The Creature from Jekyll Island

The Creature from Jekyll Island (Transcript of YouTube Video) By: G. Edward Griffin Commentary by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND July 15, 2009 GEG: The Federal Reserve System is a strange creature; it is easier to say what it is not than what it is.  Most people think it is...

Bear Stearns and Full Disclosure

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 5/8/2010 What was the culpability of Wall Street leaders in the collapse? While Wall Street and the banking industry was not the source of the subprime mortgages, they bundled and sold them to unsuspecting investors as AAA rated investments....

Rick Perry’s Positions

by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 8/30/2011 A Critique of Rick Perry’s Positions by the LA Times Social Security: Perry sees it as a misguided product of the New Deal. In “Fed Up!”, Perry envisions a future in which “there will be a retirement safety net...

Call me Senator Not “Maam”

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND & Jim Hill 6/28/2011 Re: Barbara Boxer From: Jim Hill, Pilot Babs: You were so right on when you scolded the general on TV for using the term, “ma’am,” instead of “Senator”. After all, in the military, “ma’am” is a term of respect when...