The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST
Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North!
Home Schools and the Tea Party
Gary North’s Reality Check I have just read the best article in National Review that I can remember in the last 40 years. Of course, this is not saying a great deal, because I stopped reading National Review about 40 years ago. I used to write for it occasionally. My introduction to the magazine was in the... READ MORE
10 Years in Jail for Posting a Policeman’s Face on Facebook
A woman in Texas faces up to 10 years in prison for posting the face of an undercover narcotics agent on her Facebook page. The police are not denying that he is an undercover officer. They arrested her because they said she had violated a Texas law against unlawful retaliation against a police officer. Is... READ MORE
0 for 307: Useless Tips on Terrorism Cost $18,893 Per Tip
The Department of Homeland Security has a program, “Text Against Terror.” Its acronym is TAP. Taxpayers are being tapped to pay for it. In New Jersey, $5.8 million was spent to create advertising for a program that lets transit commuters alert the authorities about suspicious things. I reported on this advertising campaign on September 18.... READ MORE
Congress Force Feeds the Army $3 Billion. Army Resists.
The Army has 2,000 tanks that need refurbishing. The Army does not need the tanks or want the tanks. But Congress wants the tanks to be refurbished. So does General Dynamics. General Dynamics is in the tank-refurbishing business. Should we trust the Army when it says “no tanks,” or should we trust the armchair tacticians... READ MORE
Burn Rate: Couple Goes Through $12 Million in 8 Years
A man and his wife were awarded a $20 million settlement from a company in 2004. The company’s environment gave the husband a lung disease. The law firm got 35%. Presumably, they got the rest. They built a $3.9 million home in Carthage, Missouri. Carthage is a small town of 14,000. Average household income is... READ MORE
Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Home Schools and the Tea Party
Gary North’s Reality Check I have just read the best article in National Review that I can remember in the last 40 years. Of course, this is not saying a great deal, because I stopped reading National Review about 40 years ago. I used to write for it occasionally. My introduction to the magazine was in the... READ MORE
10 Years in Jail for Posting a Policeman’s Face on Facebook
A woman in Texas faces up to 10 years in prison for posting the face of an undercover narcotics agent on her Facebook page. The police are not denying that he is an undercover officer. They arrested her because they said she had violated a Texas law against unlawful retaliation against a police officer. Is... READ MORE
0 for 307: Useless Tips on Terrorism Cost $18,893 Per Tip
The Department of Homeland Security has a program, “Text Against Terror.” Its acronym is TAP. Taxpayers are being tapped to pay for it. In New Jersey, $5.8 million was spent to create advertising for a program that lets transit commuters alert the authorities about suspicious things. I reported on this advertising campaign on September 18.... READ MORE
Congress Force Feeds the Army $3 Billion. Army Resists.
The Army has 2,000 tanks that need refurbishing. The Army does not need the tanks or want the tanks. But Congress wants the tanks to be refurbished. So does General Dynamics. General Dynamics is in the tank-refurbishing business. Should we trust the Army when it says “no tanks,” or should we trust the armchair tacticians... READ MORE
Burn Rate: Couple Goes Through $12 Million in 8 Years
A man and his wife were awarded a $20 million settlement from a company in 2004. The company’s environment gave the husband a lung disease. The law firm got 35%. Presumably, they got the rest. They built a $3.9 million home in Carthage, Missouri. Carthage is a small town of 14,000. Average household income is... READ MORE
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