What if Texas Really Tried to Secede?

By Terry Mitchell
04/27/2009

Texas Governor Rick Perry recently stated that he believed his state would be within its legal rights to secede from the United States. Although he gave no indication that such a move is imminent or even under serious consideration, many Texas Democrats are furious at Perry over this assertion.

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Nicolas Sarkozy: "Redefining Capitalism"

By William Robert Barber
04/07/2009

In keeping with the Sarkozy expression of the recent G-20 (London) Summit, one could deduce that the functional righteousness of capitalism as an effective economic operating system is being scurrilously assaulted and besieged by the socialistic governments of Europe.

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Is Capitalism Immoral?

By Philip Mella
04/07/2009

Perhaps you saw the protester's banner outside the G-20 Summit that read "Capitalism is Immoral." Writing at Townhall.com, Austin Hill explores this assertion and makes a reasonable foray into the argument's inner paradoxes, such as asking what the protester's alternative might be? The obvious answer is that draconian government regulation and controls to redistribute income more aggressively would mitigate capitalism's inherent unfairness.

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