Throw Money At It
Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton lamented that the green industry needs more money. A $1.4 trillion industry (2008) needs more money? That’s almost 6% of the global economy; larger than most...
View ArticleStop Monetary Policy from Getting Progessively Worse
Progressives (née Liberals) far and wide are crying foul over a letter from the GOP Congressional leadership to the chair of the Federal Reserve Board. The letter has drawn charges of intentional...
View ArticleThe Fierce Hypocrisy of Hate Crime Proponents
[Warning: Contains graphic description of despicable acts.] Late on Friday night in June, 1998, James Byrd Jr., was at his niece’s bridal shower in Jasper Texas. He was disabled and could not afford...
View ArticleThe Fierce Incompetence of Central Planning
What if I told you you could get in on the ground floor (or low level) of a technology company. The company is a few years old, and has had increasing losses over it’s history: $27.2M three years ago,...
View ArticleLiberal Elite stop shouting “Fatty, Fatty, Can’t Run,” to Weep Openly for...
Earlier this week, Massachusetts Democratic senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren took a swipe at sitting Senator Scott Brown. When asked, during a debate, how did she paid for college she said “I...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street: The Hypocrisy Experiment
Nothing gets the hypocrisy flowing like a counter protest. As Jon Stewart pointed out earlier this week, there is no shortage of hypocrisy about the Occupy Wall Street crowd on the Right. Sean...
View ArticleWhy 9-9-9 is not regressive
I’m not normally in the business of making arguments for politicians, but Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan is getting some unfair criticism, and more than a few people are mischaracterizing the real tax burden...
View ArticleIn Defense of CEO Pay – Part 1: The CEO Pay Ratio
CEO’s have taken a beating lately. Some of the criticism is deserved, but the argument that CEO pay is out of line simply because public company CEOs make 300 times what the average worker does, bears...
View ArticleIn Defense of CEO Pay – Part 2: Different Bargains
In part 1 of this series, I explained how the CEO pay ratio is an overstatement, and compares apples to apple pies. Now, we’re going to look at the different economic bargains and incentives for the...
View ArticleWhy the Second Amendment has Nothing to Do with Hunting.
I have been away from blogging for a while. To be honest, I was busy with personal issues, but also hoped that Obama was going to be a one-term president. I guess I was wrong. What has lured me back...
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