US: Charles Manson energy – by Paul Driessen
“…
gleaming white wind turbines generating carbon-free electricity carpet
chaparral-covered ridges and march down into valleys of Joshua trees.”
This is “the future” of American energy – not “the oil rigs planted
helter-skelter in [nearby] citrus groves,” nor the “smoggy San Joaquin
Valley” a few miles away.
US: Our Constitution Is The Best Model A Country Could Have – Investors.com
Our
Constitution is no longer respected as it once was. Nations writing new
constitutions don’t see it as the prototype to be followed. All have
something in common with our president.US: Plutocrat Dems attack Romney as ‘Richie Rich’ – by Ann Coulter
Having
given up on pillorying Mitt Romney for plundering his way to vast
wealth — because, unfortunately, it isn’t true — the NFM (Non-Fox Media)
seem to have settled on denouncing him as a rich jerk.Postwar Rent Controls Mises Daily: by Robert L. Scheuttinger and Eamonn F. Butler
The Fed's Quasi-Fiscal Policies Mises Daily: by David Howden
Time Is Money: Capital and Interest Mises Daily: by Eugen-Maria Schulak and Herbert Unterköfler
Will Currency Devaluation Fix the Eurozone? Mises Daily: by Frank Shostak
Roubini said in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2012, that tight
policies are making the recession in the eurozone worse. According to
Roubini what Europe needs is less austerity and more growth. In
particular, the NYU professor is concerned about the deep recession in
the eurozone's peripheral countries: Spain, Portugal, Greece — all are
on a strict regime of austerity. For instance, in Spain the yearly rate
of growth of government outlays stood at minus 12.4 percent in November
against minus 15.7 percent in the month before. In Portugal the yearly
rate of growth stood at minus 3.6 percent in December against minus 2.5
percent in November. In Greece the yearly rate of growth fell to 2.9
percent in December from 6.2 percent in the prior month.
A visible tightening is also observed in the two major European
economies of Germany and France. Year-on-year government outlays in
Germany stood at minus 1.6 percent in November versus minus 1.7 percent
in October. In France the yearly rate of growth stood at minus 12.4
percent in November against minus 12.3 percent in the prior month.
Iran Man
Rick Santorum says he's been studying Iran for a decade. But does he know what he's talking about?
BY URI FRIEDMAN
Rick Santorum, who wrested some momentum from Mitt Romney this week by winning primary contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri, likes to cast himself as something of an expert on Iran, which has arguably become the top foreign-policy issue in the campaign. From making clear that he'd take care of Iran's nuclear problem if Tehran refuses to do so to warning of jihadists lurking in the Gulf of Mexico -- he's not shy about his obsession with the Iranian threat, or his hawkish stance.
We're All State Capitalists Now
The debate about whether America or China will ultimately triumph is a red herring that distracts us from the real contest of our time.
BY NIALL FERGUSON
US Urged ‘Restraint’ in Bahrain After Sending Arms to the Dictatorship
The Obama administration has kept up support for Bahrain's repression despite international condemnation
by John Glaser
The Obama administration on Thursday urged the Bahraini government and pro-reform protesters to exercise restraint ahead of next week’s anniversary of the February 14 uprisings last year.
“The
days and weeks surrounding the anniversary are a moment for all
Bahrainis in all segments of society to come together to move beyond the
pain of last year and begin to forge a more peaceful, prosperous future
through genuine dialogue,” Michael Posner, U.S. assistant secretary of
said on Thursday.NATO Air Strike Kills Eight Children in Afghanistan
Karzai Announces 'All-Out Probe' of Killings
by Jason Ditz
At least eight Afghan children were killed today in Kapisa Province as the result of a NATO air strike against the Nejrab District. The attack was condemned by the Karzai government.
NATO would only “confirm there has been a situation,”
while promising to send a “joint NATO assessment team” to find out
exactly what happened and how. So far the nationality of the warplane
has not been identified.The details of the attack are not entirely clear. Kapisa Governor Mehrabuddin Safi said the strike hit the Giawa village, and other officials said there may have been a night raid in the area shortly before the strike.
Karzai has deployed his own team to the district to investigate the killings, promising a “all-out probe” in a statement released earlier today. A number of MPs are part of the delegation being sent, and it is just one more in a long line of embarrassing incidents straining Afghan-NATO ties.
Harsher IAEA Report on Iranian Nuclear Program Expected Next Month
Leaked statements claim the report will allege an Iranian effort to develop a nuclear warhead for a ground-to-ground missile
by John Glaser
A follow-up report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s nuclear program will be published next month and is expected to be harsher than the last one, which the IAEA released in November.
The last IAEA report
cobbled together old and questionable intelligence and rose unfounded
concerns about a possible military dimension to Iran’s nuclear program.
This became the primary basis imposing even harsher international
sanctions against Iran targeting their financial and oil sectors,
measures which have had harmful effects on the Iranian population.US Officials: Israel Works With Terror Group to Kill Iranian Scientists
The Mujahedeen e-Khalq is being trained, armed, and funded by Israel to carry out terrorist attacks on Iran
by John Glaser
Israel has financed, trained, and armed Iranian dissident groups in order to carry out terrorist attacks on Iranian soil, according to top U.S. officials.
The
group, Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK), is designated as a terrorist group by
the United States and is accused of carrying out terrorist attacks in
the past, including on American citizens. With the help of Israel, MEK
has carried out five assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists since 2007 and may have a missile research and development site.
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