What American in his right mind would author such stupidity? As Pat Buchanan notes here, our president, Barack Obama, that’s who. How Americans voted this guy in twice as president beats me, but I guess the candidacies of John McCain and Mitt Romney were reasons enough to seek an option. But a candidate with a […]
Archives for August 2013
Activist Investor
Where’s the fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers? Susan Combs eviscerates activist investor behavior by public pension funds in today’s Wall Street Journal. It seems we’re living in the era of the “activist” investor. Not long ago, people who used their few shares to push a point at shareholder meetings may have been marginalized as oddballs. Today, […]
Could Ethanol’s Days be Numbered?
A University of Michigan research team has turned waste plant material (corn stalks and leaves) into a better and more productive biofuel than Ethanol. Creating a biofuel that does not consume arable land, packs more punch, and doesn’t corrode pipelines and engines components seems like a step in the right direction. Read more about isobutanol […]
Kicking Back in Hawaii on a Wage Equivalent $60,590 in Welfare Benefits
It’s a beautiful day on the surfing beaches in Hawaii. And you have all day or even all week to soak in the rays and just surf. If you play your cards right, Uncle Sam will pick up all your living expenses for you. The Cato Institute has released a new study looking at the […]
An Extraordinary and Surprising Experience with a Patient
You can dramatically reduce your hospital bills. Here Cato Institute adjunct scholar Jeffrey Singer explains: The insurance policy, the clerk said, would pay up to $2,500 for the surgeon—more than enough—and up to $2,500 for the hospital’s charges for the operating room, nursing, recovery room, etc. The estimated hospital charge was $23,000. She asked him to […]
Barron’s Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors in America
I am pleased to announce that for the third straight year (2011-2013) (Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. has never paid a fee to be considered for any rankings, but does pay a license fee to utilize them. Please click on the attached link to read the full disclosure). our conservative family investment management firm […]
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth #9
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., has created one of the most vital books on the health of your family you will ever find, The 150 Healthiest Food on Earth. The lavishly illustrated, 358-page weighty tome gives you more vital information on foods that can keep your family healthy than any other publication I have ever come […]
The Kings of Real Estate
Ben Bernanke’s low interest rates haven’t made life any easier for first-time home buyers. It’s almost impossible for this group to get a mortgage, never mind trying to compete with the well healed private equity guys. Cash is king in bidding wars and Wall Street has plenty of cash thanks to Bernanke & Co.’s free […]
Wrong Turn: America’s Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency
What a great book by Army Colonel Gian Gentile. Here in The Myth of the Better War, Cato Institute’s Christopher Preble gives perspective on Colonel Gentile’s new and controversial book, Wrong Turn, on the failure of counterinsurgency (COIN) warfare. Next month, I’ll have a chance to speak with Chris in person regarding Gian Gentile’s breakthrough […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #1
It’s that time; today is the final installment of the Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials. So far you have purchased the gear necessary to escape the city limits, collect your family members, ascend the mountain to your retreat and make it livable and fortified once you’re there. Only one major element remains necessary to your […]
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