Fed Chief Warns Congress Again! Entitlement Spending: The Calm Before The Storm
On January 18th Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, reminded the US Senate Budget Committee "we are experiencing what seems likely to be the calm before the storm." The chairman's remarks were in reference to entitlement spending.
Mr. Bernanke's predecessor, Alan Greenspan had likewise advised the congress of this problem in no ...
Bipartisanism and Silos of Authority
The new balance of power in Washington, DC, has sent pundits scrambling to predict how the Republican Party and the Democratic Party will interact. Conservative pundits tout theories that the Democrats will be forced to the political center, if not slightly to the political right by a conservative President Bush. ...
Is Venezuela's Chavez a Dictator?
My cousin has become an activist for the opposition, a retired agronomist who will go into the barrios, probably for the first time in her life, to work for social change. If Chavez had done nothing else, he has at least galvanized the middle class to think of those less ...
Presidential Slogans: Suggestions for 2008 Candidates
I’m withdrawing my name from the 2008 Presidential race. I hate flying, riding in buses, and working. It would be worse if I were elected.
And the field is too crowded!
What? You didn’t know I was running. Don’t you ever read my articles?
Anyway, I’m staying involved in the race. I’ve decided ...
The Death Of Liberal Education
Ask the question, “what is Liberal education?” to students attending the university today, and one will find very few students who could answer this question with any sort of accuracy. One will hear such things as, “a Liberal education is a well rounded education,” or, “I don’t really know, I’m ...
Hillary Clinton's Gnostic Village
quot;Our mission is to change what it means to be a human being." Hillary Clinton, June 1993, Texas State University
This statement encapsulates the foundation of the Gnostic Enterprise. I have written previously concerning the fatal flaw in Liberal philosophy that has lead to much of the deterioration we see ...
Barack Obama: A Different Kind of Politics
These are initial impressions and they open the argument that I should do more research to find out more about Senator Obama. But a closer look would distort my intention. The value in a first impression critic of Senator Obama is that this is the view that most Americans will ...
True Liberalism: Quite Conservative
ldquo;Liberalism.” We hear the term used on a daily basis. In our time it has rather negative implications. Many modern Liberals attempt to disassociate themselves from the term by claiming to be “independents” or “moderates.” In today’s usage, this term is most often associated with socialism and communism. This, however, ...
National Identification Cards-What's the Purpose?
Small and large countries are weighing the pros and cons of national identification cards. Immigration, border control and economic reasons are just some of the items being debated. It is fairly simple to understand the perceived need to clearly identify an individual’s nationality for reasons such as employment and citizenship ...
Iraqi Surge and the Rules of Non-Engagement
Bush and the American people have been seduced by the Marxist media who, armed with their zoom lenses, await to pounce on any political correctness violations. The Democrats offer no real solutions, other than cashing in on their investment in defeat. This current administration has placed our military on a ...
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