America Aping Britain’s Decline Through Free Trade
One of the most inexcusable things about America’s ongoing economic decline by means of free trade is how clear the historical portents are. For example, we are today treading the…
Currency Reform Bill Is Only a Small First Step
It’s nice to see the long-stewing Chinese currency manipulation pot bubbling a bit again, thanks to China’s latest blatantly disingenuous move to allow a token fluctuation or two of the…
How do Other Nations Balance Their Trade? Try Germany
As America continues to contemplate its trade mess, the question naturally arises how other developed nations manage to trade with the world without deficits and without turning high-wage industries into…
Economics: How to Cure a Sick Discipline
America’s financial mess and our festering trade crisis were both caused by bad policies that mainstream economics told us were OK. This has made the public cynical about economists, but…
Ian Fletcher: Are Fixed Exchange Rates Coming Back?
The International Monetary Fund or IMF, long a citadel of free-market thinking, conceded in a little-noticed official report in February that controls on the international movement of capital may be…
Movie Reviews
Movie Review | ‘Contraband’ Now Playing
‘Contraband’ another action packed crime thriller starring Mark Wahlberg is a story about a man attempting to leave behind a life he lived while doing what he can do to protect his family. Directd by Baltasar Kormakur starring, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, and Lukas Haas is Rate R as the movie [...]
Movie News | The Woman in Black
‘The Woman in Black’ is a story of the travels of a young lawyer only to discover that a vengeful ghost of a woman has been terrorizing the residents of this remote village. Directed by James Watkins starring, Daniel Radcliffe, Caran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, and David Burke this movie offers all the true [...]
Movie News | Man on a Ledge
“Man on a Ledge” a thriller about an ex-con threatening to take his life by jumping from a Manhattan skyscraper. Directed by Asger Leth starring, Sam Wortington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Edward Burns is a moving about a man (Sam Worthington) attempting to prove his innocence after being framed for the theft [...]
Paranormal Activity 3 | Movie Review
Paranormal Activity 3 is a continuing series exploring the world of the unexplained. Paramount Pictures continues to provide the thrill ghost hunters, and those enthralled with the world of the unexplained, unknown, or to some, simply the unbelievable. The directors, Henry Joost, and Ariel Schulman continue their theme of demonic possession, ghosts, curses and spells [...]
