North Dakota Ousts Alaska as Second-Largest Oil Producer

When it comes to domestic oil production there’s a new “Number Two” in town and the honor goes to North Dakota. They’ve proudly kicked Alaska out of this position. And Texas? The Lone Star State is safe for now as the US’ top oil producer, but they’d better watch out; North Dakota is on the … Read more »

North Dakota Voters to Vote on Cutting Off the Landlord

Think you own your property? Do you really? Perhaps you’d better think again. If you want proof that you’re merely a renter on your “own property,” try not paying your property taxes this year and watch how quickly “your” property is seized by the State. Anyways, on to the news. It turns out that voters … Read more »

“If I Wanted America to Fail”

Transcript By Ryan Houck Free Market America April 9, 2012 If I wanted America to fail … To follow, not lead; to suffer, not prosper; to despair, not dream. I would start with energy.  I’d cut off America’s supply of cheap, abundant energy.  I couldn’t take it by force.  So, I’d make Americans feel guilty … Read more »

5 New Lies That The Federal Reserve Is Telling The American People

The Federal Reserve says that everything is going to be okay.  The Fed says that unemployment is going to go down, inflation is going to remain low and economic growth is going to steadily increase.  Do you believe them this time?  As you will see later in this article, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has … Read more »

22 Red Flags That Indicate That Very Serious Doom Is Coming For Global Financial Markets

If you enjoy watching financial doom, then you are quite likely to really enjoy the rest of 2012.  Right now, red flags are popping up all over the place.  Corporate insiders are selling off stock like there is no tomorrow, major economies all over Europe continue to implode, the IMF is warning that the eurozone … Read more »

30 Stupid Things The Government Is Spending Money On

If you want to get paid for doing something stupid, just turn to the U.S. government.  The U.S. government is paying researchers to play video games, it is paying researchers to study the effects of cocaine on Japanese quail and it has spent millions of dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly.  The amount … Read more »

There Is Not Going To Be A Solution To Our Economic Problems On The National Level

For those waiting for our economic problems to be solved, you can quit holding your breath.  There is simply not going to be a solution to our economic problems on the national level.  So why is that the case?  Well, it is because the economic policies of both major political parties are very, very similar … Read more »