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How and Why the US Could Default

by Phoenix Capital Research

Having gotten through the fiscal cliff debacle by the skin of its teeth (somehow passing a deal that both raises taxes AND the deficit), the US political class is now playing chicken with the debt ceiling.

The media, as it likes to do, continues to rave about social issues (gun control being the latest), ignoring the fact that the US would be in technical default already if Treasury [...]

The Attack On Chick-Fil-A Is An Attack On The Freedom Of Speech Of Every American

by Michael

If you are an American, your freedom of speech is under attack. Over the past week, remarks made by Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy defending traditional marriage have sparked controversy all over the nation. Many Americans have expressed support for his remarks and many have expressed disdain for his remarks. And all of that is fine, because in the United States people are supposed to be able to express their [...]

Obama Has 2-1 Backing From Single Women

President Barack Obama leads presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney among voters nationwide with the help of an almost 2-1 advantage among single women, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

The survey released today shows Obama with 46 percent support, Romney with 43 percent. Single women favor Obama over Romney, 60 percent to 31 percent.

The president is benefiting from a “marriage gap” that may be related to social issues, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Hamden, [...]

KRAUTHAMMER: First Time in History Evolution has been Accelerated by an Upcoming Election

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Well, it surely the first time in scientific history that evolution has been accelerated by an upcoming election. I don’t think that’s never been recorded before. And granting the president the cynicism, you know, the need to do this for electoral reasons, withholding donations from gay rights activists, etc. and the gaffe that Biden made to accelerate this. Granted all that, I give him credit for what he [...]

Obama vs Romney – I DO, I DON’T

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney on Wednesday reaffirmed his view that marriage should be restricted to one man and one woman, highlighting a sharp contrast with President Barack Obama.

Obama declared his unequivocal personal support for same-sex marriage during an interview with ABC News. Reporters asked Romney about the issue after a campaign event in Oklahoma City.

“My view is that marriage itself is between a man and a woman,” the [...]

STUDY: Most Hispanics Don’t Like Being Called ‘Hispanic’

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – A study shows that most Hispanics do not prefer the term “Hispanic” or “Latino” when it comes to describing their identity.

According to a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, 51 percent of Hispanics would rather be identified from their family’s country of origin, instead of describing their identity as “Hispanic” or “Latino.”

“Half (51%) say that most often they use their family’s country of origin to describe [...]

Romney says Obama believes in a ‘government-centered society’

By Holly Bailey | The Ticket – Sat, Mar 31, 2012

PEWAUKEE, Wis.—Making a direct appeal to social conservatives, Mitt Romney reiterated his pledge to “defund” Planned Parenthood and defend the “sanctity of life” and religious freedom if elected president.

But speaking at a rally hosted by the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition, Romney focused less on social issues and more on President Obama and his handling of the nation’s economy.

The former [...]

Which Is Better – A Society With Loose Sexuality Or A Society With Strict Rules For Sexuality?

The American Dream

There are very few subjects that get people more fired up than the subject of sexuality. In fact, almost all of the highly contentious “social issues” that have America so deeply divided today have something to do with sexuality. Many Americans are pretty clueless when it comes to the economy, but when it comes to abortion, sex education, gay marriage, teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases almost everyone [...]

RON PAUL: Social conservatism ‘a losing position’

(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Ron Paul (R.-Texas.), who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that social conservatism is “a losing position” for the Republican Party.

“Do you–are you uncomfortable–certainly Rick Santorum is the one who has been in the forefront of some of this talk on social issues, but there have been others in the race,” Crowley asked Paul. “Are you [...]

Wilful Blindness: population boosting and other crimes against humanity

Wilful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan: population boosting and other crimes against humanity.

Very interesting book review at http://candobetter.net/node/2695#comment…

Excerpt:

One of the most prominent ways in which people justify their harmful practices is by using arguments about money to obscure moral and social issues. Because we can’t and won’t acknowledge that some of our choices are socially and morally harmful, we distance ourselves from them by claiming they’re necessary for wealth creation. Nowhere is this [...]

Was the Fairness Doctrine a “Chilling Effect”? Evidence from the Postderegulation Radio Market

The stated rationale for the Fairness Doctrine was to encourage more information to be aired by radio and TV stations, on the theory that private broadcasters would tend to underprovide a public good-news about important social issues. Yet, the danger has been seen, at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Communications Commission, and elsewhere, that there exists a potentially unconstitutional “chilling effect”: the prospect of having to award equal (unpaid) [...]

Are the Media Purposefully Ignoring Ron Paul?

Patrick C. Dew
Infowars.com
December 5, 2011

Analysis of the Ron Paul Campaign and the 2012 GOP Primary Race:
Are the Media Purposefully Ignoring Ron Paul?

This research examines the media’s approach to disregard the success of a seasoned member of Congress, Ron Paul, in his attempt for the GOP nomination. Three explanations are considered for the apparent media blackout; Ron Paul is labeled as a libertarian and subsequently seen as an outsider or a third [...]

Ron Paul moves into top tier

(Credit: AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

The Iowa caucuses are just seven weeks away, but Republican voters in the nation’s first presidential nominating state seem as torn as ever over the GOP field.

A new Bloomberg poll of likely caucus participants shows a four-way tie in Iowa, with Rep. Ron Paul joining Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain in the top tier of candidates. Underscoring the uncertainty in the race, 60 percent of [...]

SHOCK POLL: ONLY 3 in 10 WILL VOTE FOR OBAMA

Americans are growing more dissatisfied with President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy and say it will be hard to vote to re-elect him without seeing significant progress over the next year and a half.

By a margin of 61 percent to 37 percent, a Bloomberg National Poll conducted June 17-20 shows Americans say they believe that Obama will have had his chance to make the economy “substantially better” [...]

RUNNING AN ECONOMY REQUIRES MORE THAN BEING A POLITICIAN OR HAVING A SLOGAN

Farid A. Khavari, Ph.D., Economist

Politicians are very good at one thing—to get voters to vote for them and put them into office!

However, when it comes to delivering the promises they had made, most of them fail miserably! It was not too long ago, that we had heard slogans such as “It is the economy stupid”, or “Compassionate conservatism”, or “Change you can believe in” or “Let’s get to work”! What [...]

Arthur Brooksâ€™ â€œThe Battleâ€

Daniel Rothschild
May 25th, 2010
Culture, Economics, Politics

Arthur Brooks, the polymath president of the American Enterprise Institute, today released his newest book, The Battle. Itâ€™s one barnstormer of a defense of free markets and a very lucid indictment of Brooksâ€™ ideological opponents. Short, to the point, well-researched, and simple without being simplistic, this is a must-read for anyone whoâ€™s been bemoaning what for the last few years [...]

CBS Is letting YOU Rate the President Itâ€™s that time again . . .

Everyone should get a shot at this. Takes all of fifteen seconds. First, I canâ€™t believe CBS is actually doing this. Second, that theyâ€™re brave and honest enough to actually show the ongoing polling results. Iâ€™m thinking they wonâ€™t use this on the news broadcast, however. Take the poll yourself and when you submit your grading of how he is handling the top issues, a second page will come up [...]

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