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Chaos in the Primaries

Painful as it is to realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans will still be holding their p...

Obama’s Republican Collaborators

The GOP swept to victory in November by declaring that this imperial presidency must be brought to he...

South Korea Not Ready for Pacific Trade Partnership

The U.S. Congress is about to have a drag out fight on the idea of granting President Obama Trade Pro...

The Death Tax, the Flat Tax – and Warren Buffett???s Fat Tax Breaks

We just hobbled through another tax season. The excruciating excursion into the ridiculous thicket th...

Some Thoughts and Questions

What's the true test of one's commitment to free speech? It does not come when he permits people to b...

Hillary Candidacy Doesn’t Worry Me, Part 2

I don't get depressed too often, but I feel the blues coming on. Many moons ago, if memory serves, I ...

Was 2007 a Flexion Point, When Everything Started Going Downhill?

"I would bet on globalization slowly being in abeyance," tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel said in a vide...

Staying at Home amid the Temptation to Travel

By Bryan Perry Leading up to Friday’s pronounced sell-off, a growing number of equity strategists hav...

Christians Prefer Death to Islam

Approximately two months after the Islamic State (IS) published a video depicting its members slaught...

Net Neutrality Is Just As Stupid Internationally As It Is Here

Net Neutrality remains an omni-directional terrible idea. Here in the United States, Net Neutrality e...

What Would George Washington Think of the Gyrocopter Pilot Who “Attacked” Congress?

This week a postman rode a "bicycle with wings" to the Capitol, carrying with him a bag of 535 letter...

Seeking Profits in Calmer Waters

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a great way to gain exposure to international assets and companies w...

Under a Blood-Red Friday Sky

Markets began the week with a sense of optimism about the potential for strong bank earnings and a co...

Rising Foreign Ag Subsidies Hurting American Farmers

As the US dollar grows stronger vis a vis the Euro, American companies grow worried that despite a st...