The myth that there is no difference between Democratic and Republican Party is actually quite common (especially among disgruntled Libertarians). But this is demonstrably false. […]
Day: August 13, 2013
The Politics of Bad Analogies: It’s the Drain Stupid
What happens when you mix clever but simple ‘sound byte’ cartoons with somewhat complicated political issues? Sometimes you get bad analogies. And these bad analogies […]
The Tea Party’s Take on Tax Rates and Size of Government
For some time now, the Tea Party has been making a ruckus over the size of government, tax rates and the alleged debt/deficit ‘crisis.’ […]
End the Fed and Return to the Gold Standard!?
Part of Ron Paul’s narrative is that the federal reserve and the switch from a gold standard to a fiat currency is the cause for […]
The DOW Plummet and S&P Downgrade
The recent DOW Index plummet and the S&P downgrading of U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ has been followed by much finger pointing. The DOW has […]