Looking Ahead to 2012, 2013, and 2014

October 31, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom

Whoever takes the oath of office as President of the United States in January of 2013 will inherit an economy facing multiple challenges:

Undoubtedly, still-escalating federal spending will have the government bumping up against the debt ceiling again. By then, … Read more>

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Wall Street, the Mob, and the French Connection

October 28, 2011 | by | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom

In “The Wild One,” Marlin Brando plays Johnny, a leather-jacketed vagabond sporting a black-brim hat perched on his head at a rakish angle, below which lurk piercing dark eyes and a sneer of contempt in answer to the question, “What … Read more>

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The Judge vs. the Dictator: Bill Clark Survives Moammar Kaddafi

October 28, 2011 | by | Topic: The DNA of Greatness, The Global Challenge

Written by the executive director of The Center for Vision & Values for CatholicVote.org.

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A Global Central Bank? Justice Is Not Served by Government Economic Planning

October 26, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom

Do we need a supranational authority to enforce social justice? The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PJCP) seems to think so. Its new document, ”Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of a Global Public … Read more>

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Marcellus Shale: Science, Facts and Data vs. Misconceptions, Misrepresentations and Outright Lies

October 25, 2011 | by | Topic: Freedom Readers Lectures, Streaming Video

Greg Wrightstone, Vice President of Geology, Texas Keystone, Inc, speaks at the Freedom Readers Dessert lecture series. … Read more>

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A Rhetoric of Distanciation: Sinn Féin’s Reaction on the Death of Gaddafi

October 24, 2011 | by | Topic: The Global Challenge, The Persuaders

When the world learned of the capture and subsequent death of Muammar Gaddafi on Oct. 20, 2011, academics and pundits and political leaders looked to official responses before framing their own. The United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, and … Read more>

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Death of a Bad Dude: Kaddafi’s Removal, 30 Years Late?

October 21, 2011 | by | Topic: The American Story, The Global Challenge

In the 1980s, I was an unrefined adolescent from blue-collar Butler, Pennsylvania. I knew nothing and cared nothing about politics. I had no idea if I was a conservative or liberal, Democrat or Republican, or much of anything else. But … Read more>

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V&V Q&A: Cows, Communists, and Cell Phones—and Wall Street

October 19, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom

Editor’s Note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. Our latest “V&V Q&A” is with Herb Meyer, who from 1981-87 served as special assistant to CIA director Bill Casey. Meyer Read more>

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America’s Orwellian Liberalism

October 17, 2011 | by | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders

The ink was barely dry on the asterisk in Jimmy Hoffa Jr.’s rant about taking out those “sons-of-b*tches”—referring to Tea Party members—when the vice president made his own contribution at a Labor Day rally. “This is a fight for the … Read more>

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“God Bless Them?” Congresswoman Pelosi on the Wall Street Mob

October 14, 2011 | by | Topic: The Content of Character

Editor’s note: This article first appeared at CatholicVote.org.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has a lengthy track record of jaw-dropping political statements. Among them, the lifelong Roman Catholic has been a huge disappointment to her Church on matters of unborn human … Read more>

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We’ve Been ZIRPed

October 12, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom

It isn’t easy to earn interest income these days. Interest rates on government T-bills, banks’ savings accounts, and certificates of deposit are microscopic. You can blame our government and central bank. They have “ZIRPed” millions of American savers. Here are … Read more>

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On Steve Jobs, Roseanne Barr, and the Wall Street Mob

October 7, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders

Editor’s note: This article first appeared at American Thinker.

I got a double shock Thursday morning when I turned on my radio.

“Steve Jobs has passed away,” I heard a DJ remark. “That’s a shame.”

Yes, it is a shame. … Read more>

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Remembering Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

October 6, 2011 | by | Topic: The DNA of Greatness

As an entrepreneurship educator, studying the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, has been one of the great pleasures of the profession. At times, it even feels like an indulgence given the difficulty future technology leaders will surely … Read more>

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It’s Not Easy Subsidizing Green

October 5, 2011 | by | Topic: The Path to Freedom

The bankruptcy of “green jobs” darling Solyndra is still in the news because it could cost U.S. taxpayers $535 million due to a federal “stimulus” program loan guarantee. The Silicon Valley solar-panel maker’s failure comes on the heels of another … Read more>

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Debt Control or Bondage?

October 3, 2011 | by | Topic: The Battle for the Mind, The Path to Freedom

The student-loan checks for the fall semester have now been cashed. Round one of the Federal debt-limit debate is over, but round two may soon begin. Should we be experiencing feelings of control or bondage?

It is proverbial that acquiring … Read more>

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