How a Pacifist Accidentally Infused the FBI with Cash
Back in 1972, when I was a 10-year-old technology and news geek in Chicagoland, a particular story grabbed my attention. Someone had planted time …
Gun Control Is Violence
Mohandas Gandhi, the greatest pacifist of the 20th century, is widely quoted as having said, “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in …
Five Most Absurd Ways Governments Will Promote Obamacare
Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare, for short — is coming. Enrollment in state exchanges, online marketplaces for purchasing health …
NSA Surveillance of European Allies May Block EU-U.S. Trade Talks
The first round of negotiations over a new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union is scheduled to start this week, but …
Four Important Facts to Remember About Gold
When volatility prevails in the gold market, I love seeing so many different opinions because it promotes critical thinking and healthy markets. But because …
U.S. Senate to Retroactively Punish Runaway Tax Slaves
Years ago, it was virtually unheard-of for someone to give up his/her U.S. citizenship. Then, one by one, a handful of famous cases surfaced… …
End of QE? I Don’t Buy It
A new meme is spreading in financial markets: The Fed is about to turn off the monetary spigot. U.S. Printmaster General Ben Bernanke announced …
Gun Control and the War on Drugs
Many opponents of gun control support the war on drugs, and many critics and reformers of America’s drug laws tend to believe in gun …
A Democrat, a Union, and Myriad Businesses See Chaos in Obamacare
Perhaps the question is no longer if Obamacare will wreak havoc on the American economy. Instead, the query seems to have morphed into something …
Turmoil Coming: How to Survive and Thrive
I was in Paris one time, in a park near the Louvre museum, enjoying a lazy summer day. I wasn’t the only one with …