No Defense Spending Cuts

by Bob Adelmann | 1:02 pm, November 8, 2012

The US has been so successfully “militarized” that any suggestion of a cut in military spending will be laughed off and ignored.

Ann Coulter’s True Colors

by Bob Adelmann | 6:37 pm, November 3, 2012

For the most part I enjoy reading Ann Coulter’s columns. True, sometimes she is over the top with her vitriol, but most of the time her targets deserve it. But her column today betrays her. She makes two mistakes immediately – two incorrect assumptions in my view – and comes out with the inevitable wrong conclusion: Romney [...]

New Book, White House Burning, Reprises Old Keynesian Canards

by Bob Adelmann | 5:04 pm, March 29, 2012

This is a classic defense of the indefensible, albeit in a most agreeable way. The soothing tones of the writers invite one to accept the lie: we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Or worse: we’re the experts, we know what we’re doing, trust us (and leave us alone).

White House Jobs Growth Celebration is Premature

by Bob Adelmann | 10:26 am, March 13, 2012

How typical: taking only the numbers that support their point of view and calling them true and complete. Thank goodness for the internet where such half-truths can be exposed to the light of day.

Plans Revealed for Greek Default on March 23

by Bob Adelmann | 12:52 pm, February 21, 2012

Greece is insolvent. It is in the process of defaulting, not only on the promises the government made to its citizens and workers but to the bankers and investors who loaned the money that allowed them to get into trouble in the first place. What happens on March 23rd, if anything, is largely irrelevant.

Regime Uncertainty, Regulatory Surge, and Unemployment Numbers

by Bob Adelmann | 5:15 am, January 24, 2012

The cheerleaders for the economy may have a hidden agenda: to make the economy look better than it is in order to make Obama look better than he is.

Private Sector Jobs – Our Only Salvation

by Vande Krol | 5:19 pm, July 7, 2011

“I will not be satisfied until everyone who wants a good job that offers some security has a good job that offers security”. President Obama said that, speaking recently at an energy-efficient lighting plant.Whew. I feel better. And more secure. Wh…

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