by Ron Paul Last week politicians in Washington made a few things clear about how they really feel about the state of the union. First, they are beginning to hear the growing discontent with the size and scope of government...

US GDP Fourth Quarter 2009 by Fred E. Foldvary The US GDP, measuring the output of the economy, was reported at $14.463 trillion as of January 31, 2010. In the fourth quarter of 2009 (October, November, December), the annualized growth...

by Paul Jacob Words change over time, in meaning as well as sound. Since much of this comes from misuse, ignorance, laziness, and even wordplay, the more you know and the less fun-loving you are, the more a scold about...

by Ron Paul Much has been made recently about the supposed economic recovery. A few blips in a few statistics and many believe our troubles are all over. Of course, they have to redefine recovery as “jobless” to account for...

Their History -- Heartbreak After Heartbreak by Fred E. Foldvary The greatest tragedy of the earthquake of 12 January 2010 in Haiti was that the devastation was caused more by human failure than the natural disaster. The earthquake that hit...

by Paul Jacob Money. Politicians like to spend it. People -- especially special interests -- like to get it. And taxpayers really don't much like having to pay for all that spending. So our representatives try to procrastinate their balancing...