Are We Better Off? Business Publication Says No
Economic Conditions: All weekend, Democratic party leaders kept fumbling their answer to a simple question: Are we better off than we were four years ago? There’s a good reason for that:…
Four Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud
Little Rock, Ark. (AP) – A Democratic state legislator from east Arkansas, his father and two campaign workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit election fraud after federal prosecutors said the…
Whose mailbox is it anyway?
by George Landrith Property rights and economic freedom are the fertile soil in which all other rights grow and thrive. John Locke wrote eloquently of three basic rights – life,…
Democratic Platform Puts Culture Wars ahead of Fixing the Economy
If you thought the nation’s 8.3 percent unemployment rate and $1.3 trillion budget deficit were the top two issues of the 2012 election, then congratulations, you share the same priorities as the…
Dishonest Political Fact Checkers and the Pinocchio Press
by James Taranto In the 19th-century fairy tale “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” the eponymous protagonist is a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming an actual boy. We suppose people who…
China’s Hazardous Present and Uncertain Future
by Dr. Miklós K. Radványi Regardless of their shades, dictatorships universally worship might. For this fundamental reason, the precarious existence of every revolutionary regime rests on two essential criteria –…
Why ‘Catch Shares’ Is the Solution for Fisheries
Seafood Is Yummy; Bureaucratic Mismanagement Is Not Public policy on fisheries continues to rely largely on outdated central planning. This has led to hazardous fishing conditions, depletion of many fish…
China’s Approaching Implosion
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi From its genesis until its overthrow on February 12, 1912, imperial China was driven throughout its history by a permanent tension between the despotic state’s…
Budget Failures Lead to Economic Woes
by George Landrith America’s national debt is dangerously close to $16 trillion. This is a staggering figure. It is impossible to comprehend in concrete terms. But we are rapidly approaching…
Solyndra in Space
by George Landrith The once great American space program is on life support. We now pay the Russians $65 million per seat to take our astronauts to and from the…
America’s Embarassing Energy Debacle
by George C. Landrith President Barack Obama has been criticized by both supporters and critics for making and then breaking too many campaign promises. Whether it was closing Guantanamo, ending…
The Arab World’s Troubled Existence
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi More often than men would like it, history has the annoying habit of repeating itself. Thus, already in 1985, the Sudanese people had a disappointing…
Rethinking American Foreign Policy
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi On January 20, 2013, the United States of America will either have Barack Hussein Obama for four more years or will have a new president, the…
Egypt’s Uncertain Future
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi Whoever strives to attain absolute powers is condemned to eternal insecurity. The rulers of Egypt were and are no exceptions. For this reason, the country’s…
Holder claims Executive Privilege, but it smells like a cover-up
by George Landrith and Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), which is part of the Department of Justice, ran “gun-walking” operations in which government…