So you may have seen the headlines – the United States is slipping from its long-time position of economic dominance. Evidence: news that China is on the verge of become the top global manufacturer.
So you may have seen the headlines – the…
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June 21, 2010
Tough times don’t last; tough people do.
That’s the theme of author John S. Cohoat’s new book “No Thank You, Mr. President,” which tells the story of 10 private companies in Elkhart County, Ind., that made their own way to economic…
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June 18, 2010
Wow. Just wow. Has one of the standard-bearers of the media elite recognized that the Obama administration’s populist, anti-business tone is inhibiting the U.S. economy?
On the June 18 broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” NBC “Meet the Press”…
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June 16, 2010
There has been a lot of criticism hurled at President Obama over his handling of the BP oil spill. Some on the left are upset the president hasn’t been more forceful with the oil giant. Those on the right generally argue Obama’s leadership has…
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June 16, 2010
The news media have recently been struck with World Cup fever, with two broadcast networks sending reporters to South Africa to cover the games. At the same time, a bailout request that could cost taxpayers another $50 billion was ignored by…
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June 16, 2010
Obama Wants $50 Billion more for Stimulus, Networks Nearly Silent Is soccer more important to American taxpayers than President Obamas latest push for a $50…
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June 16, 2010
The media may have found a new type of denier: the food denier.
In a June 15 ABC “Word News Tonight” story about the new USDA dietary guidelines, reporter Linsey Davis nearly did the unprecedented by holding the…
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June 15, 2010
Everyone should be thankful that MSNBC has hired the outspoken angry critics and has managed to keep them out of the circles of power in government.
Case in point – MSNBC’s Ed Schultz, who was considering a run for the North Dakota’s open…
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June 15, 2010
Forget Canada. If you’re fed up with America’s health care system, flee to…Rwanda.
In a June 14 New York Times article titled “A Dirt-Poor Nation, With a Health Plan,” reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. celebrated the African nation’s “…
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June 15, 2010
It is hardly news that the American newspaper industry is failing.
At least seven different newspaper chains have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in recent years, including the Tribune Co. and The Rocky Mountain News, which…
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June 14, 2010
This one was one that you just couldn’t let go – that libertarian champion and former Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, Texas, doesn’t have a basic understanding of economics.
That was the claim made by CNBC…
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June 14, 2010
As the media keep Goldman Sachs and Wall Street in their blame crosshairs for the financial crisis, government-sponsored entities (GSE’s) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have quietly snuck by without much criticism.
While a June 14…
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June 14, 2010
Parents who assume the Nickelodeon website is kid-friendly should think again – its homepage links to a sister website called AddictingGames.com that features racy, sex-focused video games like “Naughty Babysitter,” “Booty Rider,” and “You da…
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June 11, 2010
Reports are surfacing that BP is finally considering a suspension of its shareholder’s dividend, but what could have been done differently to avert the public relations nightmare BP is facing? Two CNBC hosts had some ideas about that, and about…
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June 11, 2010
If tighter fuel emission regulations, commuter taxes, and carbon credits can’t reduce global warming, then perhaps whiter clouds will do the trick.
That’s the solution championed in a June 11 USA Today story. The story focused on a news…
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June 10, 2010
Toys, food, packaging. Chemicals are in them all. The media make a living by sensationalizing the potential dangers of just about everything in our modern world. Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastic items, was no exception.
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June 10, 2010
We all know the BP oil spill is a huge mess. It’s going to be costly to clean up – but just how much?
On the June 10 broadcast of Fox Business Network’s “Bulls…
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June 10, 2010
Is the anti-business sentiment so strong in the media that journalists can’t imagine why Americans would want a former CEO in political office?
In an appearance on “Good Morning America” June 10, former cable news host Catherine Crier…
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June 9, 2010
When a protectionist law is enacted and nearly a century later it is inhibiting a recovery from major ecological catastrophe, it’s probably time to scrap it or at least temporarily waive it.
But instead a nearly century old provision…
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June 9, 2010
Make sure to die when an estate tax is in effect, or the New York Times will be upset.
In a June 8 article, Times reporter David Kocieniewski complained about an “accounting quirk” that allowed Texas pipeline tycoon Dan L. Duncan’s…
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