Tag Archives: freedom

Independence Day Hootenanny

Posted on July 4, 2014 by MN Gordon

Uncompromising independence, rugged individualism, and unbounded personal freedom were once essential to the American character.  According to popular American folklore, they still are.  We have some reservations. In the year 2014, the ideas that roused America’s War of Independence are, … Continue reading →

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Janet Yellen’s Unwise and Inhumane Policies

Posted on July 1, 2014 by MN Gordon

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the 0.4 percent May CPI increase is noise.  Perhaps she is right and it is noise.  But just what type of noise is it? Is it the type of noise to ignore…like a street … Continue reading →

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The Seven Year Decline of Economic Freedom

Posted on January 17, 2014 by MN Gordon

What a condescending dolt that Harry Reid is…good golly!  Not since Teddy Kennedy has there been a U.S. Senator that was hungrier for a knuckle sandwich. On Tuesday the dissembling Senate Majority Leader thought he had it in the bag.  … Continue reading →

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Duct Tape Economics

Posted on January 14, 2014 by MN Gordon

The Labor Department laid a sulfurous egg last Friday.  By their calculations, just 74,000 jobs were created in December.  The pros thought it would be 200,000.  What do they know? This marks the slightest increase since January 2011.  Somehow, even … Continue reading →

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