

Upside of economic woes

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Every morning when pouring my cereal and opening up my newspaper, or rather, my web browser, my mood is shattered by the doom (more…)

Too cute by half

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

George W. Bush had his share of flaws as president, but one of his abiding strengths was his clarity on the most important issues of the day. (more…)

Shooting blanks

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

It is April 2010. Islamic terrorists have been caught attempting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge in New York with sophisticated high-explosives. (more…)

Your waistline: the latest global warming culprit

Monday, April 20th, 2009

In case you were wondering what’s next on the global warming/climate change agenda — which is the same as the Obama agenda — (more…)