Tag: President James Buchanan

  • What is a State?

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    AND WHAT ARE ITS POWERS? by Steven Wayne Pattison, ©2011 (Nov. 15, 2011) — [Editor’s Note:  The following essay is a continuation of the State Sovereignty discussion published on October 31, 2011.] How many different types of states are there?  Starting on page 4405 of Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004), you will find more…

  • Boom And Bust: A History of Government Failure

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    Sharon Rondeau
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    A “GOVERNMENT-ENGINEERED DISASTER?” by 82ndSgt, blogging at The Right Planet (Oct. 12, 2011) — I contend that every major bubble, and subsequent economic collapse has its root within the federal government. Here follows a history of governmental failure, beginning with the very founding of the country. Will they never learn? The first failure of note…