Life or death Trump versus America’s Queen of Death By Mark Luedtke I confess to mixed feelings about Trump’s campaign for president. On the one hand, I have no interest in the self-aggrandizing blowhard and lecher with the comical comb-over who advocates protectionism and sticks his foot in his mouth every time he opens […]
Are taxes too low? Mayor Whaley thinks so By Mark Luedtke When voters go to the polls this November in Dayton, they will get to vote on Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s proposal to increase Dayton’s income tax burden to 2.5 percent. Before voters go to the polls, I hope they ask themselves if Dayton and […]
Drowning in depression The economy still stinks by Mark Luedtke The economy is supposedly fantastic. Just read a government propaganda organ like the Dayton Daily News to find out all about it. President Obama is an economic wizard. He failed to stop the rising of the oceans, but he turned the economy around with the […]
Syria’s Peace agreement Made possible by avoiding the U.S. By Mark Luedtke You may have heard of the short-lived ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Russia in Syria. What you probably didn’t hear of is the peace deal that instigated it, a peace deal made between Turkey and Iran and brokered by the Russians. The […]
Terror up the streets Government highways test self-driving cars by Mark Luedtke Imagine you owned your own road, and your children, family, and friends all drove on it. Now, imagine some multi-billionaire asked if he could test his self-driving car on your road next to your family. The billionaire could build his own roads and […]
Blood in the streets Blame George Soros By Mark Luedtke Legendary banker Baron Rothschild is credited with saying, “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” The idea is prices of assets fall to their lowest level at that time. Investors who follow that adage do their fellows a favor by buying […]
Social spending Profits improve all our lives By Mark Luedtke Some people compare capitalism and socialism from a utilitarian point of view, others from an ethical point of view. From a practical point of view, Ludwig von Mises destroyed the idea of socialism with one observation. As the Mises Institute Wiki reads, “Ludwig von […]
Proof government cares nothing for your life By Mark Luedtke You may not have heard about the EpiPen price crisis, but anybody whose life depends on EpiPens has. The price of a two-pack of EpiPens has skyrocketed to $600 from $100 in 2010. The pen delivers adrenaline, which can relax muscles and free airways […]
No new car for you Thanks to Obama’s regulations By Mark Luedtke You might have noticed the price of new cars is rising. Kelley Blue Book reports, “The estimated average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $34,112 in January 2016. New-car prices have increased by $919 (up 2.8 percent) […]
King green By Mark Luedtke You might think Elon Musk walks on water, or at least fuels his cars with it, because that’s the image the media portrays of the Tesla Motors CEO. Every article about Tesla drips with hype, but don’t believe it. Reuters reports, “Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) reported a steeper than expected […]
Slash and dash Taking the overused and overdone tactic of the “dine and dash” to a whole new level… a […]
On the run from a BB gun At a local historical park just a few days ago, a large truck was […]
Steal anything At a local auto-parts store, a car radio was shoplifted. The thief suspiciously perused through the aisles and […]
By Michelle Strauss Pissed off Just a few weeks ago, someone broke into a local residence. The trespasser-turned-burglar began his raid, […]
A game of telephone Last week, on a particularly scorching hot afternoon, a man was driving his ex-girlfriend home. The […]
