The First Amendment, a Free Press and Journalism What is the obverse of a “free press”? We’ve once again reached a point in history where that question has become topical because America’s media has taken steps on-the-way to becoming an “unfree press.” Why is...
Global Economic Stability The past 10 years, post the Great Recession, has been a period of surprisingly measured global economic growth. Although developing countries, primarily in Asia and Africa, have witnessed the strongest economic performance, developed countries also have participated. For example, Australia has...
Does Truth Matter? Some believe the beginnings can be traced to Bill Clinton when he said “I did not have sex with that woman.” Before our President gave that historical denial, we all knew that the meaning of fellatio was oral sex. The word...
Are our Tax Laws Overly Complex? Yes. They also distort economic activity, misallocating resources and reducing productivity. They were drafted by politicians bought pressured by lobbyists wealthy contributors cronies special interests. They don’t adequately address our unsustainable deficits. The Internal Revenue Code impacts every American, whether an individual or entity,...
Elon Musk Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla. He used to also be Chairman, but was forced to resign when he allegedly committed securities fraud in September by Tweeting that he had secured financing to take Tesla private. That arguably was a lie....
