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Author's Biography
Eugene Elander has been a progressive social and political activist for decades. As an author, he won the Young Poets Award at 16 from the Dayton Poets Guild for his poem, The Vision. He was chosen Poet Laureate of Pownal, Vermont for his poem Pownal People. His three new verses for America the Beautiful:September 11, 2001 were widely acclaimed and read into the Congressional Record by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd.
Mr. Elander has authored three volumes of poetry: The Right Click, The World Click, and Journeyings, all written from 2004 to 2006, in the U.S. and Sweden, as well as two published novels: The Goat of God, and Turning the Tides, both available on Amazon.com in Kindle and electronic pdf editions. A self-help book titled Empowerment:Taking Charge of your Life has just been completed and awaits publication.
Mr. Elander is a freelance columnist who published a newspaper for ten years in New London, CT. He is an economist and college lecturer, and has been an agency executive director, emergency management consultant, investigator; and former animal control officer, deputy code enforcement and health officer for Farmington, New Hampshire. He and his wife Birgit, who co-authored The World Click, divide their time between Georgia and her homeland, Gotland, Sweden.
Several other books are underway, including a sequel to The Goat of God, and a public version of his doctoral dissertation on Cooperatism, a new economic system he developed which includes all stakeholders (workers, consumers, and the public as well as stockholders) in crucial decision making. Mr. Elander is a member of the Stonepile Writers group in Georgia and is president of his own Elander Press.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The Irrefutable Case for Barack Obama's Second Term: Supreme Court Appointments (9 comments)
The appointment of Supreme Court Justices is one of the most important of Presidential duties. If Barack Obama has the opportunity to make more such appointments in a Second Term, he will help to preserve America's future as a progressive and humane nation.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 Mitt the Nitwit! (4 comments)
Mitt Romney's recent campaign gaffes illustrate his true feelings of contempt for the unemployed, the poor, and all Americans beneath his station. He should be running for King, not President -- and should be soundly defeated, as he will be, if nominated.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 There's No New Newt! (2 comments)
As former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich soars in the Repulican presidential polls and even primaries, a sober assessment of his severe weaknesses leads one to hope that he never attains that lofty goal.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 The Decline and Fall of the American Automobile Association (3 comments)
A six-decade member of the iconic American Automobile Association outlines its deterioration in recent years, and his own painful experiences with their AAA South Insurance operation.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 2011: The Return of "Power to the People" (1 comments)
By comparing the historic 2011 Arab Spring and Occupy movements to the Power to the People movement forty years ago, we can gain perspective and direction for 2012, as outlined in this article by the author of Empowerment:Taking Charge of Your Life.
Sunday, November 6, 2011 The Sounds -- And Sins -- Of Senatorial Silence! (2 comments)
Trying to communicate with elected and appointed federal officials has become nearly impossible, while they deluge us with demands for campaign contributions and for our support. Communciation with them needs to become a two-way street; if they are too busy to respond, maybe they need to learn that they are not too busy to be replaced.
Sunday, October 30, 2011 America Bests The Big Bad Banks! (3 comments)
Megabanks which took megabillions of federal bailout dollars and then recently tried to impose new and unjustified debit card fees on their own customers seem to have lost this round, as most of those fees are now being reduced or rescinded. But they will undoubtedly try new and perhaps even nastier tactics to shaft their own customers and the public. We must all watch out -- and speak out forcefully!
Thursday, October 27, 2011 A Manifesto For The Occupy Movement (2 comments)
The Occupy Movement, which started on Wall Street in New York and has now spead around the world, needs to state its positions clearly. The idea that by not stating them it is somehow gaining in purity is invalid. Here, then, is a draft Manifesto for the Occupy Movement.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 The Republicans Have No Sense Of Shame! (2 comments)
President Barack Obama has recently announted the end of the nine-year War in Iraq in a responsible manner. Instead of praising him for doing so, the Republicans instantly attacked him for doing the right thing for America and American interests. Their willingness to damage our nation for political gain is totally clear, and totally wrong as well.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Boycott Big Bad Banks until Congress Bans Their New Fees! (3 comments)
We can do more than just protest the new and unwarranted bank debit card usage fees, which giant banks are applying to make up for the reduction in their unwarranted merchant debit card charges. We can and should boycott any bank which is abusing its customers in this manner, while urging Congress to ban all of these new, pernicious, and unwarranted fees.
