Tired of Political Yard Signs?

by Bob Adelmann | 3:33 pm, October 24, 2012

Jeffrey Tucker is tired of seeing all the political yard signs showing up in his neighborhood, and I think he makes a very good point: I can’t understand why people are willing to give up precious real estate on their front lawns, make friends mad at them, and put their own credibility on the line to [...]

Boom and Bust in Stockton, California

by Bob Adelmann | 11:15 am, April 4, 2012

This is a lesson in economics that politicians, and other more humble folk, never learn. I call it “straight line thinking in a curvilinear world.”

Appeals Court Refuses to Rule on Laptop Encryption Case

by Bob Adelmann | 12:36 pm, March 1, 2012

Judges are lawyers and as such they know how to manipulate the law and pass the buck all the while sounding erudite and persuasive. Unfortunately for Ramona it’s highly likely that she’ll be proven guilty before she has a chance to be proven innocent. What a strange world.

Fed’s “Independence” Threatened by Bernanke?

by Bob Adelmann | 12:22 pm, February 27, 2012

One of the persistent themes accepted unquestioningly by the media is the necessity—and independence—of the Fed. Neither is true, of course, as this article points out.

Foreclosure Settlement Bails Out the Big Banks

by Bob Adelmann | 5:29 am, February 14, 2012

If anyone is ever in doubt about the power of the big banks, this article ought to disabuse of such doubts.

Housing: Prices and Ownership Still Correcting

by Bob Adelmann | 5:53 am, February 4, 2012

The determined arrogance and hubris of the president continue to astonish me. The solution to the problem, he says, is to do more of what has been proven not to work. Isn’t that the definition of insanity?

World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Global Elites Celebrating Hypocrisy

by Bob Adelmann | 5:36 am, January 26, 2012

There’s nothing worse to chill the heart of a freedom fighter than to see the impossibly wealthy elites celebrating with their friends and colluding to reduce our freedoms.

Keynesian Economists Finally Catch Up and Agree: China to Have Hard Landing

by Bob Adelmann | 5:31 am, January 25, 2012

It’s one thing to see the destruction and admit that it exists. It’s something else entirely to admit that it was their failed Keynesian policies that caused the destruction. To these boneheads, economics isn’t a science, it’s an ideology.

Not All Economic News is Bad News

by Bob Adelmann | 5:50 am, January 8, 2012

It’s good to have a reason to take a break and get away from all the bad news. Happily, there are places to go. This article looks at a few of them.

Latest Housing Numbers May be an Aberration

by Bob Adelmann | 5:07 am, January 6, 2012

The metaphor of a single-engine aircraft trying to gain enough airspeed to become airborne comes to mind here. Play with me a little bit: it has too much friction, too much baggage, and way too many non-paying passengers who are looking for a free ride. Question: who’s flying the plane?

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