In October of 1929 the economic prosperity, enjoyed for nearly a decade, ended. In October of 2008 the economic stability and spurts of prosperity that the US enjoyed throughout most of the 1990's and some periods of the 2000's has also come to an end.

During both periods Americans...

The codes (the button) kept in a locked case to initiate 'mutual annihilation' in the 2008 Presidential Campaign were launched this past weekend by John McCain. McCain, knowing full well that his campaign's attacks on Barack Obama's associations would result in an equally powerful counter-strike, launched them without regard to...