Essays

A year or more ago I sent an appeal to Patterson's Vagabonds to debate the idea that America should suspend sending jobs to "Slave Nations" like China, by simply stating that no job should be exported to a country that does not allow collective bargaining. Since not a soul replied, I can only … [Read more...] about Calling All Economists II

OBAMA SHOULD PLANT 20 BILLION TREES FDR in the 1930s employed 3 million Americans between the ages of 18-25 in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and among other good deeds, they planted five billion trees... … [Read more...] about Let’s Plant Trees!

In a previous harangue among our beloved Vagabonds I floated the idea that America should pass a law stating that jobs should not be exported to countries that do not allow Collective Bargaining. I would now like to invite those economic wizards smarter than I am to share their thoughts on such a … [Read more...] about Calling All Economists!

"I don't believe there's a great salvation in (our) political process at all. I believe in far different things. I mean, I put Democracy far down the line. I think a devoutly Christian, Conservative, Traditionalist country, even if it's a Monarchy, is fine with me." Pat Buchanan on Hardball with … [Read more...] about Pat Buchanan Is Un-American

Mark Zaid was given a traffic ticket in Montgomery County, MD, recently for flashing his headlights back in thanks to a driver who warned him about a speed trap. He was fined fifty bucks. He took it to court and won when the officer failed to appear. Mr. Zaid's Remarkable Heroism Is Chronicled … [Read more...] about Mark Zaid Is My Hero

Anyone who owned a home during the last ten years remembers one thing very well: The avalanche of junk mail assaulting us with spectacular offers to take advantage of rising home equity. If nothing else, these crooks should be contributing cash to support landfills and recycling systems, not to … [Read more...] about This Depressing Downturn