Anita Dunn , is described by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia as “one of the major decision makers of the Obama campaign” and as one of Obama’s “four top advisers (along with David Axelrod, David Plouffe, and Robert Gibbs).” She currently holds the position of “White House Communications Director.” She is married to the President’s personal
[This talk was given at Economic Downturn: Cause and Cure ( Mises Circle , Sponsored by Louis E. Carabini) Newport Beach, California, November 14, 2009.] Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen: As you all know, we are in a severe economic downturn. The official unemployment rate now exceeds 10 percent and according to many observers is actually
New York–Now that carbon dioxide has been declared a pollutant by the EPA, numerous local jurisdictions around the country, whose finances have been badly hammered by the current recession, are considering the imposition of “Exhalation Taxes.” New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are reportedly
General Motors was once not only the world’s greatest and most prosperous automobile company but the world’s greatest and most prosperous manufacturing company, indeed, the world’s greatest and most prosperous company of any kind. Its success, wealth, and economic power, were symbolic of the success, wealth, and economic power of the United
From a reader in Cambridge, ON, Canada : RE:The Real Right To Medical Care. [T]hanks for the fantastic article on real medical care vs. socialized medicine. I am writing this email because I am a young Canadian who has a socialized medical system. While I cannot argue your logic for a true free market medical care system, I did finish your piece
Una confusión económica desastrosa, que es compartida casi universalmente, tanto por hombres corrientes como por los economistas profesionales, es la creencia en que la caída de precios constituye deflación y por tanto debe temerse y, si es posible, impedirse. El artículo principal de portada del New York Times del pasado 1 de noviembre ofrece
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