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For the second time since February 2009, I’m republishing “Is The GOP Actively Courting a Depression?” Why? Recently, renewed speculation that this may indeed be the case reminded me that I’ve believed this was...
[NOTE- To get to a well-formatted version of the entire article, just click the Read More button at the lower right now.] Today, I’m not simply referencing the equities market collapse over the past week,...
Among commentators almost everywhere, this July was a month of growing worry about the likelihood of raising the debt ceiling. The Treasury bond market, often a bellwether of investor nervousness, basked in overall confidence, however....
“They all step back and say — ‘The president needs to get this done.’ At a certain point they need to do their job.’” President Barack Obama, press conference, 06-29-2011 For many years people...
In the ongoing deficit talks, the White House has opened the door to the GOP to discuss the Democrats’ sacred programs, Social Security and Medicare. Or is it a ploy? We really don’t know. What...
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, 1908-2006 ………………………………. Dear Editor: Atlas...
