The perils of a 'soft landing'

by Robert Ringer -- In response to my ongoing discussion of a deflationary depression versus an inflationary depression, readers often ask me if a "soft landing" is possible. I guess the answer more…

Focus on the enemy within

by Robert Ringer -- Greece, Tunisia, Yemen, now Egypt … where does it end? Answer: It doesn't. Throughout recorded history, protests have a habit of turning into riots, riots have a habit more…

Moving to the middle?

by Robert Ringer -- From the standpoint of those who like the idea of the America the Founding Fathers envisioned, the polls continue to be discouraging with regard to Barack Obama's popularity. more…

A greater tragedy than Tucson

by Robert Ringer -- I purposely delayed writing about the recent tragedy in Tucson, because I wanted to give myself time to get all the facts and observe the media reaction and more…

The debt-ceiling scam

by Robert Ringer -- I'm feeling lonely again. It's that insecure feeling that comes from thinking that everyone knows something you don't. After voters threw out enough big-government politicians to give Republicans more…

Could James Carville be right?

by Robert Ringer -- I recently discovered the excellent biography series on – of all places – CNBC. Reading and watching biographies on television is an incredible educational tool. Over the past more…

Republicans: Time to play chess – for keeps

by Robert Ringer -- Thomas Paine said that "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." With Congress' approval rating at a more…

America's most oppressed minority

by Robert Ringer -- Even though there has been an onslaught of conservative writers and commentators exposing the lie that raising taxes on "the rich" will lower the deficit, there's an even more…

How about a regressive tax system?

by Robert Ringer -- How refreshing it was to read Rep. Michele Bachmann's choice of words when she said, "I called for the current tax rates to be made permanent for all more…

Conviction: What conservatives lack

by Robert Ringer -- Rev. A.R. Bernard, founder and senior pastor of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., was a recent guest on Glenn Beck and gave a short but inspiring more…