Archive for August 11th, 2010

Gonzalo Lira GonzaloLira.com Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve are preparing for QE2—a second round of Quantitative Easing. The rationale is that the United States’ economy is circling the deflationary drain—something Bernanke and the Fed are absolutely terrified of. Certainly deflation is hitting the U.S. economy full bore, but it’s yet to be proven... »

The government’s $182 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG should be seen as the Rosetta Stone for understanding the financial crisis and its costly aftermath. By William Greider AlterNet.org The government’s $182 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG should be seen as the Rosetta Stone for understanding the financial crisis and its costly aftermath.... »

Bob Chapman SilverBearCafe.com It was only a month ago that the Dow closed at 9686. From there it started to move back up again as insiders learned of the Fed’s plan to inject $5 trillion into the economy over the next two years. The result has been a run up to 10,674. We figured... »

By Laurence Kotlikoff Bloomberg.com Aug 10, 2010 Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills. What it can and must do is radically simplify its tax, health-care, retirement and financial systems, each of which is a complete mess. But this is the... »

License-Plate Readers Becoming a Fixture in Local Police Arsenals by G.W. Schulz Center for Investigative Reporting Private manufactures enthuse that it’s like having an extra police officer in every patrol car while saving on personnel costs. Opponents of excessive government intrusion warn it will allow law enforcement to spy on innocent people by tracking... »

The Subversion of Education in America by Alan Caruba LewRockwell.com I’ll bet you think that the problems with our nation’s schools are a fairly recent phenomenon. Wrong. It dates backs to the 1960′s. Those that have implemented the subversion of our educational system have sought to fly well below the radar of public awareness,... »

The New Teamwork: American Judges and Prosecutors by William L. Anderson LewRockwell.com As one who often writes about courts and prosecutorial misconduct, I must admit to having no confidence anymore in American judges having any integrity at all. One of the defining moments for me came in the Tonya Craft case in North Georgia... »

By Doreen Hannes August 11, 2010 NewsWithViews.com After more than five years of full time fighting and agitating for food freedom and the complete abandonment of NAIS or NAIS like things, I finally received a visit from compliance officers. What officers, you ask? They were Missouri Department of Agriculture Compliance Investigators, John Jordan and... »

By Cliff Kincaid August 11, 2010 NewsWithViews.com James Burnham’s 1964 classic, The Suicide of the West, was on my mind when I heard that Rush Limbaugh had homosexual entertainer Elton John perform at his wedding. Limbaugh is a great conservative entertainer, but he could have picked better entertainment at his own wedding. Such a... »

Vending Machines Of The Future BY LUKE FUNK MYFOXNY.COM Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joinng the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies. Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting with biometric vending machines that would allow... »