by Bob Adelmann Yesterday I opined that I could hardly wait to see what would happen following Eric Holder’s letter to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback over the new Kansas law nullifying federal attempts at gun control in Kansas. I didn’t have to wait long! Here is Brownback’s response: May 2, …
AG Eric Holder To Kansas – Don't Dare Defy My Tyranny, Or Else
by Bob Adelmann Professor Tom Woods wrote Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century back in June 2010 which got a lot of attention – a lot of it favorable, some not so – because it spelled out the constitutional protections against an overreaching federal government. Some folks …
Gold & Germany's Economy Dive – Predictors of Worldwide Recession?
by Bob Adelmann It’s unnerving and yet comforting when a worthy such as Bill Bonner agrees with me. What’s more likely is we’re both singing off the same sheet of music. In Monday’s newsletter Bonner titled his entry “The Recovery That Never Happened,” and I agree. Whatever green shoots (remember …
A Victory Already Won
by Don Rodgers This last weekend, I was feeling pretty run down as we saw martial law imposed with little objection in a major US city to capture just one man. The majority party in Denver continues to hammer at our liberties bent on using the remaining 16 days of …
FAA "Stunt" Deceives and Delays Travelers, Embellishing Obama's "Sequester"
by Bob Adelmann Last Sunday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it was being forced to furlough its traffic controllers because of cuts to its budget forced by the “sequestration” that began last month. Delays at major airports of 90 minutes and longer were being reported late Sunday night and …
Today is Earth Day. Let's celebrate free markets that keep things green and growing!
by Bob Adelmann Once again my economic friend Donald Boudreaux has simplified the complex while avoiding the sarcasm that so many are expressing over the celebration of Earth Day. 192 countries have joined in the chorus so it’s a fact of life. We can ridicule it as silliness but there it …
America's Gun Owner Base Shrinks to 30% – But its Voice Gets Louder
by Bob Adelmann Following the defeat of the gun control bill in Washington this week, pundits from across the political spectrum have commented on it. They range from outrage to joyous celebration. A rather thoughtful and fair article was written by Andy Sullivan of Reuters which often has a more balanced …
Unions Which Advanced ObamaCare Now Calling for its Repeal – Citing "Unintended Consequences"
by Michelle Morin Back in the day, while the rest of us were warning the world that ObamaCare was going to destroy health care as we then knew it, big labor unions were some of the staunchest supporters of the gargantuan bill. Now, the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied …
Kansas' "Strongest Pro-Gun Bill in Country" Gets Hashed – Anti-Gunners Can Rejoice
by Bob Adelmann Last week I waxed eloquent and enthusiastic about a bill headed to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s desk that I called the “strongest pro-gun bill” in the country. And for a brief period it was. It said that any gun in the state of Kansas was off-limits to federal …
The Great Deformation – Our Haphazard, Irresponsible Run with Digital Money Belies a Coming Day of Reckoning
by Bob Adelmann Whenever someone as smart as David Stockman (President Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget) writes a 768-page book (The Great Deformation), it makes me nervous, for two reasons: I don’t have the time to read 768 pages, but if I don’t I might miss …