Last year, White House economists claimed that the $862 billion stimulus would create 3.3 million jobs. Since then, the nation has lost more than 3 million jobs. That’s a 6.3 million jobs gap. By the White House’s own standards, the stimulus failed. So President Obama has shifted his argument. Sure, the economy lost jobs, he [...]
Fiscal recklessness may break up EU’s monetary union.
Are this year's “tea parties” really tea parties? What could today's protesters have in common with the “Indians” who dumped 90,000 pounds of tea in Boston harbor in 1773? Quite a bit, actually. What do today's tea partiers want? According to the Christian Science Monitor, the movement “is about safeguarding individual liberty, cutting taxes, and [...]
The capture of a top Taliban commander may mark a crucial turning point in the Afghan war.
How a new regulatory scheme could undermine coal power and raise energy costs for Americans.
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OK, OK, my buddy Steve’s ex-wife (the marriage was officially dissolved yesterday) isn’t nearly as goofy as the woman in the following YouTube video, who complains about eviction from a luxury apartment and the measly 750k settlement her husband is offering to settle their, um, [...]
Saudi justice in action.
Those who don’t comply, will be punished.
The above warning, issued by the feared Saudi Arabian religious police, is deadly serious and is aimed at merchants throughout the Kingdom. The Saudi religious police, guardians of Islamic religious traditions and mores in that country, have mobilized once again to crack down on an [...]
A Return to Country
The showstopper country rendition of “America the Beautiful” by The Zac Brown Band sends a message across the U.S.A.