Monday, October 17, 2011 That New Bank Debit Card Fee Is Probably Worse than You Think! (3 comments)
As new debit card usage fees are applied by many of the nation's largest banks, it is time to fully investigate their pernicious fee practices which abuse their customers and the public interest as well.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Wells Fargo joins the Banks of Infamy! (9 comments)
Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo Bank have sneakily imposed a new monthly charge for debit card usage to make purchases, following in the Ranks of Infamy of the like of Bank of America. The fee is a blatant attempt to avoid the will of Congress in restricting such bank fees. Thus, Wells Fargo has joined the ranks of the Banks of Infamy.
Sunday, October 9, 2011 DRONE WARS: The Obama Administration's Very Slippery Slope! (6 comments)
The implications of the use of killer drones have been brought home by their use, by the United States, against our own citizens. The targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan in Yemen by unmanned droves may well violate the U.S. Bill of Rights and International Law. This is a very slippery slope for America and the world.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Two Miscarriages of Justice (2 comments)
Two murder cases, that in which Amanda Knox was first convicted of killing a roommate, and then finally freed, and that of Troy Davis, who was executed in Georgia for killing a police officer decades ago, have many parallels but vastly different endings. Troy Davis, like Amanda Knox, was very likely innocent. America must stop all executions so that Troy Davis will be the last person subjected to this barbaric ritual
Saturday, September 24, 2011 More Smoke and Mirrors at the Obama White House! (6 comments)
The Obama White House has launched a pseudo-program called WE THE PEOPLE to supposedly allow Americans to propose actions by petition -- while hiding how many signature are required to even get their attention, let along any action. This is one more smoke-and-mirrors effort to fool us into thinking the Obama White House really cares about our concerns. It absolutely does not.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 A "Legal" Lynching in Georgia! (1 comments)
The rejection of clemency for Troy Davis, probably an innocent man, by the Georgia Board of Paroles and Pardons, may well lead to a "legal" lynching in order to silence the worlwdwide outrage over that pending execution. In that goal, Georgia will fail, and Troy Davis is likely to become a martyr if he is executed.
Thursday, September 15, 2011 Another Lynching Approaching in Georgia? (2 comments)
The present death sentence pending against Troy David for a crime he never committed resonates with the lynching nearly a century ago of Leo Frank, a Jewish man whose death sentence was commuted by Georgia's governor but who was lynched by some leading Georgians of that time. Frank was exonerated only long after his death, but it is not yet too late for Troy Davis.
Friday, August 12, 2011 Understanding Mitt Romney (2 comments)
Since Mitt Romney may be the leading Republican presidential candidate, at least in some polls, his views need to be scrutinized thoroughly. His espoused view that Corporations are People is one that needs to be challenged, particularly given the Supreme Court -s similar thinking.
Sunday, July 31, 2011 A Bad Deal With The Devils (2 comments)
President Barack Obama has reach a Deal with the Right Wing Devils in order to get the public debt limit increased. America will come to regret this Deal, which is unwise, unreasonable, and unfair.
Saturday, July 30, 2011 The American Public Debt Crisis: What Would FDR Do? (1 comments)
Barack Obama has now refused to follow his own Oath of Office by upholding the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires him to insure that there is no challenge to the validity of our public debt. That failure might well be grounds for impeachment, unless the Fourteenth Amendment is followed now and the public debt ceiling is increased by the President.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 A Defining Moment for the Obama Presidency (2 comments)
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides a clear path to resolving the present crisis over increasing the public debt limit. This article provides a definitive explanation of how that path can be taken, and why it must be taken now.
