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March 28th, 2024

Insight

Fed, White House, Congress revise financial bubble history, set up next one

My 13-year-old son told me at the dinner table the other day that Franklin Roosevelt was one of America's "greatest presidents" because "he ended the Great Depression." He's usually a good student, so I checked where he got this tripe and sure enough the fairy tale was right there in his American history book. Sure enough…

Previously:
09/21/15 A left-wing pontiff has the opportunity to inspire the renewal of the nation
09/08/15 Blaming entitled millennials misses the point
08/18/15 Hillary wants to make your college even more expensive
07/28/15 This Republican bill will raise government spending and taxes
07/13/15 Socialism, RIP: Tottering European economies prove again the Keynesian model is a failure
06/15/15 Creating a shared prosperity -- yours and America's -- for $100 a month
06/01/15 GOP gluttons back into the hot tub
05/11/15 'Green movement' did itself in --- and not a moment too soon
04/27/15 State of the planet: It's better than ever
09/15/14 Obamanomics victimizes prez's biggest supporters most

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