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Frustrated by the lack of depth in most media; we aim to discover the dimension of ideas beyond the left/ right, red/blue, and liberal/conservative thinking. We write about economics, politics, power, history, religion and culture. We are enthralled with most things American but skeptical of ethnocentric biases and group think. Clarity and discovery is often found with humor.

Tyranny in Disguise

FDR declared in a State of the union in 1944: “This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, under the protection of certain inalienable rights- among them the right of free speech, free press, free worship, trial

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Counterproductive Stimulus

Unemployment Under the FDR Stimulus Plan 1930- 8.9 %1931- 15.91932- 23.61933- 24.91934- 21.71935- 20.11936- 17.01937- 14.31938- 19.01939- 17.21940- 14.61941- 9.91942- 4.7 UCLA economists Harold Cole and Lee Ohanian found that FDR’s ill conceived stimulus plan added 7 years to the

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Newly Affordable Union Labor

Perhaps having the UAM cash in half of its claim for retiree’s pension and health care benefits for majority ownership of Chrysler will be good thing. It may make them understand what is really necessary to make a profit. 401k’s

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Conserving Reason

Rep Eric Massa (D-NY) drove a GM Equinox, a prototype fuel cell car, from his home in Corning, NY to DC to promote the alternative energy being developed in his district. The car’s range was 30 miles shy of the

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Betraying Capitalism

great WSJ Europe Article on Joseph Schumpeter’s view of our fiscal crisis Schumpeter’s MomentCapitalism remains the foundation for economic growth and freedom. By CARL SCHRAMM From today’s Wall Street Journal Europe. read the whole article HERE Excerpts: We need to

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From the Notebooks- Again

one man can change the world if he has enough ammo- James Crabb I used to be nostalgic- Dmetri Martin Catastrophes strike when people allow theories to take on a life of their own and hubris evolves into idoltry.- Emanuel

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Why We Fight

This is a compilation of the most moving scenes from the best episode of the best series ever televised. Never has an episode been more appropriately titled

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Wasted Investment Research

A UBS report on Schnitzer Steel Industries dated 4/3/09 issues a sell recommendation with the company selling at $35.58 per share. On 5/29/09, less than two months later Schnitzer was selling at $54.54 per share – a gain of 53%.

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Improve This

“Private acts of charity or innovation that might actually make the world better are of little interest to the world improvers. They propose a ban on world hunger- without planting a single turnip. They take up the cause of freedom

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Zen Politics

The opposition party can not seem to decide whether to become more hard core conservative (and they need to CLEARLY define what that means) or more like their competition, which is a form of surrender or defeat. But another alternative

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More Really is Less

“If you put $10,000 into the stocks of companies with the highest paid CEO’s in the previous years from 1991 to December of 2004 you would have ended up with only $8,079, while the same money invested on the S&P

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Anti Israel American Billboards

Billboards in Arizona- for the story behind them go to American Thinker here.

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Ethno Centric

Years ago during my first trip to Israel I woke up and had breakfast in the Crown Plaza in Jerusalem. As I ate I noticed that the guy making the omelet was Jewish. Then I noticed a few other guys

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Helping the Clueless

Dennis Miller noted that he did not mid helping the helpless but he did object to being forced to help the clueless. Who should be helped in America? The poorest 5%? The poorest 10%? 20%? When over 50% are drawing

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Top Ten Reasons for Failure

From American Thinker May 04, 2009 May 04, 2009The Top Ten Reasons Obamanomics Won’t WorkBy Mikiel de Bary read the entire article here excerpts 10. The Obama economic team really does not know how we got into this mess. For

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Americans on a Nuclear Iran

McLaughlin & Associates American Voters Fear Iran and Terror Threats With today’s headlines about terror arrests in New York and Iran’s missile launch, the results of our recently taken current national poll are extremely important: · Nine in ten voters

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Environmentalists should oppose fuel efficiency

IN the Boston Globe Jeff Jacoby thinks through the economics of fuel economy. When gas was cheap environmentalists wanted expensive gas to encourage less driving or more fuel efficient technologies. Instead of cheering $4 gas, however, they cursed oil companies.

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