Is a State Run Gold Standard Really the Answer?
– by Staff Report
Socialism American Style
– by Tibor Machan
Dr. Tibor Machan
When someone on the American political landscape is accused of being a socialist, the claim has little directly to do with Stalinism and a lot more with the kind of system they had in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland and other Soviet colonies, namely the phony promise of cradle-to-grave security and relentless government meddling in people's lives (goulash communism). Call it Norman Thomas style socialism, the kind that so many academic socialists in the West champion.
Meaningless Words in Politics
– by Ron Paul
Ron Paul
For example, we've all heard politicians use the words "democracy" and "freedom" countless times. They are used interchangeably in modern political discourse, yet their true meanings are very different. They have become what George Orwell termed "meaningless words." Words like "freedom," "democracy," and "justice," Orwell explained, have been abused for so l?ong that their original meanings have been eviscerated. In Orwell's view, such words were "often used in a consciously dishonest way."
Ron Paul and the Future
– by Lew Rockwell
Lew Rockwell
Now, what was it that attracted all these people to Ron Paul? He didn't offer his followers a spot on the federal gravy train. He didn't pass some phony bill. In fact, he didn't do any of the things we
Ron is the anti-politician. He tells unfashionable truths, educates rather than flatters the public and stands up for principle even when the whole world is arrayed against him.
The Deception at the Heart of the Upcoming US Presidential Election
– by Staff Report
Dominant Social Theme: Paul Ryan believes in smaller government. This race is shaping up to be one of a legitimate clash of philosophies.
Free
The American Onslaught Against International Law
– by Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts
Propaganda is important in the inculcation of trust in authority. The Pussy Riot case shows the power of Washington's propaganda even inside Russia itself and reveals that Washington's propaganda has suborned important human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Chatham House and Amnesty International.
Now the Real Killing of bin Laden Is Revealed?
– by Staff Report
Dominant Social Theme: This must be a truthful book because it is making the Pentagon very uncomfortable.
Free-Market Analysis: No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer, should probably be withdrawn for being a lie. When Clifford Irving famously concocted a tale about Howard Hughes he ended up serving 19 months in the slammer. But "Owen" will laugh all the way to the bank.
Newly Discovered Footage of Andrew Breitbart Debating the Left and the Media at Occupy LA
Newly Discovered Footage of Andrew Breitbart Debating the Left and the Media at Occupy LA
Breitbart News is releasing newly-discovered footage of Andrew Breitbart at Occupy Los Angeles, confronting and debating radical activists as police began moving in to clear out the protest site last fall. The footage was captured on a standard Flip camera in the middle of the night on November 27-28, 2011, and was never published--though images from the event were tweeted at the time. 48 hours later, police completed the eviction.
**Shock** In ABC Webcast, Yahoo News Chief Says Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party When Black People Drown’
**Shock** In ABC Webcast, Yahoo News Chief Says Romneys ‘Happy to Have a Party When Black People Drown’
by
John Nolte
***UPDATE III: Yahoo just announced they have terminated Chalian effective immediately.
***UPDATE II: Romney
camp comments: "It hasn’t even been 24 hours after the primetime
speech line up at the Republican National Convention last night, and you
can already tell how successful and powerful of a night it really was
by the complete and utter meltdown the mainstream media is experiencing
today. ... Most shockingly, Yahoo! Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian
got caught on an ABC webcast saying that Mitt Romney would be “happy to have a party when black people drown.”
***UPDATE:
ABC News reached out to Breitbart News to name the man heard mocking
the Romneys during this ABC News livecast: David Chalian (pictured) of Yahoo! News. Chalian is a former political director with ABC News,
but according to ABC News has no association with the network now. The
headline has been changed to reflect this update, as has the story
itself.
Here's a look at the black, bitter,
bitter, ugly and biased souls of our corrupt media during ABC News'
live-feed coverage yesterday. The moment in question occurs in the first
ten seconds. Listen closely to the video below:
Why Can't Obama Be More Like Reagan?
By Peter Morici -
The
Commerce Department reported today the economy grew only 1.5 percent in
the second quarter, down from 2.0 percent the previous period.
Consumer spending slowed under the weight of growing pessimism about the effectiveness of President Obama’s economic program, and a growing sense that Governor Romney will not unseat him. The President leads in polls in most swing states, and the President has made clear his intention to double down on interventionist economic policies.
Consumer spending slowed under the weight of growing pessimism about the effectiveness of President Obama’s economic program, and a growing sense that Governor Romney will not unseat him. The President leads in polls in most swing states, and the President has made clear his intention to double down on interventionist economic policies.
Obama’s job approval sags with economy
By Scott Rasmussen
Consumer confidence fell to the lowest levels of 2012 this past week.
