All Things Political
One of the ways you know you’re living in a closed society is that only only the Jester can criticize the king and keep his head. The Jester has freedoms the King’s advisers don’t have because no matter how scathing a truth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Debt Ceiling, Fiscal Cliff, jon stewart, Paul Krugman, platinum, Pop Friday | Comments on Facebook
In a shocking opinion editorial published yesterday in The New York Times, Louis Michael Seidman called for the United States to abandon its Constitution. In contrast with the mainstream view that the Constitution recognizes fundamental human rights, Seidman feels the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution Watch | Tagged congress, constitution, Dictatorship, Feature, Fiscal Cliff, New York Times, Obama, Rule of Law, Rule of Men | Comments on Facebook
See if this sounds familiar. A large corporation, one of those “too big to fail” types, is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. They’re gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands and begging for a bail out to keep themselves afloat. … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, Money Monday, United States | Tagged Congress gets a raise, Fiscal Cliff, Joe Biden, Obama, Obama Executive Order | Comments on Facebook
Republican House Speaker John Boehner critically misread the last election’s voter mandate. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives was sent there to reduce spending. Even the Democrats in the House lean towards fiscal restraint. The Senate is still … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, United States | Tagged Debt Crisis, Feature, Fiscal Cliff, House of Representatives, John Boehner, President Obama, Senate, Tax Hikes | Comments on Facebook
Insanity abounds! An old suggestion has resurfaced that was originally made during the debt ceiling crisis in 2011. Cullen Roche, writing for the Pragmatic Capitalist, shared a suggestion sent to him by one of his readers, and the unusual idea … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brad Plumer, Cullen Roche, Debt Ceiling, Fiscal Cliff, Jack Balkin, Joseph Gagnon, Kitco, Money Monday, platinum | Comments on Facebook
When it comes to the fiscal cliff debate, politicians and media personalities have caught doomsday fever. Based on the alarming way in which they describe an upcoming scenario in which taxes will rise and future spending increases will be cut … Continue reading
Posted in Monetary Policy, United States | Tagged Baseline Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, Defense Cuts, Feature, Fiscal Cliff, Spending Cuts | Comments on Facebook
