by Paul Jacob Historians have noticed something interesting about the Great Depression: The bulk of Roosevelt's New Deal money and effort wasn't directed at the hardest-hit states. It was directed at swing states. FDR's New Deal could thus be seen...

by Ron Paul It doesn’t come as too much of a surprise that the measure to audit the Federal Reserve is coming under continuous fire from the central bank and its cronies. For the first time since the Federal Reserve...

A license to kill ecosystems, globule by globule by Fred E. Foldvary The "polluter pays" principle is ethical, efficient, and sustainable. When there is an oil spill such as the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the involved oil companies...

by Paul Jacob On the one hand, we've got trillion-dollar federal deficits and no sign of any austerity measure on the congressional horizon. On the other hand, we've got dark-suited IRS agents bullying small businessmen for allegedly being four cents...

by Ron Paul Last week Congress did something fiscally responsible. It’s not very often I can say that. Granted, it was small in the grand scheme of things, but I was glad to be an original cosponsor, along with Congressman...

by Paul Jacob This March, armed Pennsylvania State Police bravely raided three popular bars in Philadelphia. They confiscated liquors that allegedly had not been properly registered with the state Liquor Control Board. Brewers and importers must pay a $75 registration...

Address Symptom or Transform System? by Fred E. Foldvary On the table for financial reform are some useful plates and cups, but we need to beware of not setting dirty dishes. How can we differentiate? The key to financial reform...

by Paul Jacob You've heard of "green collar jobs." But what about "glass collar jobs"? The Heartland Institute just put out a handy little pamphlet called "The Cap and Trade Handbook," by James M. Taylor. It debunks various aspects of...

by Ron Paul Last week I introduced a very important piece of legislation that I hope will gain as much or more support as my Audit the Fed bill. HR 4995, the End the Mandate Act will repeal provisions of...

A Clearheaded Philosopher Departs by Fred E. Foldvary On 8 April 2010, at the age of 87, a wise philosophical spirit flew into the void that is death. Antony Flew was a British conservative libertarian philosopher. I met him at...

by Paul Jacob Students in a Pennsylvania school district are learning more about George Orwell's novel 1984 than they had expected. No, they're not being subjected to "a boot stamping on a human face, forever" -- the bottom line of...

by Ron Paul Last week the federal government’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held hearings as part of their continuing investigation into the causes of the acute economic meltdown which occurred in late summer 2008. This bipartisan commission, partly inspired by...

Going Fast, Last Planet In Stock by Fred E. Foldvary There have been many financial and real estate bubbles during the past few hundred years, and there have been empire bubbles, but never before has there been the global civilization...

by Paul Jacob I wish 9-year-old Marko Calasan had the office next to mine. Then when something goes wrong with my computer -- through no fault of my own, I assure you -- I could yell "Hey Marko, come fix...

by Ron Paul As we head into the summer driving season and gasoline prices are again creeping up, the administration has announced plans to explore opening up more off-shore areas for exploration and drilling. On the one hand this can...

The State of Real Estate by Fred E. Foldvary Some financial writers believe that real estate in the USA is still headed down. They say many residential mortgages are going to be reset to higher interest rates, causing another wave...

by Paul Jacob The age of the glittery mirror ball and loud, simple dance music is over. According to Ian Schrager, as recorded in Vanity Fair's recent oral history of disco, it "wasn't AIDS that made the nightclub business difficult....

by Ron Paul With passage of last week’s bill, the American people are now the unhappy recipients of Washington’s disastrous prescription for healthcare “reform.” Congressional leaders relied on highly dubious budget predictions, faulty market assumptions, and outright fantasy to convince...

Too Much of a Good Thing? by Fred E. Foldvary Recent research by economists Moritz Schularick and Alan M. Taylor have confirmed the theory that economic booms are fueled by an excessive growth of credit. They have written a paper...

Over at Amazon.com there's a discussion of Oscar Wilde's essay "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Some visitors decry the horrors of socialism enabled by such wishful thinking. Others say, "Hey, be fair! The calamitous 'socialist' regimes of the 20th...