Friday, July 8, 2011 Seniors: Where is the Outrage? (4 comments)
It is truly outrageous that cuts in social security, medicare, and medicaid are even being considered to get the Republicans in the House of Representatives to accept an increase in the Federal debt limit. For a Democratic president to make or consider such proposals should be unthinkable, particularly while extending two costly and fruitless wars. American outrage is overdue.
Monday, June 27, 2011 Et Tu, AARP! (5 comments)
The American Association of Retired Persons has once again betrayed its own constituency by condoning an unwise cut in social security benefits. This article outlines the history and facts.
Monday, April 11, 2011 Robin Hood in Reverse, in the Georgia State Legislature! (2 comments)
Even though Georgia ranks last in many criteria, from education to maintaining infrastructure, the Georgia State Legislature is ready to make matters worse by reducing already-low income tax rates in favor of new forms of sales taxes. That is a move in the wrong direction, and is totally unjustified and unfair to most Georgians.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Barack Obama's 2012 Top Ten List! (3 comments)
In seeking a second term as our President, Barack Obama needs to show some real progressivel principles, on which he campaigned for his first term. This article outlines a Top Ten list of some of those vital principles, to which our President needs to re-commit himself now.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Obama and the Backbiters! (6 comments)
Pesident Obama's authorization of intervention on behalf of Libyan freedom fighters and the Libyan people is well justified by precedent. While Republicans can be expected to oppose anything which our President does, Democrats should not be so fast to deny their support for regime change in Libya, a sponsor of terrorism for decades while oppressing its own people.
Monday, March 21, 2011 The USPS and the GAO: Facilitating Identity Theft! (8 comments)
Once again, the United States Postal Service wants business firms to order a Priority Mail Flat Rate Shipping kit by sending in an open postcard with their email address and phone number. That surely encourages identity theft, and the Congressional General Accounting Office compounds the error by refusing to do anything about it.
Friday, March 11, 2011 Have we forgotten the lessons of September 11, 2001? (8 comments)
By analyzing what little we have done, and how much we have failed to do, since the September 11, 2001 tragic terror attack, this article points the way towards reducing risks from societal crimes, and towards real preparedness. Specific proposals towards those ends are outlined. America badly needs to study the detailed proposals presented in Turning the Tides by Eugene F. Elander, this article's author.
Friday, March 11, 2011 Nero and Obama: Bad Judgment is Eternal! (2 comments)
Emperor Nero in Ancient Rome and President Obama in modern America have something in common: Nero fiddled while Rome burned, and Obama diddles while Libya and brave Libyan Freedom Fighters are burning. Actions by America and the U.N., starting with a NO FLY zone, are overdue, and absolutely needed now.
Saturday, February 19, 2011 Shafting America's Seniors on their Social Security! (2 comments)
After two years of frozen social security retirement benefits, America's seniors now have to suffer from renewed inflation causing serious reduction in their real purchasing power. It is truly shameful that no effort is being made to address this issue, on behalf of those tens of millions who devoted their lives to working for this nation. Trying to cut the Federal deficit by damaging our senior citizens is an abomination.
Monday, February 14, 2011 Egypt's E-Volution: Power to the Peoples! (1 comments)
The recent computer-fueled revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt prove that a New World Order is truly emerging. This article summarizes relevant recent history leading up to these exciting developments, aimed at the empowerment of all those living under repressive regimes.
Friday, February 11, 2011 Adding Insult to Injury, in My Senator's Office (5 comments)
Dealing with the constituent services section of this United States Senator's office is like swimming through molasses, as fully detailed in this human-interest article. All Americans should expect a far higher standard from their Federal legislators.
Monday, February 7, 2011 Lifting the Lamp of Liberty! (22 comments)
The Statue of Liberty welcomes immigrants from all over the world to America, a nation of immigrants. Draconian measures aimed at undocumented aliens go far beyond reasonable and fair law enforcement. Immigration is a national issue and should not be restricted on a State by State basis out of fear or animus.
