Author: John P. Reisman
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Libertarianism sounds great – but is it smart?
Andrew Napolitano’s new book ‘It Is Dangerous To Be Right When the Government Is Wrong: The Case For Personal Freedom’ explains the Libertarian perspective on how ‘big government’ endangers personal freedom. The view itself is both right and wrong when considered in context of the reality…
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Healthcare: Obesity in America
When considering short and long term healthcare costs it’s important to look at areas where we can control the costs with changes that don’t even need to go through legislative process. The easy target is our behavior in understanding how to eat and live healthy. This in turn can reduce…
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Americans Express Historic Negativity Toward U.S. Government
Americans dissatisfied with performance of U.S. Government. Concerns range from how the nation is being governed; trust in the legislature; trust in those that hold or run for political office; trust in governments handling of international and domestic problems; and nearly 50% of Americans…
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Looking for Ronald Reagan — and Not Finding Him
“I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.” – Ronald Reagan By PATTI DAVIS (RONALD REAGAN’S DAUGHTER) Thursday, Sept. 08, 2011 My father said that, and other memorable things, with an earnestness..
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The National Debt
by John P. Reisman — last modified Nov 24, 2020 05:53 PM The rhetoric is high and thick. The American people are hear a lot of numbers being through around along with a lot of blame. Rather than buying into the latest rhetoric and red herrings being bandied about by politicians more interested…
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Bank For International Settlements Annual Report
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) annual report was issued on 26 June 2011. The report highlights both potentials for growth and stability while weighing risk potentials. The overall tone is measured while the report illustrates high risk potentials. Building a stable future…
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The Stockholm Memorandum
On Wednesday, May 17, 2011: Nobel laureates meeting in Stockholm, Sweden published a memorandum emphasizing the need for “fundamental transformation and innovation at all levels in order to slow and possibly reverse the impacts of global environmental change”. The Stockholm Memorandum concludes…
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Congratulations to our Intel Community and Special Forces on a Job Well Done.
The White House officially confirmed on the evening of Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Usama/Osama Bin Laden was killed in a special operations attack in a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan. President Obama announced at 11:38 PM (EST) that a special forces operation in Pakistan infiltrated a compound…
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The History of Climate Science
While the ‘Greenhouse Effect’ has been known for nearly 200 years it was not until the 1950’s with the aid of studies funded by the US military that the major components of the theory were well understood. This largely had to do with understanding the atmospheric composition in the stratosphere…
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A Crisis of Misunderstanding Economics
An open letter to policy makers and the American people. We simply can’t expect to do the same thing and expect a different result. It just doesn’t make sense. Feeding money to corporations with no checks and balances, or less regulation, is not helping, it’s hurting. Spending money on areas…