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What a Lehman Brothers Bank failure could mean for the US economy and banking system.

What a Lehman Brothers Bank failure could mean for the US economy and banking system.

Even if Lehman can find a buyer, the venerable bank founded by Mayer Lehman in 1850, will be gone forever. Leaving only Goldman Sachs as the final bank standing of those banks that became New York financial titans founded by Jewish immigrants of the mid 1800’s.

What Obama’s Policies mean for America: Defense Policy

What Obama’s Policies mean for America: Defense Policy

This is the first article in a multi-article set that will examine each of the policy “categories” that Sen. Obama identifies as part of his platform, and offer some critical analysis of what an Obama Presidency might mean, given what he has said.
I decided to write these series of articles after Sen. Obama commented on [...]

America the Beautiful - Happy Fourth of July

America the Beautiful - Happy Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is without question the most important nonsecular holiday in the United States. It is the day we celebrate what is the most successful and important experiment in self-governance in the history of Mankind. No country has been as successful, as powerful, and as advanced as the United States.
For most of us, [...]

Allah is offended (by the Pledge of Allegiance?)

Allah is offended (by the Pledge of Allegiance?)

Apparently, some Muslims in Oregon don’t like the US Pledge of Allegiance. As a result, at one Oregon elementary school, the kids won’t be allowed to recite it at an end of the year assembly. Principal Pam Wilson of Capitol Hill Elementary sent this email to parents explaining her decision to remove the pledge:
“The [...]

Supreme Court Grants Habeas Corpus to Detainees at GTMO

Supreme Court Grants Habeas Corpus to Detainees at GTMO

By a 5 to 4 vote that brought strongly worded and remorseful dissents from the Court’s conservative justices, the majority held that an alternative procedure designed by the Administration and Congress was inadequate to insure that the detainees “receive their day in court”. While all Supreme Court cases are necessarily historic - as they become [...]