Alan Partis | January 30, 2009
In a time of clear and obvious crisis, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the attempted attack on another Washington target, President Bush presented a message of hope and optimism to the American public. His message was unifying and reassuring to the population. It was a great message that […]
Alan Partis | January 28, 2009
With great fanfare, President Obama had tonight what was described by the Associated Press as a political ‘win’ in the form of House passage of an $819 billion economic ‘stimulus’ package. Â Wow! Â That’s some package! Â Might even be bigger than Al Gore’s legendary package. Â Oooh, I’m feeling very stimulated just now. Â Please excuse me for […]
Alan Partis | January 24, 2009
Crisis is routinely identified as a core mechanism of fascism because it short-circuits debate and democratic deliberation.
Alan Partis | November 13, 2008
It seems to me that housing would very quickly fix itself if the market were just allowed to take its natural course: homeowners default on mortgages, get foreclosed, banks sell asset at a loss to investors, who turn around and rent the house (possibly even back to the original resident).
Alan Partis | November 7, 2008
When we saw oil price increases of $5 in a single day, that wasn’t due to supply/demand — that’s speculation and/or political hysteria.
Just a boy from small-town western New York (Batavia) with strong convictions and a desire to express my opinions. I'm married and have a daughter with whom I am taking great pains to brainwash into my way of thinking (so far with great success).
Though I am a software engineer by day, I read a great deal about current events, history, and economics and philosophy. I'm certain that many of my former teachers will be pleasantly surprised to hear this. I've grown very interested in trying to help educate others about the liberty guaranteed to us in the United States Constitution and the economic theories on which this Country was founded.
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