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Do Animals Have Rights?

There is something eerily cold about the way we view factory farming, neatly packaged meats and other animal products at the grocery store. This extends beyond foodstuffs and includes items such as leather shoes, wallets, handbags, couches and fur coats.
Perhaps cliches such as “out of sight out of mind” or “ignorance is bliss” somehow explain [...]

What Are the Real Costs of Manipulated Free Markets on Capitalism? A Book Review

This current Global Economic calamity could have been prevented, well this is what many believe and among them is a writer of the most recent economic book to hit the scene in 2009. The book is called:
“The Cost of Capitalism: Understanding Market Mayhem and Stabilizing Our Economic Future” by Robert J. Barbera; McGraw-Hill Business Book [...]

Can Capitalistic Countries Grow Their GDP Forever Without Repercussion?

Many folks that question the ultimate end game for a capitalist nation, point to the fact that you cannot grow your GDP forever, and perhaps, you’ve sided with this argument on occasion. True free market thinkers will tell you that such a notion is nonsense, as an ever evolving business climate can change and find [...]

How Did the Global Financial Crisis and Bubble Happen?

Former FED Chairman Alan Greenspan made a very interesting comment when he testified before congress after the Global Financial bubble burst of late 2008. When asked how did this happen, he made a number of astute observations and comments, of course the most telling and one that has been repeated the most was; “I couldn’t [...]

Money Magic

If you want to learn about “Unleashing Your True Potential for Prosperity and Fulfillment” then read Money Magic by Deborah L. Price! This book is chocked full of insightful, useful information.
Ms. Price starts by explaining about the energy of money and why there are winners and loser in the money game. The most interesting part [...]

Who Says No One Could Have Seen the US Housing Crash Coming - A Book Review

Many politicians and even the media claim that no one saw the housing bubble burst coming. Well, that is so silly, it’s almost ludicrous as anyone that studies real estate cycles, or economics would agree. Still, if you happen to be amongst the masses who actually believe such purported media claims, I’d sure like to [...]

The Creature From Jekyll Island

I’m reading a very interesting book called the “The Creature from Jekyll Island” subtitled “A second look at the Federal Reserve”. About one hundred pages in the book is very easy to understand and interesting to read.
It begins with a brief overview of the events of an initial meeting at Jekyll Island by a group [...]

Global Trade and the History of the Wheels of Commerce Considered - A Book Review

How much do you really know about the history of economics and free trade? I feel as if I know more than 99% of the people on the planet, but perhaps that’s because I’ve studied a three-part volume entitled the wheels of commerce. I think you should pick up a set for yourself. If you’d [...]

Review of Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver - Michael Maloney

I recently finished reading Mike Maloney’s “Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver”. Since 2005 Michael Maloney has been Robert Kiyosaki’s advisor on investing in precious metals. Mike is not only a very smart person; he is a smart person who understands what is shaping our economy and really cares about how it will affect [...]

Review on Freakonomics and How it Makes Anyone Suddenly Interested in Economics!

So at my local library I saw a copy of Freakonomics in the “best seller” area. After a bit of a internal debate I decided to pick it up and boy was I surprised. This book was really good! While economics can often be told as a boring subject with graphs and numbers decorating a [...]