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Who did the Robber Barons rob?
It sounds like such an ugly term, “Robber Baron.” The phrase brings to mind thoughts of abuse and theft. But who and what exactly did these so called Robber Barons rob?
The most famous Robber Barons were John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Each of these men built up remarkable wealth – each would [...]
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- November 20th, 2009 by J.P. Arendt
Teachers’ unions are ruining education
I remember being told on sports teams that it was not winning that mattered, but having a good time. Well, damn it, I have a good time winning! Competition is bad. That’s what our nation is teaching children; it is also what the nation’s teachers’ unions are pushing on our public school [...]
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- November 19th, 2009 by J.P. Arendt
Video News: Renting from the Government
John Stossel, Peter Schiff, and Andrew Napolitano discuss the government’s extension of unemployment and housing credits as well as its plan to rent directly to people whose homes have been foreclosed.
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- November 8th, 2009 by J.P. Arendt
Quiz: Who spends the most?
Coca-Cola
Starbucks
McDonald’s
Google
Microsoft
Intel
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- November 2nd, 2009 by J.P. Arendt
Capitalism: A Love Story - Close, But No Cigar
In a recent Huffington Post article, film critic Marshall Fine veritably gushes over Michael Moore’s latest diatribe, Capitalism: A Love Story, calling it “an urgently important piece of work.” The film’s grievances are legitimate and even admirable. Its conclusions and central premise however, are critically flawed.
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- September 28th, 2009 by W. E. Messamore







