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• Earth Day: Ransom’s Guide on Expanding Your Carbon Footprint Tue Apr 23
  Ransom Notes Radio
  It’s earth day. . . And Ransom has many ideas on how you can expand your carbon footprint in an effort to keep the planet nice a warm. Amy Ridenour, Chairman of the National Center for Public Policy Research, joined John to talk about the nature of the climate change debate. ... more
• It's the Fed, Stupid Sat Apr 20
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Trust us. . . The Fundamentals are not driving this market anymore. Luckily, some people in the media seem to be catching on. Michael Schaus, filling in for John Ransom, talked with Daniel J Mitchell from Cato about the dangers of Big Government. . . And, yes, Ezra Klein is still an idiot. ... more
• Is the Fed Printing Money? Fri Apr 19
  Mike Shedlock
  I suspect most of you will reply an emphatic yes, but some of you will say no. Before I give you my take, please ponder a similar question: "Is inflation or deflation coming?" ... more
• A Stressful Day for Everything Tue Apr 16
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Oil, Gold, and plenty of others are taking a dive. John talks about the influence of China, and the reason this downturn is not a shock. Robert Bryce, with the Manhattan Institute, also joined Ransom to talk about the myth of “peak oil.” ... more
• Record Bank Profits and Zombie Consumers Fri Apr 12
  Michael Schaus
  Now. . . If I could just figure out how to print my own money, I’d be happy to help Bernanke out with his QE. ... more
• The Unintended Consequences of Intended Consequences Wed Apr 10
  John Ransom
  What the world needs now is a good, judicious measure of normality from government. They need to pick up the trash, repair the streets, police the neighborhoods and put out fires- not start them. ... more
• The Tax Revolt Is Over, Here Comes the Money Revolt Wed Mar 27
  Ralph Benko
  The breakout headliner issue in 1978 was “Tax Revolt.” A Time Magazine cover showed Howard Jarvis shaking his fist under that headline. Proposition 13 time. Then? The Tax Revolt went, as we would now say, viral. Citizen discontent — and political activism — against high tax rates turned into a national, and then international, phenomenon. ... more
• Can It Happen Here? Tue Mar 26
  Thomas Sowell
  The decision of the government in Cyprus to simply take money out of people's bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world. People far removed from that small island nation had to wonder: "Can this happen here?" ... more
• Conservatives For the Federal Reserve Sun Mar 24
  Kevin Glass
• Fed Sees High Unemployment Into 2015 Thu Mar 21
  Washington, D.C.
  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says unemployment will remain high into 2015, suggesting the Fed will keep short-term interest rates near record lows at least until then. ... more
• Dear Uncle Sam: Get Well Soon, the End is Near Wed Mar 13
  John Ransom
  "All is well," the public bankers at the central banks around the world are saying to the private bankers on the Wall Streets around the world, even as the central banks distribute their Get-Well-Soon cards disguised as dollars, pounds, francs, lire and renminbi. ... more
• The Fed's Tightening Pipe Dream Sat Mar 2
  Peter Schiff
  Growing rumors last month of a potential "tightening" of monetary policy - seemingly confirmed by the Fed minutes released on Feb. 20th - have spooked the precious metals markets, leading to a 5.8% correction in gold and 10.2% in silver. However, these fears are preposterous on two counts. ... more
• Congress Demands Bernanke’s Exit Strategy Fri Feb 22
  Mike Shedlock
  In a long overdue, yet surprising move, Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Growth demands answers on Bernanke's exit strategy. ... more
• The Spendaholics' Offensive Fri Feb 22
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  A primary meme of the Democratic Party in 2013 is that the federal government doesn’t have a spending problem. That is what President Obama reportedly said to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in their January budget negotiations. ... more
• Bangladeshi man to plead guilty in plot to bomb NY Federal Reserve Thu Feb 7
  Reuters News
• Prophets and Losses: Part II Wed Feb 6
  Thomas Sowell
  People on both sides of tax issues often speak of such things as a "$300 billion tax increase" or a "$500 billion tax decrease." That is fine if they are looking back at something that has already happened. But it can be sheer nonsense if they are talking about a proposed increase or decrease in the tax rate. ... more
• Prophets and Losses Tue Feb 5
  Thomas Sowell
  Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. ... more
• Economic Outlook for 2013: ZIRP, Zombies, and the Japanization of the American Economy Wed Jan 9
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  I recently indulged in some wistful, year-end nostalgia, but now that 2013 is underway, let’s turn our attention to a time more crucial to our well-being: the future in which we will live. ... more
• Dodd-Frank's Problems -- and Potential Solutions Mon Jan 7
  Michael Barone
  Over the next year, we will probably see much controversy over the implementation of Obamacare. Health insurance is something that almost every adult has some acquaintance with, and there seem to be glitches aplenty in the legislation, much delay in issuing regulations and some possible changes resulting from litigation. ... more
• NewsBusted December 21, 2012 Fri Dec 21
  America
  A comedic take on news from the last week. ... more
• Need a Job? You May Have to Wait Until 2015 or Later, Says the Fed Fri Dec 14
  Donald Lambro
  WASHINGTON - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Obama economy is in a single sentence about the Federal Reserve Board's latest attempts this week to deal with unacceptably high unemployment. ... more
• The Fed is Running Out of Monetary Weapons Thu Dec 13
  Donald Lambro
  Everything you ever wanted to know about the Obama economy is in a single sentence about the Federal Reserve Board's attempts this week to deal with unacceptably high unemployment. ... more
• Our Government-Created Financial Crisis Wed Dec 12
  Walter E. Williams
  Suppose you saw a building on fire. Would you seek counsel from the arsonist who set it ablaze for advice on how to put it out? You say, "Williams, you'd have to be a lunatic to do that!" But that's precisely what we've done: turned to the people who created our fiscal crisis to fix it. ... more
• Taxing the Poor Wed Dec 12
  Thomas Sowell
  With all the talk about taxing the rich, we hear very little talk about taxing the poor. Yet the marginal tax rate on someone living in poverty can sometimes be higher than the marginal tax rate on millionaires. ... more
• Push the Fed Over the Cliff Mon Dec 3
  Katie Kieffer
  Stop worrying about the ‘fiscal cliff.’ Spending cuts would feel therapeutic after watching Standard & Poor's and Egan-Jones downgrade our credit rating and seeing President Obama add $6 trillion to the national debt. ... more

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