Category Archives: Originals

Los Angeles Times: Representative David Dreier- Can We Make Congress Move?

Source:Los Angeles Times With all due respect to Representative David Dreier who served in the House of Representatives from 1981-2013 and has and inside view of Congress at least the House, “it is worst than it looks”. To paraphrase a … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: John Stossel- Fracking Fears

“Filmmaker Ann McElhinney makes the case for fracking. Liberty Pen Source:Liberty Pen The opposition to fracking comes from the Far-Left who do not want private energy companies at all. At least as it has to do with oil and gas. And … Continue reading

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CNBC: ‘Tax Code Driving Americans Out of The Country’

Source:CNBC– talking about tax reform. “Tina Turner did it, as well as Denise Rich and Eduardo Saverin. As U.S. taxpayers expatriate at record rates, some experts say a complex IRS tax code could be to blame. So far this year, … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Friedrich A. Hayek: ‘Two Types of Individualism’

Source:Mises Daily with a look at individualism. “Before I explain what I mean by true individualism, it may be useful if I give some indication of the intellectual tradition to which it belongs. The true individualism which I shall try … Continue reading

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Robert Wenzel: How to Repeal The Debt Ceiling

Source:Economic Policy Journal publisher Robert Wenzel. “I decided to listen to “Senators” Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell talk on the Senate floor about the “deal” on the debt ceiling. Watching Reid read his vaguely worded statement, and hearing McConnell’s equally … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Sam Tanenhaus: ‘Radicals Of The Right’

Source:Liberty Pen with a look at Sam Tanenhaus on The Open Mind With Richard Heffner, from 2009. “Author-historian Sam Tanenhaus maintains that the true conservative is one who supports statism and the compromise of their first principles, whereas those who … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Richard D. Wolff: ‘What GOP-Tea Party Risks With Block of New New Deal’

Source:TruthOut columnist & left-wing economist Richard D. Wolff. “The Republican-Tea Party alliance operates a weapon of mass deflection, protecting capitalism from criticism. Sadly, the Democrats neither expose nor attack the Republican project, says Wolff. Many Germans in the years before … Continue reading

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Democracy Now: Kevin Phillips- ‘On Roots of American Revolution, Future of American Politics’

Source:Democracy Now– interviewing author and political historian Kevin Phillips. You can also see this post on Blogger. “With the Republican Party in a state of turmoil following Mitt Romney’s loss three weeks ago, we begin today’s show with a guest who … Continue reading

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Yes Magazine: Laura Flanders: ‘Welcome to Commonomics- How to Build Local Economies Strong Enough For Everyone’

Source:Yes Magazine going downtown, somewhere in America. “Chokwe Lumumba was an unlikely candidate for high office in Mississippi. But last June, the former Black Nationalist and one-time attorney to Tupac Shakur was elected Mayor of Jackson. He’s now in hot … Continue reading

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Peter Schiff: President Obama & The Debt Ceiling

Source:Peter Schiff talking about the debt ceiling. “Out with the Debt Ceiling, in with the Debt Target!” Source:Peter Schiff I partially agree with Libertarian talk show host Peter Schiff here. The whole point of the debt ceiling or “debt target” … Continue reading

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