By James Bovard
When Barack Obama was inaugurated on January 20, there was euphoria across the land and millions of people cheered in the streets of Washington. Many people are convinced that American democracy has been redeemed and that the federal government no longer poses a peril to individual rights. Since the people’s choice is now [...]
Mises Daily by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. | Posted on 7/10/2009 12:00:00 AM
It was common on the Left to intimate that George W. Bush was like Hitler, a remark that would drive the National Review crowd through the roof but which I didn’t find entirely outrageous. Bush’s main method of governance was to [...]
Federal Budget Deficit Hits $2 trillion, White House Blames Recession
By William Anderson
Published: 14 May 2009 on www.fee.org
The numbers that come in from the government are staggering, with a projected federal budget deficit of nearly two trillion dollars. As one recent news account put it:
With the economy performing worse than hoped, [...]
