Christopher Hitchens thinks so .
It’s all about kleptocratic business leaders, weak-willed politicians and the complete absence of accountability for the empowered class.
Yes, it’s one of Hitchens’ polemics, but it’s worth the read. Just a taste:
Now ask yourself another question.
Has anybody resigned, from either the public or the private sectors (overlapping so lavishly as they now do)?
Has anybody even offered to resign? Have you heard anybody in authority apologize, as in: “So very sorry...
Ford workers face buyout decisions (AP)
AP - The current round of early retirement and buyout offers to most of Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. hourly workers will give them options to move on with their lives, but it also will help the...
GM offers workers buyouts (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it would offer buyouts or early retirement to all of its U.S. hourly union workers, and expects the lackluster North American market to rebound...
More Libertarianism In The News
Yesterday I wrote about “The Rise Of The New Libertarianism” and today I read an article that makes a lot of the points I discussed, and then some.
Specifically, it talks about...
Congress officially declares Obama next president (AP)
AP - Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral...
Obama tax plan runs into opposition in Senate (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.
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