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The Protectionist Indians Coming Over The Wall
I was watching the “Jaco Report” on Channel 2 this morning, and Charles Jaco headed a panel of important local business leaders and Mayor Slay, to talk about the economic downturn in the m… more »
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The Protectionist Indians Coming Over The Wall
Webmaster wrote 6 days ago: I was watching the “Jaco Report” on Channel 2 this morning, and Charles Jaco headed a pa … more »
A Trillion Here, a Trillion There -- Pretty Soon, It Starts Adding Up to Real Money
Webmaster wrote 5 months ago: The Federal government had its first $1 trillion budget in 1987, towards the end of the Reagan admin … more »
What They Need to Know
Webmaster wrote 5 months ago: USA Today: Employers want new way to judge graduates beyond tests, grades Colleges have been scrambl … more »
This Is Like Giving a Blood Transfusion to a Corpse
Webmaster wrote 6 months ago: President Bush wants to pump $150 billion of money the Federal government doesn’t have into an … more »
As Only Buchanan Can
Webmaster wrote 6 months ago: From PJB’s latest: We are thus in the position of having to borrow from Europe to defend Europ … more »
Dispatches from the "Roaring" Economy
Webmaster wrote 6 months ago: Some 8,000 people, including some recent college grads, attended a job fair where they applied for a … more »
Again, the Subprime Mortgage Question Is Largely a Racial Issue
Webmaster wrote 6 months ago: Aside from the picture, and many clues in this Post-Dispatch article about the subprime bust, there … more »
America's Obsession With Diversity Is an Expensive Prospect -- Even in Switzerland
Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: His tears are matched by those of Swiss bankers today. AP: ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss banking gian … more »
Why Not Me on a Rainy Day?
Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: Wall Street Journal: Bush to Unveil Aid to Homeowners WASHINGTON — President Bush is set to an … more »
You Live By the Subprime Sword, You Die By the Subprime Sword
Webmaster wrote 7 months ago: Remember, it wasn’t that long ago that many members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, includin … more »
They Forgot: Missouri's Budgetary House Has a Back Door
Webmaster wrote 9 months ago: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Lottery payoff of schools falls short For years, those states have heard c … more »
Creditworthy
Webmaster wrote 9 months ago: Wouldn’t you love to be able to raise your own credit limit from time to time? Then again, y … more »
Bloomberg News Service: The Concept of Americans Having Plentiful Work and Lifetime Jobs in Manufacturing and Industry is a Quaint, Old-Fashioned, Retronomic Anachronism
Webmaster wrote 10 months ago: Bloomberg: Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) — At a union hall in Detroit packed with 800 members of the AF … more »
British Unemployment Stats Are As Useless As American Unemployment Stats
Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: The British unemployment rate is six times higher than the official number, reports the Daily Mail. … more »
Yes, It Really Is "Your" Black Muslim Bakery
Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: I bet the fish sandwiches aren’t the only thing “hot” in this place San Francisc … more »
This Is Like Turning the Thermostat Down After You Left All the Doors and Windows Open to Let All the Hot Air In
Webmaster wrote 11 months ago: Christian Science Monitor: Washington - Tuition sticker shock – a fact of life for many families … more »
News of the Grand Canyon State
Webmaster wrote 12 months ago: (1) From the AP, and under the oh-so-enthusiastic glare of her home state’s Governor (above … more »
And Why is a "Labor Shortage" Such a Bad Thing?
Webmaster wrote 1 year ago: AP: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhau … more »
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) Calls for Soft Draft
Webmaster wrote 1 year ago: AP: Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd is issuing a call for community service that aims t … more »
