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The US’s Current Goal In the ‘Peace Process’: Prevent Palestinians from Going to the UN

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was extraordinarily candid in remarks he made earlier this week following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about the Obama administration's goal in pushing "peace" talks: "Let me state unequivocally that President Abbas is 100 percent committed to these talks. He has committed that the Palestinians will not go to the United Nations during the period of time of these talks in exchange for the prisoners that are being released by Israel. That...

Krugman on Wages, Employment, and Inflation: Yet Another Reason He Can’t Be Taken Seriously

Here's yet another reason why Paul Krugman can't be taken seriously. One one hand, Krugman argues that the U.S. federal government should mandate an increased minimum wage of $9, so that workers will have more income with which to spend (which is where Krugman thinks economic growth comes from), and that increasing the minimum wage will not exacerbate unemployment (by pricing low-wage earners right out of a job). On the other hand, Krugman argues that there is a problem in the U.S. of "downwa...

Crony Capitalism: My Review in Barron’s

Barron's published my review of Hunter Lewis's Crony Capitalism in America: 2008-2012 last Saturday (November 2, 2013). Read excerpts here and click through for the full review. I definitely recommend both books. It's not necessary to read them in order, but I do recommend reading Free Prices Now! first, as it establishes the conceptual framework for Crony Capitalism.

The Tragedy of Zionist Revisionism of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In an Al-Monitor article ironically titled “The tragedy of Palestinian revisionism,” veteran Israeli columnist Ben Caspit engages in his own shameful revisionism about the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the reasons for its persistence. In the process, he reveals his own deeply bigoted attitude, historical ignorance, and intellectual dishonesty.

Infographic: Healthcare.gov is Fundamentally Flawed

Crony capitalism doesn’t solve anything.

Obama’s Lies That People Could Keep Their Insurance and the Meaningless Claim that Obamacare Plans Are ‘Better’

By now, everyone knows that when Obama promised people that if they liked their health insurance plan, they would be able to keep it under Obamacare, he was lying.

Paul Krugman Labels Himself a ‘Kook’!

In his column last week, Paul Krugman characterized anyone warning of a U.S. debt crisis as a "kook", "someone not to be taken seriously", someone who subscribes to "fantasies", a "fearmonger" engaging in "doomsaying".

The FDA, Big Pharma, and Crony Capitalism

The FDA, far from being a government agency with consumers' interest in mind, in reality just serves the interests of the pharmaceutical industry -- the epitome of crony capitalism.

‘Rate Shock’ Isn’t an Unintended Consequence But a Key Element of Obamacare

By design, many young, healthy individuals will indeed face higher premiums as a result of Obamacare.

‘Rate Sock’ Isn’t an Unintended Consequence But a Key Element of Obamacare

By design, many young, healthy individuals will indeed face higher premiums as a result of Obamacare.