We are all collectively the “point one percent” now. That is, we live in an economy that measured ,1% (you read that right) growth in GDP in the first quarter of 2014. Are we in for a “double dip” recession–have we really emerged from the previous one, despite fine economic definitions (and let’s be clear, […]
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The “Point One” Percent
01 May 2014
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Rules, Rules for All
30 Apr 2014
Readers should check out this short article in Investors.com on United States regulatory costs (April 30, 2014). The article is entitled “U. S. Regulatory Costs are World’s No. 10 Economy.” As the title suggests, the total cost in one year to affected parties of all Federal regulations is larger than all but ten of the […]
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It isn’t widely reported, though religious liberties organizations are well aware, but religious liberties are under attack from a significant portion of the modern liberal political class. More than that however, religion in general, specifically the Christian religion is being mocked by that same element. Snickers could almost be audible when some public figure or […]
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Head ’em Up, Move ’em Out
20 Apr 2014
The Cliven Bundy-Bureau of Land Management “range wars” have been all over the news lately—well, all over many news outlets. Even Harry Reid finally spoke up, and, as he usually does, in an obsequious manner and with such exquisite irony (which he probably didn’t catch). I now feel compelled to weigh in. The conservative news […]
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For the Umpteenth Time: Income Equality
20 Apr 2014
On Good Friday I was watching a “debate” between the conservative Roman Catholic Raymond Arroyo and the Christian Left activist Jim Wallis on the subject of income inequality and the pronouncements of Pope Francis on economics and justice. The Fox News host Bill O’Reilly began with quotes from one very far left writer, Bill Scheer, […]
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More Kudzu, I Mean Mission Creep
07 Apr 2014
Here in this article, http://watchdog.org/136244/federal-law-enforcement/, are some “classic” examples of Mission Creep in Federal agencies. Hard to believe? Maybe not.
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Mission Creep: A Lot Like Kudzu
06 Apr 2014
If you have lived in or visited the South, you know about Kudzu, the weed that spreads along the ground in a most amazing way, the weed that never dies, or so it seems.. If it is not stopped in some way or other it continues to spread inexorably. It is hearty and doesn’t require […]
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A Nice Discovery
04 Apr 2014
To take just a slight break from contemporary political and economic events and issues, I discovered a “new” book last night which I would recommend to all freedom-loving and responsible people. Actually, it was published first in 1873, with a second edition the following year. The author was the now obscure James Fitzjames Stephen, and […]
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We have all been hearing and reading about man-made global warming the past five years, and in some cases we have been beaten over the head with it by those who insist not only that the earth has been warming, but that the cause is environmental degradation. The solution, they assert, is radical environmental regulation, […]
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The Tax Man Cometh
07 Mar 2014
The monster that never sleeps—the Internal Revenue Service. I am reminded of the phrase in Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, written in 1651, which speaks of government as being “that mortal God.” Its purpose for Hobbes was to “overawe” everyone and bring order. Well, it looks as if we have a different kind of “mortal God,” one […]
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