Friday, February 4, 2011 A Bad Deal for Georgia's At-Risk Children (3 comments)
Foster care for at-risk children is a vital need in America, but is sadly underfunded in the State of Georgia. The consequences include a severe lack of families willing and able to take on this challenging task. Future tragedies are likely to be the result.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Sins of Silence at the USPS (2 comments)
The United States Postal Service resists Freedom of Information Act inquiries tooth-and-nail, as described in this timely article. A full Congressional investigation of the USPS is long overdue.
Friday, January 28, 2011 Egypt and the Dominoes of Doom! (2 comments)
The present Egyptian crisis, following serious problems in Tunisia and Lebanon, is the handwriting on the Middle Eastern wall. Unless the Western Nations and the UN find ways of dealing with this crisis, it is likely to become a disaster for the entire world.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 The Republicans and the Representative (1 comments)
U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords has survived her gun-inflicted brain injury thanks to top notch health care -- care which the Republicans now seek to deny to so many others, as they try to return us to the bad old days of total insurance company control of our health system.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Not Bad, Mr. President! A Vision. (1 comments)
After reviewing President Obama's State of the Union Address, this article describes how America can use its Sense of Vision in many meaningful ways in order to start moving forward once again.
Monday, January 24, 2011 When JFK Got It Wrong, Fifty Years Ago! (2 comments)
JFK's Inaugural Address was memorable, but its emphasis on Americans existing to serve the nation is often misinterpreted. This article points out the pitfalls in his words, and their implications for today.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 The New Fox in the Obama Henhouse! (4 comments)
Once again, President Obama makes a very unwise choice by appointing GE head Jeffrey Immelt to chair the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. This new fox in the White (Hen)House has expressed contempt for the President and his policies, has little credibility when it comes to Obama policies, and will undoubtedly prove a very bad choice for such vital tasks as promoting American jobs and competitiveness.
Friday, January 21, 2011 What Could America's First Lady Be Thinking? (3 comments)
America's First Lady, Michelle Obama, recently praised Wal-mart for plans to improve the nutritional value of some of its food items. Whether or not those improvements ever really occur, the lack of judgment Michelle Obama has shown by praising one of the world's worst corporate exploiters is most unfortunate and sends the absolute wrong signal.
Thursday, January 20, 2011 FLASH! House Republicans Plan Vote to Repeal the Law of Gravity! (8 comments)
House Republicans, flush with their meaningless repeal of improved Health Care for most Americans, are now looking for other laws to repeal. This article takes a humorous look at some laws they may be considering repealing.
Saturday, January 15, 2011 Irony of Ironies in Tucson! (4 comments)
It is more than ironic that the shooter in Tucson on January 8, 2011 was stopped and released with a warning the day of his massacre, because being Caucasian there was no need to invoke Arizona's draconian law targeting Hispanics, whereas the hero of the day, an intern who helped save Cong. Giffords' life after she was shot, might well have been deterred from reaching her event had he been stopped for appearing Hispanic.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 It's not about you, Sarah Palin! (2 comments)
Sarah Palin seems determined to use the Tucson tragedy for her own political ends while whining about her mistratment by the news media. Her use of the phrase "blood libel" is especially offensive.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Tragedy and Truth in Tucson (1 comments)
The tragic shooting of Rep. Giffords and nineteen others in Tucson on January 8 -- six of whom died, inclduing a Federal judge and nine-year-old girl -- points up once more how violent America has become. There are steps in this article which will reduce that violence and such tragedies. They must be taken now.
Friday, January 7, 2011 Of Readings, Republicans, Research, and Reality (2 comments)
Reading the United States Constitution is a great gesture, but that is all it is, when the Repbulicans violate the themes of that noble document by actions they have already taken in the U.S. House of Representatives. This article points up these contrasting themes, as well as the duplicity and dishonesty of the House Republicans.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 The Obama Administration Caves -- Again! (5 comments)
The Obama Administration has already caved in one more time on improving health care in the United States -- this time, by allowing the cost of end-of-life care discussions to be deleted from medical professionals' eligible expenses. If we fail to present all options available to those approaching the end of their lives, we are despicable. If we fail to support medical professionals in such discussions, we are truly cowardly.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Barack Obama: The Great Equivocator! (5 comments)
Barack Obama has become The Great Equivocator by agreeing to an extension of those unwarranted, unjustified, and unwise Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. He has let all of us progressives -- and himself -- down through cowardice.
