For a few years now, the right wing talking heads have been all up in arms about something called the “Nanny State.” I’ve not paid a lot of attention to their whining, because I don’t have a lot of respect … Continue reading →
In times of economic hardship, it seems that right wing populism often rears its ugly head. Current events certainly give credence to that truth. However, this time around, right wing populism has had at least a decade-long running start, because … Continue reading →
When the financial crisis dramatically worsened in September of this year, there was a great deal of interest in trying to figure out what had happened. Blogs were full of posts that “explained” the crisis, in verbiage that few could … Continue reading →
Adam Smith, the economic God that the right wing worships, did not espouse the ideas that the right wing so often claims when they invoke their tired talking point of the “invisible hand”. Now that Barack Obama has been elected … Continue reading →
A friend sent me this and tracked down the source for me. It was written by H.G. Eichorst: Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. … Continue reading →
Along with millions of other Americans, I am outraged at the Bush administration bailout of Corporate America. They lied to get us into the war in Iraq and now they are lying so that they can help their friends, who … Continue reading →
Let’s see ….. the reaction to Ms. Palin’s comments about the fungibility of oil has me curious. First, the quote: “Of course, it’s a fungible commodity and they don’t flag, you know, the molecules, where it’s going and where it’s … Continue reading →