There’s no doubt that Republicans are looking weak on the economy, and the economy is turning into a more important issue in the election than the war. Larry Kudlow convincingly argues that a strong dollar should be a centerpiece of… Continue Reading
Today marks the first time that the Euro has traded for $1.50 in U.S. money. That’s right, a buck fifty buys you only a single Euro. This is not good news for Americans planning to live abroad right at this… Continue Reading
Turns out, the U.S. Mint took less than twenty-four hours to reject a proposed “state quarter” design offered to Washington, D.C. that included the city’s official motto, “Taxation Without Representation.” (Note, though, that the Federal District’s official motto is “Justicia… Continue Reading
One of the services I provide to my clients is assistance with trademark applications. The application process is not quite simple enough that a layman of average intelligence can do it right the first time, so some of my clients… Continue Reading
It’s a measure of the relative economic strengths of a country as to which nation’s currency enjoys wider acceptance. This makes it very disturbing to see that stores and restaraunts in New York City have begun accepting payment in Euros.… Continue Reading
I like low taxes and I like getting tax refunds. I like money. But from a policy perspective, I’m not sure I like the idea of nearly every man, woman, and child in the country getting cold, hard cash from… Continue Reading
A joint study by the Stanford Business School and Cal-Tech reveals that consumers tasting wine respond with pleasure to it. No surprise there! But both schools brought something from their respective areas of expertise and the results of the study… Continue Reading
The first pennies were made from silver, not copper. Charlemange ordered that 240 pfenning would be made from a pound of pure silver. This is the root of the British pound sterling, although in the postwar era, the British switched… Continue Reading
There’s lots of stuff I don’t know that weighs on my mind tonight. …I don’t know why it is that some things just irritate me so much. I’m happy to pitch in and do household chores and do my part… Continue Reading
Hugo Chavez, the unabashedly America-baiting leftist wannabe-dictator of Venezuela, is trying to push through a referendum that would restructure Venezuela’s constitution, permit him to run for re-election indefinitely, and allow him to sidestep the legislature and courts of that country… Continue Reading