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January 27, 2009
The solution to the current economic downturn as put forth by the majority in Congress and touted by most of the news media is for the federal government to enact a massive “stimulus package.”
This stimulus package will be weighted towards federal…
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November 11, 2011
Whenever I watch media coverage of another Occupy Wall Street event I am reminded of an exchange between Jewish protesters in the 1979 Monte Python movie Life of Brian. One of the protesters asks another what the Romans have brought to the area…
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October 27, 2010
This election is about more than who controls the Senate and House of Representatives. It is an election that gives us the chance to examine the “ideal of freedom.” The late Nobel Laureate, Friedrich Hayek, wrote about in his 1960 book, The…
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August 27, 2010
If the media attack Obama, it’s usually from the far left.
In an August 27 CNNMoney.com story, reporter Jeanne Sahidi criticized President Obama for refusing to let his tax reform task force consider raising taxes on 98 percent of Americans. Sahidi…
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August 24, 2010
In some economic forecasters’ eyes, the sky isn’t falling – it’s fallen.
Appearing on the August 20 Yahoo! Finance ‘Tech Ticker,’ noted trends forecaster Gerald Celente called the current economic crisis “The Greatest Depression.”
“We’re saying…
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August 23, 2010
There’s nothing like a hearty dose of media bias to start the morning.
FDA commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg appeared on all three network morning shows for a combined 10 and a half minutes on August 23 to discuss the recent egg recall. All three…
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August 18, 2010
Colonel Sanders is rolling over in his grave.
An August 17 New York Daily News story reported that KFC’s second quarter sales fell 7 percent. The reason? According to KFC franchise owners, KFC”s recent marketing strategy of promoting grilled…
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August 13, 2010
Art Linkletter hosted ‘Kids Say the Darnedest Things’ and USA Today should create a new show called ‘Kids Buy the Darnedest Things.’
An August 13 USA Today story reported on proposed legislation in San Francisco that would ban toys from kids meals…
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August 12, 2010
Just because the summer is almost over doesn’t mean the vacation has to end, especially for public school teachers.
In an August 12 ABCNews.com story, reporter Rich Blake raised an intriguing question: are civil servants the new “fat cats?” While…
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August 11, 2010
Are the media blindfolds about the previously sacrosanct Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac starting to fall off?
In an August 11 USA Today story, reporter Paul Wiseman laid out the nation’s mortgage problems and called for the reformation of government…
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