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Chasing the Wild Goose in Davos

Despite the reformers endless efforts to encircle mankind, some persist beyond the broad extent of their casted net.  In the backwaters of the new Republic, for instance, the distant rumble and flicker of Saturday night hootenannies still befall yonder the … Continue reading

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Stars and Stripes

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America,” remarked President Bill Clinton in his inaugural address, shortly after reciting the oath of office in late January 1993. What he meant by this … Continue reading

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Independence Day Hootenanny

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

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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