No discussion of Conservative economics will be complete without a full analysis and review of the theories of Fredrich Hayek. Hayek was an Austrian economist who moved to England in the early 1930s and taught at the London School of Economics. The general tone of his work is that free competition in the marketplace and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'General'
Failure of Conservative Economics, Part III The Big Economic Lie
February 10th, 2013 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, General, Politics, Populism
Tags: Capitalism·conservative economics·Economics·Neocon economics·Politics·Populism
Romney’s Lies and the Future of America
October 11th, 2012 · Comments Off · Democracy, Economics, General, Politics, Populism
The first Presidential campaign debate of the 2012 campaign was generally seen by the political punditry as a victory for the contender. Not only did he show style and seem to show substance, but he had an aggressive posture that allowed him to call the President a liar. Well, he didn’t say that exactly but [...]
Tags: Romney·Romney's lies·Ryan'·the Presidential debates·the Presidential elections
The Danger of a Nazi America
April 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Culture, Democracy, General, Human Rights, Politics, Populism, wars and militarism
A lot of Right Wing radio commentators toss around the word “Nazi” these days and it seems that many of them have no idea what they are talking about. Of all absurd things, they call the President a Nazi at times when they are really getting loony. President Barack Obama is a man whom many [...]
Tags: avoiding a return to Fascism·Fascism·Fascism in America·Nazi·Nazi political philosophy·Nazis in America·Republican Neo-Fascists·Republicans as Neo-Fascists·the characteristics of Fascism
Southerners Are Being Taken for a Ride
September 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Corporations and Industry, Economics, General, jobs, Labor, Politics, Populism
The Republicans, and the Tea Party founders, the Koch Family and about 30 other millionaire donors are taking the South for a ride. People know about being “taken for a ride” in Chicago. You see, in Chicago, there were always some good boxers and a bunch of good football players. But, over time, there were [...]
Tags: claims about jobs in Texas·claims about the Texas Miracle·Governor Perry of Texas·minimum wage jobs·poverty by state·Southern bigotry·the Republican South·the South and jobs·the South and racism
May 1910 to May 2010–100 Years of…Progress?
May 7th, 2010 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Culture, Economics, General, Politics, Populism, Wall Street, wars and militarism
By 1910, the United States had changed from a collection of states along the Atlantic Coast and a group of Southern slavery states to an emerging nation spreading across the entire continent. There were only three major cities: New York, Chicago and Philadelphia with over a million population. There were half a dozen other metropolitan [...]
Tags: American history·corporations·economic history·Economics·history·income distribution·income inequality·manufacturing·Medicare·political history·Politics·Social Security·taxation·taxes·unions
Facts About Global Warming
April 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Culture, energy, General, International affairs, Science & Technology
The fact is that the earth is warming. Glaciers are melting, and most importantly, the earth’s weather patterns are beginning to change. Northwest United States, which in some parts had over 150 glaciers in the early 1910s, now has less than 40. Some areas of the Arctic ocean that had been impassable now can be [...]
Tags: cap and trade·carbon dioxide·carbon emissions·climate change·climate stabilization·effects of increased temperatures·global warming
Unemployment, Job Creation, and Back-of-the-Envelope Economics
March 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · General, Health Care, jobs, Politics
Do you want a job? Do you need a job or know anyone who does? Do you think that there are fewer jobs than are necessary for the workforce right now? Sounds stupid, doesn’t it? Sounds ridiculous. Apparently not to Senators John Kyl of Arizona and Sentor Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Bunning held up unemployment [...]
Tags: Bush recession·domestic manufacturing·Economics·health care reform·job creation·jobs·national debt·recession·Social Security and Medicare·unemployment
Are You an American or Are You a Neocon?
March 5th, 2010 · Comments Off · General, Politics
The actions of John Kyl and Jim Bunning recently bring into sharp focus, as Dr. Paul Krugman, the Nobel Laureate has said, the differences between the two most prominent political parties. But it goes beyond that. When are you a citizen of a country? If I move to France to live, am I automatically a [...]
David Brooks and Neocon Advice to the Elderly
February 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Culture, Economics, General, Politics
“There you go again…” as a famous “B” movie actor once memorably said…memorable because he happened to be President at the time. Oh yes, we really did have an actor as President. But he was also a union president at one time. Granted, it was a union of actors, but he was elected. One of [...]
Tags: AARP·elderly income·Health Care·income inequality·Medicare·national debt·Neoconservative budget planning·retirement·Right Wing·Social Security cuts·tax cuts·tax hikes·tax increases
The Supreme Court: The Unthinkable May Have Happened.
January 24th, 2010 · Comments Off · Courts and the Law, General, Politics
For decades, if not for a century or more, we in the United States have been proud to believe that our Supreme Court has made decisions, for the most part, without the influence of partisan politics, public pressure, or historical tradition. No political party, no group of protestors or no matter the number of years [...]
Tags: campaign contributions·corporate campaign contributions·Neoconservative·Right Wing·Supreme Court
Reagan and the Biggest Lie
January 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · General, Media, Politics, wars and militarism
In 1980, Ronald Reagan had been preparing to become President, a role he had cherished, for at least ten years. He wanted it more than his acting career. Reagan had stumbled into acting. He had the two essential requirements, for a motion picture actor of his early days… a pleasing face and a distinctive voice. [...]
Tags: Add new tag·conservatism·Ronald Reagan·social safety net·voodoo economics
What Campaign Finance Reform Means for Jobs.
December 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · Economics, General, Politics
The 2008 election for all federal offices cost over $5 billion. The campaign finance for President alone cost over $1 billion. The election funding for the Presidential campaign and the election campaign funding for Congress are out of control. Those numbers alone should tell us what we need to do. We need to stop allowing [...]
Tags: Campaign finance reform
How About This: Reform or Die!
December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · General, Health Care, Politics
Of course, we’re all going to die some day anyway. But health care reform and Republican, that is Neoconservative Obstructionist, opposition, have a lot to do with how soon we’ll die. And what about the death knell for the private health insurance lobby? The appearance of the grim reaper has sent the health insurance business [...]
Tags: Burr·Grassley·Health Care·health care debate·health care lobby·health care plan·health care reform·Lieberman·Lunatic fringe·McConnell·Obama health care plan
The Health Care Reform Battle and the Neocon Alternatives
November 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · General, Health Care, Politics
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the members in the House of Representatives of the Neoconservative Obstructionist Party spent an entire day doing their best to obstruct and prevent legislation. But the Affordable Health Care for America Act passed by 220 to 215. It was bi-partisan. One Republican voted with the Democrats. And 39 petty, cowardly [...]
Tags: Bush administration·Health Care·health care reform·health insurance industry·lobbyists·Neocon Republicans·Republican health care plan·tea parties
The Neoconservative “Health Care” Bill: How Dumb Do They Think We Are?
November 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · General
Current political life is like a satire of our historical political life, only more wasteful and dangerous. The early days of our country’s formation were filled with devotion to freedom and equality. Real freedom, not merely a slogan on a sign, and real equality, where men and women argued for their rights to vote and [...]
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