The Root of the Financial Crisis by Arnold Kling- A dearth of knowledge at the nexus of decisions In a compelling fictional narrative, there are villains, victims, and heroes. One can give a compelling account of the financial crisis of 2008 that contains such characters, but it would be fictional: A true villain has to be aware of his villainous deeds. Instead, the primary candidates for... 

Wikipedia defines Sustainable Development as: Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development... 

NWO Or Sustainable Development? – Part 1 NWO Or Sustainable Development? – Part 2 - By Laurene Conner A movement of vital proportion, ignored by the major media, kept off-limits from the general public, has been on the United Nations (UN) drawing board for well over ten years. This movement would nullify our Constitutional structure with its freedoms and prerogatives enshrined in the Bill... 

Evaluating Progress on the UN Millennium Development Goals (Video) – Council on Foreign Relations. Click HERE for the transcript Millennium Development Goals  Read More →

While Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress, a behind-the-scenes budget fight is brewing over an omnibus appropriations bill that lawmakers may need to consider quickly upon their return after the midterm election. Lobbyists and congressional aides say Democratic appropriators are mulling a 12-bill omnibus to fund the government in 2011 after the current stopgap measure expires... 

Peter Schiff on Currencies, Phillips curve, inflation target  Read More →

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Congressman Frank’s latest installment of awful legislation is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – co authored by retiring Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) who is Mr. Frank’s counterpart in the Senate. ABOUT CHRIS DODD: Before the housing crisis, Senator Dodd received Sweetheart mortgage deals from... 

ETHICALLY CHALLENGED: Several “incidents” throughout his 3 decades in the House of Representatives have demonstrated the fact that Mr. Frank is indeed”ethically challenged.” Frank, who is the First Openly Gay member of Congress, once knowingly allowed a boyfriend to run a gay prostitution ring out of his Washington D.C. apartment and several other locations. Frank was... 

President Donates $100 Billion to the United Nations BY PAUL L. WILLIAMS  |  OCTOBER 6, 2010 The U. S. State Department yesterday announced that the Obama Administration has agreed to contribute $4 billion to the United Nations Global Fund to fight AIDs, Tuberculosis, and Malaria from 2011 to 2013. The $4 billion represents a 38% increase over the previous U.S. commitment to the fund. United Nations... 

(This speech was made at Columbia University on October 5. Via @hwbiv) ————– As you know I have written several books which serve to explain the crash of 2008. Two years have elapsed since then – it is time to bring the story up to date. That is what I propose to do today. The theory I shall use is the same as in my previous books, so I shall not repeat it here....