Part VI of Edmund Contoski’s monetary series shows how government inflationary policies have undermined currencies, creating worldwide monetary imbalances and increasing demand for gold by central banks.
In Part V of his monetary series, Edmund Contoski continues his account of the boom-and-bust cycle that was created by the federal government’s manipulation of credit.<br />
UK blogger Frank Davis’ "CATCH" debate, that is. Or, it at least appears to be over for the moment. The topic of the debate: "Does tobacco smoking cause lung cancer?"<br type="_moz" />
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) and Boston University’s Dr. Michael Siegel decry Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin’s pronouncements for being "unscientific" and "unethical".<br type="_moz" />
In Part IV of his monetary series, Edmund Contoski shows how the housing/mortgage bubble was created by federal laws, regulations, politics, and malfeasance by regulatory agencies. These loosened underwriting standards, thereby creating risky mortgages and an oversupply of homes.<br type="_moz" />
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The third part in Edmund Contoski’s series of columns on monetary policy.<br type="_moz" />
Michael McFadden, author of "Dissecting Anti-Smokers’ Brains", dissects the latest Surgeon General’s report on the effects of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. Mr. McFadden details why this latest report goes far beyond the realm of credible science, as well as the bounds of public credulity.<br type="_moz" />
Part II of Edmund Contoski’s series on the monetary difficulties facing the U.S. and the world.<br type="_moz" />
In this first part of a series of columns, Edmund Contoski explains the Greek monetary crisis and details how a similar shortsightedness in U.S. monetary policy represents a danger for all us. <br type="_moz" />