Friday, November 19, 2010 The Pot and The Kettles (3 comments)
The House Ethics Committee's censure of Congressman Charles Rangel is vastly disproportionate to his minor infractions, and indeed lacks the mercy for which Rangel pleaded. The shame lies with the Congressional hypocrites, not with Charlie Rangel.
Monday, November 15, 2010 The Real Reasons for the USPS' Worst Year Ever! (13 comments)
There is more to the problems of the United States Postal Service, which lost $8.5 billion in the last fiscal year, than just the growh of email. This article outlines some other major reasons for the decline of the USPS.
Monday, October 18, 2010 Another Betrayal of America's Elderly (3 comments)
For the second year in a row, and only the second time in decades, the Social Security Administration has frozen seniors' benefits while the prices which seniors pay for many vital items continue to increase. This is unfair, unjust, and unwarranted, given the trillions of dollars which seem to be available for everything else.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 How a TV station distorts the facts and the truth in Georgia! (1 comments)
Atlanta's TV channel 11 Alive uses its so-called Bullfighters to distort the gubernatorial campaign in Georgia by ignoring major violations by Republican Nathan Deal while criticizing a harmless analogy used by Democrat Roy Barnes. That's most unfair and inappropriate for Channel 11!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Larry the Loser Leaves! (1 comments)
Chief White House Economist Larry Summers is leaving soon, and this article from a leading fellow economist outlines his failures while at the White House, and the damage done to progressive causes in America.
Sunday, July 4, 2010 America the Not-So-Beautiful! (4 comments)
America desperately needs to live up to its ideals, and the Fourth of July is a good time to face up to that reality, and then to live up to those ideals.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 For Once, Michael Steel Got It Right! (4 comments)
Republican Party Chair Michael Steele, for once, makes sense in his comments that the Afghan war is unwinnable, as has been the case with foreign powers making war in that nation for centuries. We should begin to pull out now.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 John Boehner-s Indecent Proposal (11 comments)
The article reacts to Republican House leader John Boehner of Ohio, who proposed raising social security retirement ages to fund the War in Afghanistan. This is an indecent proposal.
Thursday, June 24, 2010 The Unwinnable War and the Meaning of McChrystal (3 comments)
Generals say and do stupid things when they are losing a war, as in the case of the War in Afghanistan. That is the real underlying message of the McChrystal debacle -- it tells us to pull out of Afghanistan now.
Monday, June 21, 2010 Hey, Joe, What Does One More Betrayal Matter? (3 comments)
Sen. Joe Lieberman-s history of betrayals now culminates in his betrayal of his former friend Dick Blumenthal, running for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut. This article covers some of those betrayals.
Monday, June 14, 2010 Knowing 'whose ass to kick..... (2 comments)
Taking off on President Obama-s comment that he is seeking whose ass to kick over the BP oil spill disaster, the article explains why he need not look very far to find the right hindquarters.
Friday, June 4, 2010 Israel- s Irony of Ironies (3 comments)
Ironically, Israel chose the worst possible option in handling the flotilla of ships headed for Gaza, and that choice will haunt Israel for years to come. This article covers those ironies.
Monday, February 22, 2010 Credit Card Crunchers (1 comments)
While the new federal law limiting some abuses by the issuers of credit cards has just taken effect, these firms are already finding new ways to abuse their customers and the public trust.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 The President and the Court
President Obama's historic confrontation with Supreme Court Justices at his State of the Union Address was very well justified and well taken. Congress needs to reinstate strong limits on corporate and institutional campaign spending.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac: No Honor Among Lenders!
Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage lenders, have abused the Federal loan modification program, as well as the Homeowners Protection Act, per the author's firsthand experience with these lenders.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 The End of an Era: Farewell, Chris Dodd! (2 comments)
This tribute to retiring United States Senator Chris Dodd comes from a friend for the past thirty years, and covers some of his many accomplishments for the American people.
Sunday, December 27, 2009 WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCH LIST? (16 comments)
The so-called Terror Watch List is far too large to be useful for our safety and security; the recent Christmas Day bombing attempt on Northwest Flight 253 is proof positive that our Homeland Security policies and procedures need drastic revision.
Monday, December 21, 2009 The Malicious Malefactors of Mistruths (13 comments)
The Republican Senators' comments about the Senate Health Care reform bill prove their duplicity, and further that they do not have the nation's best interests at heart.
The main Republican goal is the failure of the Obama Administration.
Monday, December 14, 2009 That's life, Tiger! (3 comments)
Tiger Woods travails are of his own making, but also have a broader lesson for all of us at this Holiday season.
Sunday, November 29, 2009 Giving Thanks Where Thanks Is Due!
We should give Thanks for the new spirit and new approaches in Washington; at least the Obama administration is trying very hard.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 And the Berlin Wall Came Tumbling Down!
On this twentieth anniversary of the demise of the infamous Berlin Wall, the author has written a memoir of that Wall's rise and ultimate fall.
Thursday, November 5, 2009 A Tale of Two Dicks
Disgraced former president Dick Nixon and former vice president Dick Cheney have much in common, particularly that both of them egregiously violated their oaths of office. Cheney's must be brought to justice over his many such violations.
Sunday, November 1, 2009 Et tu, Joe?
U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, once a Democrat, now undercuts his former party -- and the American people -- by opposing any "public option" for health care reform. Shame on him.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Blaming the Victims of the Credit Card Companies (5 comments)
Senator Chris Dodd has proposed an interim freeze on credit card rates and fees until the new law limiting those costs takes effect. We should support Sen. Dodd's efforts to prevent the further victimizing of those already victimized by the greedy issuers of credit cards.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 Of Dithering and Ditherers (2 comments)
Former Vice President Dick Cheney calls President Obama to task for "dithering" on the War in Afghanistan. Cheney is way out-of-line. Decisions on Afghanistan are too important to rush.
Friday, October 16, 2009 The Betrayal of America's Elderly (9 comments)
The Social Security Administration's recent denial of any cost of living increase in Social Security benefits will reduce American seniors' real incomes and standard of living in 2010. It is a betrayal of trust.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Shortsighted Unions Blindsided the Obama Administration on Health Care
The American Labor movement needs to rethink its highly-public and highly-publicized opposition to the health care legislation now working its way through Congress. Half a loaf is indeed better than none.
Monday, October 5, 2009 The Audacity of Audacity (1 comments)
Barack Obama's wasted efforts to secure the 2016 Olympic Games for Chicago represent the wrong kind of audacity, as not only were they doomed, but they may have helped doom America to the continuation of second rate health care, a fruitless war in Afghanistan, and a jobless economic recovery.
Sunday, September 27, 2009 FEMA -- Not Yet Ready for "Prime Time"
Eight years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist tragedy, and some five years after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) remains unprepared to deal with our next emergencies and disasters. That is totally unacceptable.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Joe the Racist (19 comments)
South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson's intemperate outburst against President Obama is a sign of his own racism, and of the reality that racism is not yet banished from America.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 It's All a Matter of Interpretation!
An imaginary conversation between former President Bill Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, through a creative interpreter, leading to the release of reporters Ling and Lee.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 What about the Supreme Court´s DNA?
The U.S. Supreme Court erred atrociously by finding that long-term prisoners have no inherent right to the use of DNA evidence to be freed. This article points out the consequences of that wrongful decision and what can be done about it.
