On Sunday, nearly 62 percent of Greeks voted “no” on the European bailout of Greece in exchange for more reforms. Rejecting the European Union’s intervention was a good thing, but the problem moving forward is that nothing will really change. Once Greece exits the EU and dismisses the euro, the same mindset will rummage around […]
Archives for July 2015
Independent Institute releases ‘Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate’ series
Want to see a web series that satirizes the catastrophic, vacuous and invasive nature of government? The Independent Institute has got you covered. The web channel has released a five-episode series called “Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate.” The trailer can be found below and the five episodes are up on its YouTube channel. […]
IMF to U.S.: Your financial system is still at risk of crisis
The United States has seemed to have forgotten the economic collapse and the financial crisis that engulfed Wall Street and the big banks. This is a mistake, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a new report urging the U.S. to still hone in on a high-risk financial system. In its first check-up on the […]
Interesting comment from EPJ’s Robert Wenzel on Bernie Sanders
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is inching ever closer to Hillary Clinton in the presidential polls. And why not? Sanders is saying he’ll create a utopian society where everyone is looked after without doing any work, the rich are penalized and the government is the all-knowing, powerful body to ensure you’re safe. In a recent interview […]
David Stockman on Obama’s 12.8 million new jobs claim
Politicians like to take credit for a lot things, even if they didn’t have any participation in the matter. One common trend President Obama takes credit for is the amount of new jobs created since he took over the White House. In a recent speech he gave to students at the University of Wisconsin, he […]