October 12, 2011

Trade Wars Exacerbate Recessions

Imagine you own a department store.  I walk in one morning to purchase a new pair of shoes that cost $50 dollars.  My trade deficit with you has increased by $50.  To a consumer this is no big deal; to the shortsighted Keynesian howeve...

October 7, 2011

Steve Jobs- A True Capitalist

The world has experienced a great loss with the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs.  His genius and entrepreneurship brought us futuristic-like gadgets at an affordable price.  While the public will undoubtedly mourn his tragic death, one ...

September 4, 2010

Oh Paul, Again With The Nonsense?

Twice a week, Paul Krugman and the New York Times bless us with editorials filled with partisan liberal rhetoric and the occasional economic theory.  From the never ending calls for more government "stimulus" to fear mongering over def...

August 28, 2010

Long Term Economic Stability: Does the Government Even Get It?

In May of 2009, I took a job as a detailer at a car dealership in Harrisburg, PA.  One June 25, President Obama signed the "Cash for Clunkers" bill into law in an attempt to supplement the "Stimulus Bill" that was passed just...