Sunday, June 7, 2009 Two Bad Approaches from Barack Obama (7 comments)
Two blunders by the Obama Administration are outlined: the President´s pandering to Moslems in his Egyptian speech, and their proposal to shortcut justice for Guantanamo detainees in capital cases.
Friday, May 29, 2009 GM really has it coming! (9 comments)
General Motors could and should have foreseen the disaster towards which it was heading long ago. The firm´s legendary arrogance led to its downfall.
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Cooperatism: What the World Really Needs Now (8 comments)
A new economic system, Cooperatism, is vital to our moving out of the present severe recession and into a new era of prosperity which benefits all of us.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Never Again!
The world has yet to learn the lessons of the Nazi Holocaust and more recent genocides. Those lessons are discussed in this piece.
Monday, April 6, 2009 A Bad Precedent at GM
The down-side of the hasty firing of the General Motors chairman, ordered by the White House, is described by a liberal economist who grew up in a GM city, Dayton, Ohio. Michael Moore's enthusiasm over the firing is misplaced.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 Shame on Ed Henry!
CNN White House Correspondent Ed Henry criticized President Barack Obama at Obama's news conference for not responding instantly to news of the AIG bonuses. This article properly criticizes Ed Henry for the rude style and manner of his fake questions.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Stop the Bonuses at AIG
AIG, the American Insurance Group, would better stand for: Ain't I Greedy. The incompetents running this failed firm now want to pay out another nearly $170 million in bonuses to those who helped ruin it. This article outlines why, and how, those bonuses must be stopped now.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Dick Cheney is Despicable! (2 comments)
The best thing America can do while awaiting former Vice President Dick Cheney's prosecution for war crimes and malfeasance is to totally ignore him. That is the one thing he cannot abide.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 The Decline and Fall of AARP (6 comments)
The AARP, once a proud organization acting on behalf of America's seniors, has deteriorated into a sleazy provider of overpriced and often-unneeded "services" to seniors.
This article specifies the decline and fall of the AARP.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 So, what's wrong with earmarks? (2 comments)
Why are earmarks considered so evil? This article presents the other side, the case for the intelligent use of earmarks to rebuild our infrastructure and conduct studies vital to our wellbeing.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 Making Matters Worse: America's Credit Card Issuers (3 comments)
Credit Card issuers are changing their terms adversely against their customers, using the present economic downturn as their excuse. That is truly shameful, and should be prevented for any company which took federal bailout money. Congress should act on this immediately.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 The Biggest Swindler in History
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is the biggest swindler in history, taking nearly a trillion dollars of Federal money and giving it to Wall Street financial institutions as well as others whose greed and incompetence got the best of them.
Saturday, February 28, 2009 Bobby Jindal and Volcanos
A commentary and analysis of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union Address,
which illustrates just why they are the minority party, and are likely to stay in that position.
Saturday, February 14, 2009 Judd Gregg and Census 2010
U.S. Senator Judd Gregg's likely reasons for dropping out as nominee for Treasury Secretary are outlined; there is more to his embarrassing decision than meets the eye. Rather, Gregg's decision meets the nose, as there is a bad odor about it.
Thursday, February 12, 2009 Wall Street Needs To Grow Up! (11 comments)
The article explains the real underlying reasons for the nearly-400 point drop in the Dow Jones market average when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner unveiled his financial rescue plan. It is written by an economist and financial analyst specializing in public finance.
Friday, December 26, 2008 American Banking's Shameful Double Standard (2 comments)
America's large banks and other financial institutions have taken several hundred billion ultimately-taxpayer dollars of Federal TARP bailout funds without making a full accounting to the government, taxpayers, or the general public. This article points out how several large banks impose demands on their customers by fee-and-charge-gouging while refusing to accept demands for full information on their own uses of TARP funds.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 The SEC's Chickens Come Home to Roost
This article demonstrates the long-standing incompetence and irrelevance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, illustrated by its author's own experience as regional manager for a worldwide securities firm. The specific violations of securities rules and regulations at his firm were tolerated by the SEC for decades.
