After touting her pro-labor union record, the Wicked Witch of Chappaqua rhetorically asked, “why am I not 50 points ahead?" Her chief rival bluntly responded: “because you’re terrible.”* No truer words have been uttered by any of the candidates about one of their opponents since the start of this extraordinary presidential campaign! That Hillary Clinton … Continue reading Donald’s Electoral Struggle
Although history does not exactly repeat itself, it does provide parallels and sometimes quite ominous ones. Such is the case with the current U.S. Presidential election and the one which occurred one hundred years earlier. The dominating question which hung over the 1916 campaign was whether the country would remain neutral in regard to the … Continue reading The Donald Versus Killary: War or Peace?
To the economic and political detriment of the Western world and those economies beyond which have adopted its precepts, 2016 marks the eightieth anniversary of the publication of one of, if not, the most influential economics books ever penned, John Maynard Keynes’ The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Sadly, even to this day, … Continue reading John Maynard Keynes’ “General Theory” Eighty Years Later
Franklin Delano Roosevelt called the Japanese “surprise” attack on the U.S. occupied territory of Hawaii and its naval base Pearl Harbor, “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.” Similar words should be used for President Nixon’s draconian decision 45 years ago this month that removed America from the last vestiges of the gold standard. On … Continue reading “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy:” President Nixon’s Decision to Abandon the Gold Standard
Executive orders, undeclared wars, drone hits, assassination of citizens and non-citizens alike, the overthrow of foreign regimes, domestic spying, the abetting of known criminal activities through pardons, economic planning, opening borders, monetary manipulations are just some of the nefarious activities that routinely emanate from the most dangerous political office that the world has ever painfully … Continue reading Presidential Dictatorship
On May 19, the House of Reprehensibles passed a proposal that would essentially ban the display of Confederate flags from national cemeteries. The amendment was added to a Veteran Affairs spending bill. Not surprisingly, House Speaker Paul Ryan allowed the measure to be voted upon in hopes of not disrupting the appropriations process. Yes, by … Continue reading Long Live the Flags of Dixie!
The Oppressed U.S. Taxpayer This year, Americans' day of tribute to their federal overlords falls on April 18. As calculated by the Tax Foundation, the average American will work from January 1 to April 24 (Tax Freedom Day) to pay his share of taxes to all levels of government with some $3.3 trillion to be … Continue reading A Morally Sound Tax Reform Proposal
In the midst of the seemingly indeterminable presidential electoral campaign, some of the candidates have been asked about the possibility of convening a constitutional convention in the hope of addressing the nation's most pressing issues, most ominously the gargantuan federal deficit now in excess of $18 trillion. Governor John Kasich supports such a notion with … Continue reading Another Constitutional Convention: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
One of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated upon Americans at the time of its telling and which is still trumpeted to this very day is the notion that the U.S. Constitution contains within its framework mechanisms which limit its power. The "separation of powers,” where power is distributed among the three branches – legislative, executive, … Continue reading The Constitution’s Big Lie
It has been quite an eventful and productive couple of weeks for the forces of statism in the former “land of the free, and home of the brave.” The federal government’s highest court has enshrined “perversity” into law, guaranteeing untold amounts of future litigation while infringing on the right of … Continue reading Down with the Constitution!
Antonius Aquinas 