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  • When Will Iran/Israel War Come out of the Shadows?

    Published March 16, 2012

    The question is not whether there will be a war between Israel and Iran. The question is, will it escalate? 

  • Stop the Insanity in Cuba

    Published March 09, 2012

    What is it about Cuba that makes it impossible for us to make decent decisions? For instance, wasn't the talk that Gitmo was going to be closed? Now, we're building a sports academy there.

  • Budgeting for the Near Term

    Published February 20, 2012

    Since Lyndon Johnson first opened up the lock box of social security in 1968 and included it in the Unified Budget, politicians have robbed future generations to get re-elected.

  • Watching Iran in 2012

    Published January 18, 2012

    Former Kansas City Fed Chief Thomas Hoenig had warned about the possibility of a systemic shock at a time when we don’t have the ability to respond, due to already historic low interest rates. I believe we are facing the possibility of just that happening within the next year or two.

  • Predictions for Another Volatile Year

    Published January 03, 2012

    I believe 2012 will be much more volatile than almost any year in recent history, so here is my list of predictions for 2012 and the odds of those predictions actually happening.

  • The Government's Single Biggest Boondoggle?

    Published December 20, 2011

    The Office of Cuban Broadcasting is a worthless program that has not produced one tangible result in almost three decades with $660 million spent.

  • Adopt Long-Term Plans -- Or 'Throw Them All Out'

    Published December 16, 2011

    The fact that nothing got done this year is indicative of an ‘Occupy’ movement -- the occupation of Washington DC by a group of self-serving and unqualified people who are somehow elected through a lack of quality choices to represent the very people who do not approve of them.

  • No Place for Government in Car Business

    Published December 06, 2011

    The government should get out of the car business.

  • 'Shovel-Ready' Jobs Could Help Relieve Droughts

    Published December 02, 2011

    We have floods costing billions in part of the country and drought costing billions in other parts-imagine a “shovel ready” job to address both issues.

  • Politicians Should Allow Keystone XL Pipeline

    Published November 29, 2011

    The Keystone XL pipeline would create jobs and help fill a void in U.S. oil production. But politicians like Henry Waxman insist on blocking the project.