Who is to "blame for the gasoline and fuel oil shortage? The Middle East War? The environmentalists who blocked the Alaska pipeline and California offshore drillings? The politicians who thought frozen tundra and wilderness were more important than … [Read more...] about BLAME FOR GASOLINE SHORTAGE
INGENUITY AND TAXES
The recent news story about the Michigan man who makes his own gasoline in his back yard is a good reminder that Americans are a most ingenious people. This ex-chemistry teacher named Floyd Wallace feeds leaves, grass clippings, table scraps, coal, … [Read more...] about INGENUITY AND TAXES
GASOLINE PRICE CONTROL
Last Sunday, as my family was enjoying pot roast and discussing the energy crisis, my youngest son suddenly piped up and said, "Say, Mom, whatever happened to the beef shortage you were complaining about a couple of months ago?” The answer to that … [Read more...] about GASOLINE PRICE CONTROL
DETENTE/SOYBEANS
At the recent AFL-CIO Convention in Miami, George Meany told his laughing audience that "detente is a French word which, in case you didn’t know, means relaxation." It has led, he said, to "Russian-made tanks relaxing on the Golan Heights, and … [Read more...] about DETENTE/SOYBEANS
GASOLINE RATIONING
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton recently announced that the odds are 50-50 that the United States will have gasoline rationing by the first of the year. President Nixon said we must cut our driving speeds to 50 miles per hour, join carpools, and … [Read more...] about GASOLINE RATIONING
BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
“Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an old aphorism that most people abide by except colleges and universities. I’ve been waiting for years for some courageous soul to object to the way universities not only bite, but chew up the businessmen who … [Read more...] about BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
COSTS OF DEVALUATION
Is our money system operated for the "benefit of foreigners rather than Americans? There is plenty of evidence to indicate this when we consider the continuing costs of President Nixon’s two devaluations of the dollar. It is not just that prices are … [Read more...] about COSTS OF DEVALUATION
Why Brezhnev Came to America — July 1973
Red China – Top Drug Producer — May 1972
Red China -- Top Drug Producer When U.S. Treasury agents spot a spate of counterfeit bills suddenly appearing at various stores, do they concentrate their efforts on catching the little guys who pass and receive the phony bills? Or do they follow … [Read more...] about Red China – Top Drug Producer — May 1972
“The Naked Capitalist” — April 1971
"The Naked Capitalist" The Naked Capitalist is the name of a new book by W. Cleon Skousen. It is "must" reading for anyone who has the intellectual curiosity to find out:-Why do some of the richest people in the world support Communism and … [Read more...] about “The Naked Capitalist” — April 1971
