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  • The Economy is so Bad That . . . .

    OK, I usually don't post emails I receive, but this one is just too good.  I hope you enjoy it. The economy is so bad that: I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?" CEOs…

  • Understanding the Global-warming Jihadists

    By Selwyn Duke "I was born with a chronic anxiety about the weather," said John Burroughs in 1877.  Today, anxiety about the weather is more common than ever, although it’s not inborn but cultivated in schoolrooms, through television sets and by lying, rapacious ex-vice presidents.  And I have anxiety about the weather, too — especially…

  • The Covetous Crew of the COP15

    By Selwyn Duke While Copenhagen seems poised to enjoy a white Christmas, an equally noticeable color in the city was red, with flag-waving communists and socialists protesting and hoisting banners with messages such as “CAPITALISM MEANS WAR” and “CAPITALISM ISN’T WORKING, Crush the system not the climate.” They were well represented within the conference as…

  • Reader Email: Agenda 21 for Dummies

    By Savant Noir Sustainable Development is a framework of thought to "save our planet" by harmonizing eco-systems with industry and population. In its most modern iteration (inasmuch it has been around a long time), it is the outcome of the Earth Summit, and is organized around "climate change," man's impact on environmental resources and the…

  • Big Government or Small Government?

    Once this is understood, it becomes apparent that a small-government philosophy isn’t synonymous with hatred for government. It’s synonymous with recognition of and respect for the various “governments” and their roles. Lastly, remember, there has never been a government of godlike charity and benevolence, but there have been many of devilish barbarity and violence. Big…

  • Guest Piece: The Long, Grey Line

    There is, however, another Long Grey Line –in one of the places you would probably least expect it. You will find it in America’s independently owned commercial banks. Our small-enough-to-succeed commercial banks may be all that stand between the American people and an international body set to take the place of the currently ineffective regulatory…

  • Guest Piece: Obama’s Economic Legacy: Success? Or, Failure?

    By Marilyn Barnewall One definition of insanity is continuing to do things the same way but expecting a different result. Understanding that, one must ask the obvious question: Why does the Obama Administration keep doing the things that got the U.S. economy in trouble? It exemplifies one of three things: Insanity, duplicity, or stupidity. I…

  • Obama and Legislating Morality in Health Care

    In an effort to regain momentum in the health-care debate, Barack Obama is attempting to reframe the push for government intervention as a moral issue. By Selwyn Duke Just a few short months ago, few imagined that Barack Obama would have trouble marshalling a Democrat majority for one of his major initiatives. He was the…

  • Empty Cradles, Demographic Destiny and the Death of the West

    By Selwyn Duke While the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding was good cinema, it was also a big fat Hollywood fiction.  With Greece’s fertility rate of 1.36 children per woman — well below the replacement level of 2.1 — “big” is not a modifier demographers would associate with today’s Greek families.  In fact, a…

  • Demographic Sleight-of-hand

    Contrary to the conventional narrative about European demographic decline, a trio of researchers claims that increased prosperity is now causing Old World birthrates to rise. But what are the statistics behind the statistics? By Selwyn Duke Although there are still some kept awake by Soylent Green nightmares of overpopulation, many recognize that the developed world…