The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
History is not as easy to understand as some might think, for the simple reason that history is a political and economic tool, and the history books are written to reinforce the status quo powers. In the United States of America, for example, the myth of Abraham Lincoln persists despite compelling evidence that he violated …
Assuming there is no fraud among the buyers and sellers in a market exchange, Caveat Emptor — the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for determining the quality and suitablity of goods or services before a purchase is made — is the cornerstone of free market ideology. Implicit in this belief is the necessary …
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THE STATES WE’RE IN by Hendrik Hertzberg The New Yorker AUGUST 24, 2009 The states of the Union are supposed to be laboratories of democracy, but this summer they have been looking more like toxic-waste dumps of futility. From coast to coast, from tundra to coral reef, state governments are in an awful fix. Their …
The Baseline Scenario What happened to the global economy and what we can do about it Who is Carlos Slim? The US increasingly displays characteristics that we have seen many times in middle-income “emerging markets” – new dimensions of vast inequality, forms of financial instability that benefit the best connected, and consistently easy credit for the …
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We keep an eye on what folks’s are searching for; this posting is inspired by one such search. Use Contact Page or comments section to engage–we respond to all contacts or comments within 24 hours. First, use the menu–there will be overlap! Best Practices in Management (52) Change & Innovation (60) Complexity & Resilience (45) …
Phi Beta Iota: In the interest of the public’s appreciation for the current situation, below are three graphics illustrating the current political situation and issue-bias spread; followed by a list of books with one point: We the People are ready to take our country back from Wall Street and the craven Demopublicans that have sold …
EVENT REPORT: Cato Institute Book Forum Tuesday, October 13, at 12:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Featuring the author, James T. Bennett, Professor of Economics, George Mason University; with comments by Theresa Amato, Author, Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny; and Hans A. von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation, …
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