Tag: economics
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AOC’s Economic Ignorance
by David Shephard, ©2026 (May 11, 2026) — Last week Democratic Socialist congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez appeared on the podcast, “It’s Open with Ilana Glazer” to share her views on economics. I have never heard of this podcast, but the host, Ilana Glazer (they/them) is by profession a comedian. Why would AOC want to publicize her…
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Economics “Experts” Versus Common Sense
by Don Fredrick, The Complete Obama Timeline, ©2024 (Feb. 9, 2024) — A leftist acquaintance, who seems to have read one or two articles about the Federal Reserve and now considers himself an expert on economic theory, tried to justify the government’s eagerness to print money despite it being backed by nothing of value. He…
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The Growing Assault on Private Property
ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES “RACIST?” by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2019 (Feb. 4, 2019) — One of the main indicators used by economists to measure the health of the nation’s economy is housing starts – the number of private homes being built around the nation. In 2018 housing starts fell in all four regions of…
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America the Beautiful; What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)
“FREEDOMS AND VALUES WILL BE RESTORED” by Oscar Y. Harward, ©2016 (Mar. 31, 2016) — What is happening in the USA? Is America becoming a nation where an overwhelming majority of citizens covet money more than they yearn for God’s guidance as instructed in our Holy Bible? “For the love of money is the root…
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Some Basic Economic Truths
“NICKELS AND DIMES” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2015, blogging at Order of the Ephors (Apr. 17, 2015) — During the summer of 1985 my oldest son, Mark, decided to leave his job as a chemistry teacher in a Silver Spring, Maryland, Catholic boys’ high school to complete his Master’s thesis and his Doctoral work in Metallurgical…
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Don’t Blame the Thermometers
“TINKERING WITH THE NATION’S THERMOSTAT” by Don Fredrick, ©2015, blogging at The Complete Obama Timeline (Mar. 28, 2015) — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February the average price of a pound of ground beef reached a record high $4.29. Many Americans probably reacted with a sad shrug, assuming that prices will always go…
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Why Was Obama’s Mother Sexually Attracted to Swarthy, Foreign Nationals?
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (Apr. 6, 2014) — To peer deep into a man’s soul, one need only look at his roots. A baby is nothing more than a giant sponge. Its pre-ordained, prime directive is to absorb everything it sees, hears, touches, tastes and feels and record all that data in…
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Voodoo Economics
IS CALIFORNIA ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN? by Ron Branson, ©2013 (Jul. 1, 2013) — We are in a stage where governments think they can alter and revise natural laws. Natural laws are those laws which exist whether we like them or not. These laws are instituted by God Himself. They are unalterable by kings, potentates,…
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Tattoo this: “It’s the Sun, Stupid!”
NEW BERKELEY BEST PROJECT TEMPERATURE RECORDS CONFIRM: CHANGES IN SOLAR RADIATION INFLUENCE CLIMATE by Willie Soon and William M. Briggs, ©2012 (Sep. 10, 2012) — Scientists have been studying solar influences on the climate for over 5000 years. Chinese imperial astronomers kept detailed sunspot records. They noticed that more sunspots meant warmer weather. In 1801,…