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January 12, 2014

SHOCKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader Expresses Views of Israel Shared by Every Nation on Earth

The New York Times presents readers with criticisms of Israel and the U.S. by Iran's Supreme Leader as though they were merely "uncompromising" opinions.

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Published on January 12, 2014 09:00

Is Opposition to Increasing the Minimum Wage ‘Hardhearted’?

A New York Times editorial last week argued that opposition to increasing the minimum wage amounted to "hardheartedness", but the newspaper knows better.

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Published on January 12, 2014 07:00

The Many Faces of Paul Krugman

His numerous contradictions on the subject of minimum wage laws and unemployment benefits reveal the many faces of Paul Krugman.

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Published on January 12, 2014 04:00

January 11, 2014

My Review of Hunter Lewis’s Book ‘Free Prices Now!’ in Barron’s

My review of Hunter Lewis's book Free Prices Now! Fixing the Economy by Abolishing the Fed was published in Barron's last weekend.

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Published on January 11, 2014 15:40

January 9, 2014

Who Launched the Aug. 21 Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria?

The New York Times admits that its earlier claim that Assad was responsible for the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria was baseless.

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Published on January 09, 2014 08:00

December 29, 2013

Gold vs. Fiat Currency: Which Is the ‘Barbarous Relic’?

Enlightened economists of the future will look back at the current grand global experiment with fiat currencies and regard governments' efforts to create wealth by running a printing press or punching buttons on a computer keyboard as the true "barbarous relic".

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Published on December 29, 2013 09:00

December 28, 2013

Stratfor Deceives on Israeli Theft of Palestinian Water Resources

Stratfor published an irritating article on Christmas Day titled "Israel's Water Challenge", which not only doesn't mention the Israeli theft of Palestinian water resources, but goes so far as to imply just the opposite, that Israel generously gives Palestinians water.

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Published on December 28, 2013 08:00

December 27, 2013

Five Years Since Israel’s ‘Operation Cast Lead’ Massacre

Today marks five years since the beginning of Israel's 22-day, full-scale military assault against the civilian population of Gaza, dubbed "Operation Cast Lead".

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Published on December 27, 2013 14:25

Israel’s Demolitions of Palestinian Homes: Evicting Children Into the Cold on Christmas

On Christmas Eve, Israel continued a recent series of demolitions of Palestinian homes in Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank, expelling 68 people, nearly half of them children, out into the extreme winter weather.

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Published on December 27, 2013 13:59

A Brief Review of the Recent Violence Between Israel and Gaza

The recent cycle of violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip has been characterized as having been instigated by the shooting of an Israeli defense contractor along the border with Gaza on December 24. This is typical of U.S. mainstream media reporting, but false.

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Published on December 27, 2013 13:42

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