Avoid These Tax Filing Mistakes

We thought we'd take a break from our usual bleeding edge economic commentary to focus on a topic most of us would rather forget this time of year. Taxes. Yes, April 15th is rapidly approaching and with it a plethora of tax errors that could be easily avoided....

Is College the Biggest Financial Scam Going?

Is the American higher education system the biggest fraud to hit town since Bernie Madoff? Honestly, the sheer scope of the institutionalized college financial scam makes ol' Bernie look like something of amateur. Maybe it's time to stop drinking the Kool-Aid for a...

The National Debt Versus the Budget Deficit

It has come to our attention that there are some people out there in these slightly tarnished but still pretty darn good United States that are a little fuzzy about the difference between the national debt and budget deficit. Don't be ashamed to admit it....

Foreign Aid – More Trouble Than It's Worth?

America's politicians have been sending billions of dollars overseas annually for so long that it has become a simple matter of course that the practice will continue. Occasionally a fiscal conservative voice in the wilderness is heard decrying the absurd level...