Most Americans believe that both the economy and their own personal
finances are getting worse. Just 25 percent believe the economy is
getting better, and only 22 percent say the same about their personal
finances.
Why he’s going where he’s going
Not quite the naked ethnic appeal of yore. Each destination suggests a somewhat more subtle affinity: Britain, playing to our cultural connectedness with the Downton Abbey folks who’ve been at our side in practically every fight for the last hundred years; Poland, representing the “new Europe,” the Central Europeans so unashamedly pro-American; Israel, appealing to most American Jews but also to an infinitely greater number of passionately sympathetic evangelical Christians.
Why Are Keynesians of All People Calling for Tax Increases in a Crap Economy?
Nick Gillespie
If there's one area of human activity that
is more fully soaked in politics than politics, it's economics.
Over at National Review, Mercatus Center economist and Reason columnist Veronique de Rugy points to the latest instance of the triumph of ideology over intellectual consistency. President Obama, along with most congressional Democrats and liberal pundits (including Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman) are calling for increasing taxes on Americans making over $200,000 a year. They do this in the name of Baron Keynes.
Yet
Over at National Review, Mercatus Center economist and Reason columnist Veronique de Rugy points to the latest instance of the triumph of ideology over intellectual consistency. President Obama, along with most congressional Democrats and liberal pundits (including Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman) are calling for increasing taxes on Americans making over $200,000 a year. They do this in the name of Baron Keynes.
Yet
Blowing the whistle on the federal Leviathan
The huge humpback whale whose friendliness precipitated a surreal seven-year — so far — federal hunt for criminality surely did not feel put upon. Nevertheless, our unhinged government, with an obsession like that of Melville’s Ahab, has crippled Nancy Black’s scientific career, cost her more than $100,000 in legal fees — so far — and might sentence her to 20 years in prison. This Kafkaesque burlesque of law enforcement began when someone whistled.
More Evidence Obama Literally Not Doing the Job of President
The job of President of the United States is one that every occupant until Barack Obama has taken seriously. Every President prior to Barack Obama understood that the job entailed things like holding press conferences, meeting with members of Congress to compromise on budget issues, and learning the latest news about economic and international developments from the nation's best experts.
Sen. Schumer Seeks Ban on High Cap Mags and Assault Weapons Next Week
by
AWR Hawkins
The Cybersecurity Act, which the Senate will vote on next week, will not only contain measures for cyber security but also quite a bit of gun control, if a coalition of Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) get their way.
Democrats Backpedal as China Readies $15.1 Billion Canadian Oil Deal
by
Wynton Hall
When President Barack Obama blocked the Keystone Pipeline, Republicans said the move would encourage Canada to pursue oil deals with China instead of the United States and cede a massive chunk of North American oil assets to the communist nation.
Occupy Marches Against 'Capitalist' Games
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON
About 500 people critical of the economic impact and corporate flavor of the London Olympics marched Saturday near the Olympic Park, determined to send a message that Britain is not united in backing the games.
Half a Hit: Free Markets Need Competition Via Regulation
– by Staff Report
Gordon Brown
Dominant Social Theme: We need to create free markets that work.
Free-Market Analysis: This article from the Telegraph proposes a way to fix capitalism based on the idea that free-market thinking has traveled too far, too fast. The article,, written by Telegraph maven Jeremy Warner focuses on the appropriate amount of regulation that is necessary for a healthy economy.
The crux paragraph actually comes toward the end of the article when Warner explains how a modern economy works and what is necessary. Here's an excerpt:
Ron Paul Statement: Financial Services Committee Hearing
– by Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Mr. Chairman, I welcome this hearing to receive the report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The creation of FSOC underscores perfectly the complete intellectual bankruptcy underpinning the government's behavior towards financial markets. In the opinion of government leaders, the financial crisis was not caused by misguided regulation, interest rate manipulation, or government-caused distortions to the structure of production, but by a financial sector that was completely deregulated and laissez-faire. The response of legislators, therefore, was to create a new super-regulator with vast new powers to control the financial system.
FreedomFest, Rome and Opportunity
– by Ron Holland
Ron Holland
FreedomFest
I especially enjoyed moderating the Churchill debate with John Browne, our Biologix Chairman of the Board, debating Anthony Gregory on the important question as to whether Winston Churchill was a 20th Century statesman or warmonger. The debate was spirited and both men gave their best. In the end there appeared to be a slight plurality for "statesman."
ECB Will Now Print Money Directly ... But Why?
Mario Draghi
Auditing the Fed Is a Sideshow: Who Audits the Auditors?
– by Anthony Wile
Anthony Wile
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