The news that the baker’s union strike effectively shut down Hostess should be sobering news to Americans and a wake up call to the damage that unions and their coerced wages do. Of course most of the coverage in the mainstream media is sympathetic to the union workers and condemns Hostess for shutting down. And […]
Archives for November 2012
‘I, Pencil: The Movie’ takes a free market look at the creation of a pencil
This week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a short animation film about the creation of a pencil, how it’s made and how it benefits families across the globe. It’s adapted from a 1958 essay by Leonard E. Read titled “I, Pencil: My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read.” In 1996, it was reprinted […]
U.S. economic collapse condemns 50 million Americans to poverty in 2012
Despite the United States federal government’s stimulus programs and various social initiatives, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest statistics Wednesday in a report titled “America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2012.” It found that poverty in America is growing far greater than what congress had anticipated. With President Barack Obama being labelled as the “Food […]
Ron Paul: The real issue is that the U.S. is bankrupt, headed toward fascism
This week, retiring Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul gave his last speech in the House of Representatives. It was a 48-minute speech and was one of the most influential speeches he has ever given. It was not in front of thousands of people, it was not delivered on primetime television and it wasn’t a much […]
Annual survey finds top 50 wealthiest members of Congress, Michael McCaul tops list
In a political climate that continues to invoke the notion that the rich in our society are getting richer, it seems those in Washington are also getting wealthier too, while many individuals of the United States are attempting to live within their means. On Thursday, Roll Call published a list of the wealthiest members of […]