The Obama Administration has convinced a jury of ordinary Americans that Bernard von NotHaus, the creator of the Liberty Dollar, is a terrorist. “Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism,” U.S. Attorney Tompkins said in announcing the verdict. “While these forms of anti-government activities do […]
In 28 out of 50 American states, you can be denied a job if you refuse to join a labor union and share a portion of your salary with your union bosses. Only 22 states currently have what are known as “right to work” laws which protect hard working Americans from rapacious unions. If a […]
If you are an American taxpayer, you are more than one million dollars in debt. This may come as an unwelcome shock, as the median income for an American is only $28,567/year. What bank would loan a million dollars to a person who earns less than $30k/yr? This debt is not, by and large, a […]
Because of the amount of money the government insists on taking from its citizens—both domestically and internationally—some have decided that it is better to drop American citizenship and look elsewhere for a new home. A little over 500 people renounced their citizenship to America in the 4th quarter of 2009. While this is a tiny […]
While the Obama administration continues to pay lip service to the American ideals of freedom and prosperity, its actions clearly show that it supports very different values. In the waning days of the Bush administration, free trade deals were signed with three important American allies: Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Congressional leftists managed to destroy […]
Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute devoted the time and and effort to analyze salary and benefits information published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the kind of reporting we don’t get from the mass media, because it requires critical thinking. Chris’s results are depressing, if not surprising: “In 2008, federal worker compensation […]
