Just as the Cash for Clunkers program spurred false demand for new car purchases that later resulted in months of poor performance for those in auto industry, we are starting to see a similar pattern emerge where other stimulus dollars spent.  The most recent culprit: the public education system.  As many states faced massive budget [...]

In the movie, Shooter, there is a scene where some bad guys have created a contraption that forces one’s arm to point a gun at their head and pull a trigger.  The following article about the coming debt panic discusses what needs to be done: The fiscal situation was serious before the recession. It is [...]

In the movie, Far and Away, there is a scene where Tom Cruise (Joseph Donnelly) tells Nicole Kidman (Shannon Something) in a perfectly articulated Irish accent, “America has got so much land they’re givin’ it away for free.”  Her response is to express incredulity.  To which Joseph replies with something like, “You’re a corker, Shannon.” [...]

In Barack Obama’s brave new caste system, profiteers have quickly become the untouchables.  Much of the debate over healthcare can be reductively boiled down to the fact that those who are more liberal think that it is immoral for a company to profit off of the health of another person.  Most conservatives don’t care about [...]

I am going to have to cut Barack Obama some slack for the unemployment rate being so high.  After all, it isn’t the job of the President of the United States to make sure that Americans are working.  It also isn’t the job of University professors, and even though they might think they are helping [...]

The thing I hate about Russians is how quickly they jump to conclusions.  For example, last week, an unexplicable explosion caused a train wreck in Russia.  Despite the fact that a lot of things cause explosions, Russian reporters quickly rushed to the following conclusion: The worst terrorist attack to hit the Russian heartland in five [...]