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High Court to take up AZ immigration law

The Supreme Court’s health care showdown last month was all about Constitution theory and prerogatives. Wednesday’s arguments between Arizona and the Obama administration over the state’s tough immigration law looks to be all about power.

Arizona argues that the federal government has failed to enforce its laws on the books and says states should be free to enforce their own laws as long as they complement the national goals. Obama attorneys say the Constitution gives power [...]

Antal Fekete Responds To Ben Bernanke On The Gold Standard

Yesterday, Ben Bernanke dedicated his entire first propaganda lecture to college student to the bashing of the gold standard. Of course, he has his prerogatives: he has to validate a crumbling monetary system and the legitimacy of the Fed, first to schoolchildrden and then to soon to be college grads encumbered in massive amounts of non-dischargeable student loans. While it is decidedly arguable that the gold standard may or may not have led to the first [...]

It’s official: European Central Bank agrees to massive bailout… Money-printing is sure to follow

From The Reformed Broker:

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard for nigh on three months about how the ECB did not want to “act like the Federal Reserve” and become the “lender of last resort” to the eurozone banks. You’ve heard how it is not in the ECB’s mandate to do so and how the 17 different countries had all different prerogatives and the Germans don’t really care about the [...]

It’s official: European Central Bank agrees to massive bailout… Money-printing is sure to follow

From The Reformed Broker:

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard for nigh on three months about how the ECB did not want to “act like the Federal Reserve” and become the “lender of last resort” to the eurozone banks. You’ve heard how it is not in the ECB’s mandate to do so and how the 17 different countries had all different prerogatives and the Germans don’t really care about the [...]