On New Year's Eve I was sitting at a table with friends, waiting for the count down to the New Year. I looked at the noise maker in front of me and saw "made in the U.S.A" stamped on it. It made me start to think of my youth in the '50s and '60s. I remembered the RCA T.V. that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Emerson radio that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Chevrolet that my father drove; you guessed it, made in the U.S.A. ...more

February 5, 2009

By its very nature as a port city, Tampa has long profited from the global economy. The question for city leaders today is how best to take advantage of the evolving world marketplace. ...more

December 1, 2008

Obamahood: Take From Rich, Give To Poor Welfare, corruption, deceit and fraud: The presidential election of 2008! ...more

October 19, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit it out of the park. ...more

September 5, 2008

Perverse monetary policy was the greatest cause of the Great Depression. But non-monetary missteps were important in making the Depression great, and the same missteps damaged the global economy as well. While many are thinking about the Depression, few seem concerned about replicating these mistakes today. Among them: ...more

August 24, 2008

Congressional District 9 is a good example of a district drawn to suit politicians rather than serve voters. ...more

August 7, 2008

The next U.S. president will inherit a record budget deficit of more than $490 billion, a Bush administration official said Monday, according to the Associated Press. That figure shouldn't surprise anyone, with our economy not in the best shape right now, the war in Iraq, and the stimulus payments made to 130 million households. ...more

July 29, 2008

President Bush signed a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement Friday, paving the way for stronger economic ties with the Andean nation and boosting the administration's efforts to shore up relations with Latin America. ...more

December 15, 2007

Alarmed by slipping support for free trade even among Republicans, President Bush is arguing that protectionism will cut Americans out of chances for more - and better - jobs. ...more

October 14, 2007

President Bush scooped up $1 million for the national Republican Party on a quick jaunt through Pinellas Park before heading off to Miami to give a speech on trade Friday. ...more

October 13, 2007