I spend most of my day doing research for Richard C. Young & Co. Ltd., Young Research & Publishing, and richardcyoung.com. And position papers from the Cato Institute are among my most valued resources. Debbie and I have just returned from the Cato Institute’s three-day policy conclave at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, Florida (wonderful hotel with […]
Archives for February 2014
Are America’s Vital Interests Imperiled in Syria?
Should America intervene in Syria? Congress has certainly not authorized intervention. In fact, Pat Buchanan correctly writes that an unprovoked attack on Syria would be an impeachable act. As Pat notes, the Washington Post has opined that we must address the “growing threat…to vital U.S. interests.” But take a look at your globe for a fact […]
The Obama Years
Household income is stuck in a ditch thanks to the Obama years as Investors Business Daily points out here: But how’s this for bad news: Since the recession officially ended in July 2009, median household income has dropped by more than 4%, or nearly $2,000. No wonder more than half of all Americans think we’re […]
Weakest Economic Expansion Since WWII
Cato Institute fellow Dan Mitchell writes of “Obama’s Stimulus: Five Years of Keynesian Fairy Dust” in which, as he notes, the White House has pulled numbers out of thin air based on economic models using Keynesian theory. Mr. Mitchell explains Obama’s program of redistribution, where it is assumed that there are no “opportunity costs” when […]
The Paranoia Czars
My Cato friend Gene Healy hits the nail on the head in his DC Examiner piece on libertarian paranoia. The paranoia czars are nothing without more laws and/or government. Mr. Nudge himself, Cass Sunstein, makes an appearance with tips on “How to Spot a Paranoid Libertarian.” Healy writes: Recently, three prestigious academics have argued that […]
VIDEO: Secretary Hagel and Cuts at the Pentagon
Obama and Congress Abandon any Pretense of Fiscal Restraint
As Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains, in 2008, when President Obama first took office, public debt equaled 39% of GDP. Today it is over 73%, the largest share since 1950 when America was still paying down WWII debt. When President Obama took office, debt held by the public equaled 39 percent of GDP. Today, it […]
Flash: Hagel Military Cuts But Tip of the Iceberg
Neocon war whoops will fill the air and district-protecting pols will screech that job loss and economic misery lie just ahead. Americans must not be misled by the self-serving sham. Our military today is a decades out of phase behemoth structured to fight a cold war that no longer exists. America will be safer and […]
VIDEO: The Chemistry of Sriracha: Hot Sauce Science – Reactions
You’re Being Watched Online
Julia Angwin found out Google had been saving her 26,000 searches per month, and they’re doing the same to you. For private search, check out Ixquick.com, the world’s most private search engine. Read Angwin’s story of her investigation into Google and other web sites on NPR. You can ask Google what do they have on […]
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