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FREE SPEECH if you dare!: Less Is More

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:03 PM EST ()

Read a creative way to reduce goverment.

constitution, politics

Suitcase With $134 Billion Puts Dollar on Edge: William Pesek

Seeded on Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:29 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

It's a plot better suited for a John Le Carre novel.

politics

Rush to Judgment by Peter Schiff

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 10:56 PM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

I am certain that if Obama and the Pelosi/Reid Congress succeed in fully implementing their agenda, there is no chance the U.S. economy will recover its position as world's leading economy.

economy, politics, peter-schiff

"Do You Austrians Have a Better Idea?"

Seeded on Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:49 PM EST (mises.org)

Given the diagnosis, we can be sure that efforts to borrow and spend our way back into prosperity, or massive bailouts of the banks and homeowners, are only pumping air into a flat tire with a gaping hole.

politics, barack-obama, austrian-economics

Mo Village Legalizes medical Marijuana

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:45 PM EST (The St Louis Post Dispatch)

It is about time we allow a little relief!

politics, pot, freedom, medical-marijuana

The World Won't Buy Unlimited U.S. Debt

Seeded on Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:34 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

What he might have said was that the nations funding the majority of America's public debt -- most notably the Chinese, Japanese and the Saudis -- need to be prepared to sacrifice. They have to fund America's annual trillion-dollar deficits for the foreseeable future.

bonds, china, politics, united-states, obama

Practical Reasons Why Stimulus Spending Doesn't Work

Seeded on Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:19 AM EST (Reason Magazine)

A stimulus package has two objectives it must meet in order to qualify as successful: First, it must generate quick economic recovery. Second, that recovery must lead to sustained economic growth.

politics, barack-obama, george-w-bush, stimulus-plan

9-Year-Old Accused of Dealing Cough Drop Drugs

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:08 PM EST (parentdish)

Ask a nine-year-old what drugs are and you are likely to hear things like cigarettes, marijuana, even alcohol. But I think you would be hard-pressed to find a kid - or an adult - who would categorize Vitamin C as a drug. Unless you were Khalin Rivenbark's fourth-grade teacher.

on, drugs, politics, war

Battle of the 'Flations

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 1:41 PM EST (inflationdata.com)

One of the most hotly debated topics among financial talking heads these days is, "Deflation or inflation, what is it going to be?"

politics, inflation, deflation

Will printing money help the economy? - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:11 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

What's the wisdom behind the Fed's recent actions? Doug Henwood and Brian Doherty debate.

latimes

False Cures for the Recession

Seeded on Mon Dec 8, 2008 9:46 PM EST (Reason Magazine)

More evidence that government forces will not really restore the economy.

politics, government, economic, intervention

Janet Napolitano = Homeland Futility

Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 10:39 PM EST (Voice)

Consorting with anti-immigrant enforcers, indulging rank opportunism, and adhering to failed policies seem an unlikely recipe for change we can believe in.

arizona, immigration, politics, janet-napolitano, department-of-homeland-security

Group proposes 8-year limit for all Mo. offices

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 7:26 PM EST (The St Louis Post Dispatch)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's statewide officeholders would be limited to two four-year terms under a proposed ballot measure.

politics, limits, term, mo

Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 7:03 PM EST (The Washington Post)

The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.

pentagon, politics, us-military

The Chrysler Bailout

Seeded on Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:26 PM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Before the U.S. House of Representatives, November 21, 1979

politics, chrysler, economics, bailout, ron-paul

Atlas Blinked

Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:00 PM EST (Reason Magazine)

In late September, a White House economist arrived at Norquist's salon to sell a proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms whose investments in worthless mortgage-backed securities had sparked an international financial crisis.

politics, economic-conservatives, bailouts

Did the Fed, or Asian Saving, Cause the Housing Bubble?

Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:29 PM EST (Mises Institute)

Many aspects has caused the housing bubble ranging from the non-aware consumer all the way to the mortgage lenders who instituted their stupid loan misinvestments.

politics, mortgage-crisis, housing-crises

NY Fed's Bear Stearns hire draws fire

Seeded on Thu Nov 6, 2008 1:20 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

) - The New York Fed has hired the former "chief risk officer" of fallen investment giant Bear Stearns as a top bank regulation adviser, prompting outrage among investors. Numerous analysts say the government is effectively rewarding Michael Alix, an individual deeply involved i …

politics

Defending The Republic

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:20 PM EDT (blogspot)

Read This Before Voting.

john-mccain, barack-obama, us-news, election-2008

Syria condemns US raid as 'act of terrorist aggression'

Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:11 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

If Syria did not authorize this attack, this is a foreign policy mistake.

iraq, politics, syria, war-on-terror, empire-building

Lipstick On Bernanke's Pig

Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:12 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

Thie goes to show that the Fed does not really get it.

politics, ben-bernanke, federal-reserve-system

1907 Crash: Will History Repeat?

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:57 AM EDT (stock pursuit)

Read about this under reported event, the stock market crash of 1907.

history, of, crash, 1907

Gene Healy: New president won't tame executive power

Seeded on Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT (The Orange County Register)

Goes to show you that the history of many presidents will continue to push imnperial policies.

politics, imperialism

Rescue or Waste?

Seeded on Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)

Part of this article testifies that we would get out of this crisis quicker if the free market is allowed to bleed out the bad elements of this toxic money.

politics, bernanke, bailout, paulson