GRISWOLD v. CONNECTICUT, 381 U.S. 479 (1965) 381 U.S. 479 GRISWOLD ET AL. v. CONNECTICUT. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF CONNECTICUT. No. 496. Argued March 29-30, 1965. Decided June 7, 1965. Appellants, the Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut, and its medical director, a licensed physician, were convicted as […]

Wesley Clair Mitchell 1874-1948 Wesley Clair Mitchell American economist. Educated at the University of Chicago, where he was influenced by Veblen, he later taught at Chicago, California and Columbia universities. He was one of the first researchers to use statistical techniques in the investigation of economic phenomena, in particular the determination of the level of […]

Milton Friedman 1912-2006 Milton Friedman is an American economist. Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and spokesman of the ‘Chicago School’ which believes in a free market economy. Friedman is the most influential exponent of the monetarist school of economic thought. The monetarists maintain that the economic cycle is primarily determined by the […]

Friedrich August von Hayek (1899–1992) Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist. Came to Britain in 1931, teaching at the London School of Economics until 1950. Moved to the University of Chicago, becoming Professor of Social and Moral Science. Currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Freiburg in Germany. In 1974, he won the […]

U.S. Supreme Court IN RE SINKING FUND CASES, 99 U.S. 700 (1878) 99 U.S. 700 (L.Ed.) SINKING-FUND CASES. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. GALLATIN. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The […]

Throughout history there has been countless two-tier monetary systems where at times there have been a local currency issued by the immediate government, yet the people rely upon the currency of another government. Such periods are interesting for they are not official but emerge by the people rather than through a decree of a government. […]

Tim Geithner has resigned as US Treasury secretary. He was the man who protected the bankers no matter what they did. The “Geithner Doctrine” applied this theory of “Too Big To Fail” to corrupt bankers that manipulate everything they can for quick profits. They constantly blow up for they view it as they have done […]

The most interesting of all events has just taken place. The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint accusing McGraw-Hill and S&P of mail fraud, wire fraud and financial institutions fraud. Of course, nobody will ever go to jail since it is civil – not criminal. The real key is who did the filing – […]

A reader sent this photo and comment: “To help back up your point on gun controls and access to black market arms.  The image attached is a scene from ‘Breaking Bad’ when Walt, a Methamphetamine cook, buys a Thirty-Eight Snub Nose gun, with the serial number filed off, from an underground dealer.” Obama’s laws will […]

The Obama Administration has put the word out to the press they need help. NBC on its Nightly News was now reporting the number of people killed in the United States by guns on a daily basis. This is all about trying to manipulate the public into assuming that if they vote to disarm everyone, […]