Battle4Liberty

Andrew Wilkow and I discussed currency wars on his radio show Friday. I received a couple of emails asking for more on how a currency war could affect the U.S., so I decided to post ....

As anticipated, the Department of Justice is now suing S&P over its alleged contribution to the mortgage crisis. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324445904578284064003795142.html The details surrounding the mortgage debacle has been well chronicled in previous posts. While it's obvious ....

Whenever the stock market has a good run the mainstream media always cite it as evidence that Obamanomics is actually working, the $16 trillion national debt isn't all that bad, and that Keynesian economics really makes ....

The immigration issue has resurfaced, and the most recent "bipartisan" proposal sounds a lot like the last one. The pathway to citizenship for those who violated U.S. law and crossed the border is proffered as ....

After selling 200 million shares of GM stock in December, the U.S. government owns only 19% in the carmaker and plans to sell the remaining 300 million shares by early 2014. This shouldn't come as ....

I had the opportunity to spend last week at a conference in South Africa. The people there generally like Americans, but this was a conference with diverse representation from the US, Europe, Africa, and a ....

The proverbial can has been kicked down the road again. We have officially averted the so-called fiscal cliff by raising taxes. Any spending cuts in the deal are meaningless and will be forgotten when the ....

2012 was a disappointing year for those of us committed to promoting the ideas of personal and economic liberty. As the year comes to a close, I am offering a few predictions for 2013. I'm ....

The outrage over the right-to-work legislation in Michigan is easy to understand from a political perspective, but it makes little sense philosophically. Companies should be permitted to establish wage rates and working conditions, and individuals ....

Princeton economist and former Fed vice chairman Alan Blinder posted an op ed in today's Wall Street Journal. Blinder is a quintessential Keynesian. He always presents a smooth "all economists agree" type of argument in favor ....