Nothing seems to make sense this morning. Congress has apparently gone crazy. The government is paralyzed. The political “news” is a ritualistic stage show where opposing “talking points” are endlessly exchanged. On CNN, a woman...
In America, in the year 2013, the most urgent need is jobs. Ask anybody. Check out the polls. The same is true in Jamaica. And everywhere else I’ve ever lived or know anything about....
Those little ladies who populate the Republican Party’s imagination aren’t going to rise up in fury against the GOP next November. No sir, they know what’s good for them. It’s the economy, stupid. Not...
The pundits at ABC figure better economic times are just around the corner. Maybe. It depends, they say, on what the May consumer credit report reveals. They’re guessing the report will show more consumers have taken...
Why are the TV pundits – and some members of Congress – so obsessed with drones when there’s a real and present danger lurking in the silent shadows? I can’t deny that the drone...
Has it really come to this? Are American voters so worried about the economy that they’re willing to despoil the green earth God gave us in exchange for jobs? Mitt Romney must think so....
You probably don’t watch “The Cycle” on MSNBC. I’ve tried to, but there’s a prim debutante type with big, black-rimmed spectacles (above, left) that I cannot bear to listen to, so I’ve invariably changed...
I am not a fan of the Federal Reserve Board. I have always regarded it as a boondoggle that empowers a few bankers at the expense of the American people. But it seems there...
I find it incredible that anyone, however dim, would blame President Obama for the employment slowdown that afflicted America in May. And I think the American media are doing a rotten job of reporting...
You may have read the AP report this morning that shows a surprising turnaround in America’s economy. Here’s an excerpt in case you missed it: WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring in December...